Long tapered egg...NO choice but to hatch!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed May 04, 2016 3:36 pm

Did that egg hatch?

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Wed May 04, 2016 3:52 pm

Yes, curious here as well!!

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Thu May 05, 2016 12:05 am

HA HA HA HA HA ~ so glad you are keeping me Honest!
Sorry I completely forgot to update you.

I candled before LOCKDOWN
I put THIRTY eggs in the incubator -

BLUE SHOWGIRL MILLIE eggs ( long & tapered )
6 eggs looked good + 2 MAYBE ? = 8

Partridge SILKIE eggs (normal)
10 Looked good + 2 MAYBE ? = 12

WHITE Silkie x SHOWGIRL roo (normal)
8 eggs looked good + 2 MAYBE ? = 10

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The results were Excellant!

BLUE MILLIE SHOWGIRL x Partridge silkie roo
2 showgirls + 6 blue silkies = EIGHT Chicks from Long Tapered eggs!!!!!

Partridge Silkies
2 Partridge colored + 3 sand colored partridge = 5 chicks

WHITE silkie x Showgirl
2 Showgirls + 5 white silkies = 7 chicks

* Out of the 20 chicks hatched, 18 have survived.
1 Partridge chick was grossly deformed, a BLUE chick was put down today
(swollen slipped tendon for the last 5 days )

The "LONG & TAPERED" eggs hatched better than the regular shaped eggs!!!
This was a Learning curve & I can't wait to hatch More "Long & Tapered" eggs - LOL

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu May 05, 2016 12:10 am

Thanks PP! Congratulations on your hatch, 18 of 20 is fantastic!

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Thu May 05, 2016 7:08 am

Wow!!

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu May 05, 2016 8:07 am

:running-chicken:
Way to go!

HappyHomesteader · Post by **HappyHomesteader** » Thu May 05, 2016 8:21 am

Congrats on the new babies!!!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu May 05, 2016 8:47 am

Congratulations!

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Thu May 05, 2016 4:18 pm

20 hatched out of "30" eggs in bator
18 are Happy & Healthy