Woohoo, I feel like I won the egg lottery!

I just finished candling my Ameraucana eggs I purchased from Hidden River and 28/30 show nice veinage and development for day 7, including the one I accidently cracked and patched with scotch tape and hot wax. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, not a single egg has a displaced air cell and these eggs were shipped via Greyhound, aka the Boneshaker.

Thank you so much Jayme. Your awesome fertility and superior packaging has made my day. Now if I can just get them all to hatch I’ll be away, hehe.

That is awesome news. I am so happy that they are doing so well considering the bus ride. I am sure you will be very happy with the chicks when they hatch, I am loving them.

That is awesome

I can't wait!

I dont think you will go wrong buying Hiddens Eggs I have some beautiful golden laced Wyandottes from her eggs last year.

Yup, Hidden's eggs are top-knotch. I'm egg-erly (hee hee) awaiting some BLR Wyandotte eggs from her to hatch.

Day 20 update:

Hehehe, I got fuzzy butts!

2 Ameraucana are out so far (one is dark blue and the other is yellow/silver I think?) and 9 more pips.

They are so darn adorable and vigorous. Now I feel like I won the chick lottery! LoL

I LOVE HATCHING! And I'm done for the year, thank goodness. Now I can live vicariously through you. Enjoy Flicker!

^ ME TOO!!

Sadly we’ll both have to find someone to hatch vicariously through after this hatch is done because I’m packing my bator away too. Sniff. Just typing that is giving me withdrawals. Must. Not. Order. More. Eggs. GAHHH!



Date 21 update:

16 chicks are out, 2 more zipping, and 10 more pip holes as of this morning.

These have to be some of the smartest (and cutest if I don’t say so myself ) chicks I’ve ever hatched. I was dipping the beak of one in the waterer and all the rest ran over to see, than everybody started drinking like they knew exactly what to do. And rambunctious, oh my! Usually chicks need to chill for abit after hatch in my experience, but not these guys. They were born ready to go. Love it – and them.

Post-hatch update:

My final tally is 35 fuzz balls. 22 Ameraucana (their little muffs/beards are so darling, hehe) and 13 EE. Jackpot!

Congratulations Flicker! Nothing like a successful hatch!

Thanks Chicory. A wonderful feeling for sure.