"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

Pile o duckies

Got up this morning and one of the five silkie eggs has piped! I think I am giving up on the other misc 11 eggs in the bator. I'll leave them until the silkies finish, but I did a float test and although some "passed" I didn't see any wiggling.

I have 2 chicks I had to help with their feet. One just has crooked toes and the other is my moran I had to help hatch. (I was afraid it was going to die in the shell like the other one did.) That moran has toes all kinda together and not spread out, so I bandaided them spread out and he/she is still having some issues. Its like it is weak. Doesn't want to stand on its legs...just stays squatted over them. Not sprawled legs, just won't straighten and stand tall. Any thoughts? I was reading up on chick electrolyte made with water, sugar, salt, baking soda..is that okay to put in all the chicks water dish or should I just try to give it to that guy only?

This has just been a terrible hatch. First the chick died partially hatched on Saturday, then the chick who hatched on Sunday died yesterday, then the one who hatched yesterday was found this morning after drowning in a 1/4 inch of water in the water bowl. I don't want to tell my son so I hope there are chicks at TSC. If there is a yellow chick I'm getting it just so my son doesn't have to know that ours died. I just can't let him go to the basement before school.

JadedPhoenix said:

This has just been a terrible hatch. First the chick died partially hatched on Saturday, then the chick who hatched on Sunday died yesterday, then the one who hatched yesterday was found this morning after drowning in a 1/4 inch of water in the water bowl.

I don't want to tell my son so I hope there are chicks at TSC. If there is a yellow chick I'm getting it just so my son doesn't have to know that ours died. I just can't let him go to the basement before school.

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I am sorry. Crossing my fingers you find some chicks today while your son is at school.

darkbluespace said:

Pile o duckies

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CUTE!!!

circ director said:

Well 30 chicks hatched so far. 4 pips and 4 not doing anything yet. I had 4 that were questionable at lockdown but I left them in anyway.
Heading to bed we'll see what it looks like in morning. Hopefully they will all be hatched when I wake up. I would like to get coolerbater ready for a dozen duck eggs that were given to me yesterday.

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MotorcycleChick said:

My Pekin eggs are fertile!!! Egg after ag has not been fertile. I even incubated a dozen or so a few months ago. Nothing. I decided to try again since it's spring. The first was a clear, and I checked one of the chicken eggs. It looked odd because I'm not used to my eggs laying down for incubation. I wanted to look at a duck egg again to see if it looked funny too. Imagine my shock to see veining!! It's a good thing I did not simply toss all three!

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trailrider330 said:

6 out of 8 eggs in lockdown in the incubator

Haven't candled the 8 eggs still under my broody

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darkbluespace said:

Pile o duckies

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What colors did you get in the pile?

Getting ready to head to work, but wanted to report in. 7 external pips this morning, so hoping to see some fuzzy butts when I come home for lunch.

Oh... and GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!!

Ur-ur-ur-urrr said:

Getting ready to head to work, but wanted to report in. 7 external pips this morning, so hoping to see some fuzzy butts when I come home for lunch.

Oh... and GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!!

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Morning Sir Ur. Any of them poke through the correct end?

Now that I have ducks actually developing, I have no idea (okay, I do but I'm nervous) how to incubate them.

Good morning everyone, i just popped in to report i have a chickie hanging out in the bator hopefully he will have buddies before to long