Update: The top chick turned out to be a Blue Wheaten male & the bottom chick a Wheaten male.
Barbara, Thanks for asking
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Sorry to be so long in replying.
Unfortunately, 2nd hatch turned out hazardous. First, box was apparently dropped at store where I put it temporarily. Then, while out of town for a chicken club meeting, I got off on timing (& didn\'t have my calendar to check) and had my husband take the eggs from the turner too early. We had to later put them back in & then later take them back out--so humidity and temperature had some extra variation. Also, some other eggs I ordered and had to put in same incubator arrived dirty & though I cleaned them with a file, they may have brought in bacteria.
Anyway, it was a miracle any hatched after everything that happened! Two eggs hatched. Both had a number \'2\' on them. One is male & possibly a splash. The other is female & I think a splash. She was born with curled toes & injured one hock shortly after birth, which led to her also developing a twisted tibia. I have been sooooooo busy with her. In consultation with \"The Friendly Poultry Orthopedist\" D.C., I\'ve used chick shoes, hobbles, a \'chick chair\' body sling, taped her legs together some nights, put sponge spacers on her thighs, etc. I may need to put her down at some point but I hate to.
First hatch ended up 3 wheaten cockerels, 1 blue wheaten cockerel & just 1 wheaten pullet. How are we going to keep all those guys happy? :stare: I sure love all of them. They are beautiful and SO friendly and sweet. However, I will sell a couple cockerels. And I may try mixing in some other female chickens for contentment value if I keep them all together.
I hope everyone is having some nice hatches.
Laura