Ya! 12 days. And its sooo cold here too. They were shipped before Christmas and came Jan 2nd in the mail. It was probably due to the holiday mail rush. But when I candled they took right off with strong viens and everything! She sent me another batch of eggs thinking these would not do anything. hehehe wrong!!! They sure are tough birds. I hope they show up soon. I am running out of things to clean. LOL
Pip Pip Hurray! CNY Launch
Ratz... too bad you don't live closer. My house needs a turning out...
LOL
Sewin.. don't give up! I would wait. If the incubator was too cool.. they will take longer to develop and longer to hatch. Just keep the humidity up and keep the faith!
Jay, I dont do windows. hehehe
I will try to keep chin up. I have another batch due next Thursday as well.
I wont give up on these guys though. Thanks. I will keep you all updated. ;)
'At's OK, don't need to do windows... light is still coming through... LOL
I'm going outside to get some things done (why my house is a disaster, I always go out) but I'll keep checking in...
Jay
I had a bad hatch when the Seramas and Cochins hatched.. it's so depressing and frustrating.. Just remember, Nature knows best. It's better to have them not hatch, rather than have "special needs" chickens that don't thrive. If it was meant to be, it will happen.
**You should have heard my whining last week*** Easy to say now.. but when you're sitting there staring holes in the eggs.. it's not easy at all.
Positive vibes.. :)
Oh if only I could put holes in the eggs. Or they were born in see through eggs! Now that would be great!!! I just want to know whats going on in there. Ya know.
I know you are right. Its just hard when my heart is on my sleeve and I am pacing a path in the rug. I just caught those positive vibes! Thanks! phew, I feel better. ;)
More good vibes coming at you...
~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~!
=0) Jay
ohmmmmmm sending motivational hatching vibes to the babies ohmmmmmmmm
It worked!!!!!!!!!!
Day 22 and two pips!!! 2 out of 5 not bad.
Here they are....they do not have naked necks!!
Ahhhhhhh.
~~~~~more Omming~~~~~~
More babies.....
ommmmmmm pippin and zippin thoughts ommmmmmmmmm
Send some ommmms to mine too! We have 5 pips and 3 hatchlings!
ommmmmmmmm pippin and zippin and hatchin in IA ommmmmmmmm Have you posted more pics of Blub and Dippy and the gang? I'm in severe duck withdrawal. QUACK! QUACK!
~~~~~OOOOOOOhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm~~~~~~~
My mind's getting fuzzy.... ~~~~~OOOOOhhmmmmmm~~~~~
to Moxy babeeezzz
~~~~~~~~OOOOhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmzzzzzzzzzzzz~~~~~~~~~snort*
Cousin nut you are SO NOT allowed to fall asleep while ommmmming. It will make the babies sleepy when they are supposed to be pippin and zippin.
I just had 2 more hatch! Woo hoo! It's working.
Sorry about the duck withdrawal. Tomorrow is bath day. Stay tuned!
YIPPPEE!!!! POOOL PART-TY!!!! oops sorry ohmmmmmmmmm pippin and zipping and peeping ohmmmmmmmmmmm.
Whoa, Dnut, pace yourself.. tomorrow's a long way away...
Night-night....
)o...ZZZZzzzzz
This message was edited Jan 23, 2009 8:53 PM
Well, I ended up with three out of five hatched. But two died after.
I have an only child. It is a Black Silkie. Only one true showgirls hatched.
The other had a top crest or something. It looked allien to me. A large bump on its head.
Here is a picture of the only child.
awwwwwwwwww to cute, top hat you say probably polish?
Gee, I dont know. It had an allien bump on its head. I did not order Polish.
Weird. Showgirls are a mix of Turken and Silkie. I did not think either had top knots.
Idunno.
Mornin'...
Oh bummer. Sorry you lost the others. =0(
Bet this one ends up spoiled rotten...
;o)
Ya, only children usually do! hehehe
What is with all the toes!!! This one seems to have a bunch of toes.
Do silkies or other breeds have more toes than normal?
silkies have 5 toes. A few other breeds do too. That's one thing they look for in show birds - some silkies are born with 4 toes and they can't be shown as silkies.
'At's what my dad would call a bird with a good Understanding...
LOL
The top knot is a "vaulted skull" and I believe it's a desirable trait. I have a couple of silkies with it..
It's also my understanding that hatching showgirls is like hatching all blue or something.. I can't remember the specifics, but you don't get 100% showgirls.. Just like frizzle.. you only get a few that frizzle out of a hatch.
Keep your chin up Sewin.. I just had a bad hatch and it is very hard, and very frustrating. Don't blame yourself. Things just go wrong sometimes.
You have a darling baby. Silkies are tuff.. maby it can go in with Swimmy and Uno when it's eating and drinking okay.
O sorry about the 2 babies sewincircle:( The new baby has big feets I think. Is it a dancing breed? Doesn't it look like it has big feets? Cool Mr. BoJanglesPeep. Is it Bath Time yet? I have my water wings on and I'm waiting very patiently. dum de dum de dum.... drumming fingers.... dum de dum de dum...
Bath time is after supper. We are picking up our new sheep this afternoon. They are from the rescue league and covered in burrs.
See recent posts here:
http://chooksiniowa.blogspot.com
about sheep.
There are a few good sheep sites in reference...Would love if you added more, but they may be a good place to look...
Sheeeee eeeee eeee eeeeep peeee eeee eeee ple
Well I paddled out to sing to my seeds in the greenhouse and came back to peep at the sheeps some more. They look like nice woolly sheeps. Now I'm paddling down to check my dahlia tubers. I'm rather liking the water wings for general paddling about. I might wear them all the time.
LOL
Floating through life....
I'm diggin ditches... my boat won't float in mud.
How long can a chicken tread water? LOL
Just kidding...
Sounds like we need to get you a PFD...
;o)
1 large rubber ducky coming right up...
LOL!! I leave ya all alone for one minute and you all run amuck! kids!
Whats with al the mud guys? And paddling? Is it time for duck bathtime?
Thanks ZZ. I was not sure about the whole big head bump thing. It did look funny.
A bit allien!!! I sure wish it lived but it happens. The kids are happy with the one.
It does have HUGE feet Dahlianut!
Happy dancing feet!
Here you go Zzzz
Bathing duckies! All ready for tonight. =0)
I love little Speckles but I really feel bad for the other two babys that died I was really hoping that the naked neck chick would live :[ Speckles reminds me of a bumblebee :]
Dominique