4th & 5th Hatch of 2015

Here’s the list of the 4th Hatch eggs set & #’s after candling:

7 of 7 brown CH - DC coop

7 of 8 light brown PA coop (removed one with a blood ring)

1 of 2 Bielefelder  (removed one that was infertile and/or not developing)

6 of 6 SFH

8 of 9 green CH - PA coop

Lydia also has 8 eggs, all of which I kept under her, but 2 were “iffy”; I can’t find the list of what’s under her at the moment.

Up early, as I had to sort through the eggs I’d set aside for the 5th Hatch, which totaled 128 eggs to select from. Here’s the list of the 42 I set in the Genesis 1588 around 10:00AM:

8 Bielefelder

14 SFH

3 - “Confetti” - bantam Cochin who was in the PA coop, just moved to SFH group this week

7 - “Susan” - green CH in Biel group

4 - “Lilac” or “Lavender” - large light-brown/cream CH eggs - Dad’s coop

6 - green CH eggs from PA coop, 2 khaki, 4 blue/green

Later in the early evening, I set eggs under the CH hen in Dad’s coop that’s broody;

While setting the eggs, I decided to name her “Rainbow”, as she’s very colorful & will remind me of God’s promise to never again flood the whole earth to destroy all of mankind.

She chose a “perfect” spot, as I was able to quickly staple some chicken wire to the underneath of the poop tray support frames, so she now has a separate spot. Then she’ll be all set for later on when the chicks hatch to raise them right there in the coop!

The list of her 13 eggs are:

1 - "Confetti"

1 - SFH

1 - brown DC (blk/wh barred hen) CH - laid in PA coop nesting boxes

2 - light brown DC CH- Lilac & Lavender

2 - light brown/pink PA coop CH

6 - SFH x gr CH