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post #371 of 818
8/8/10 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by clothdiaperingmom 

Here are pics of the new babies as well as 2 turkens from my last hatch a couple wks ago. (The little black turken is the one that couldnt get up off its side)

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr106/kristigail/chirpens/254.jpg

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr106/kristigail/chirpens/254.jpg

http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr106/kristigail/chirpens/252.jpg


very cute! what did you do about food and water while it was in the mug?

mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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post #372 of 818
8/8/10 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by clothdiaperingmom 
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Originally Posted by txmel 
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I used a mug that wasnt too wide or too small, but tall enough to keep chick in. Just set it inside the mug upright on its feet. It could lay down, but only by lowering itself...couldnt stretch out or lay on side.

Does your chick have a twisted foot??


yeah both of her feet are twisted and i have put chick shoes on her i just dont know what else to do?


Im not sure there is much else you can do for that.
My very 1st hatchling ever had a twisted foot. I tried the shoe but it didnt work. Then she seemed to get around ok. But as she got larger, she couldnt get around at all. She hatched early march. I just had to cull her recently. Its no kind of life if you cant make it to the food and water. She was such a sweet girl too hit

What was your humidity and temp through incubation? And what kind of bator?


humidity was around 30 to 35 with a few dips into the 20's before i added water, temps averaged about 99 to 101 i dont think the  fan was working real well. at lockdown the humidity was increased to 60-65 . its a homemade incubator. i had 3 others hatch and the only other one with feet problems was the other jg chick. i got her/his feet to straighten out with the chick shoes, had to wear them for 2 days is all.

mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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post #373 of 818
8/8/10 at 4:05pm

Are you doing dry incubation? I never had good luck with that. Ended up with my twisted foot chicken then. 1st batch hatched 0/13, then 1/14.

For Brinsea bators, their instructions say 40-50% during incubation. Up to 60-70% when see 1st pip.

My 1st thought when you mentioned twisted foot, was humidity problems. But I am no incubation specialist.

BO (2/17), RIR's, RIW's (6/29), BR's (3/23, 5/11, 6/29), NN's (6/1,24,7/16.8/6,7)), bantam Cochin's (2/24, 3/19, 3/24) & 1 frizzle, Red Stars, Silkies, 1 leghorn mix (6/6), 1 Leghorn roo, 1 mixed chick (6/16), 1 mixed roo (4/3), 1 Pekin duck, 1 Chinese gosling (4/10), 3 Meaties.  *1st EGG LAID 6/16/10 by Red Star!!!!! *New turkens, RIR/Red Star x's 8/6 & 8/7, RIR/BO x 8/9!
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BO (2/17), RIR's, RIW's (6/29), BR's (3/23, 5/11, 6/29), NN's (6/1,24,7/16.8/6,7)), bantam Cochin's (2/24, 3/19, 3/24) & 1 frizzle, Red Stars, Silkies, 1 leghorn mix (6/6), 1 Leghorn roo, 1 mixed chick (6/16), 1 mixed roo (4/3), 1 Pekin duck, 1 Chinese gosling (4/10), 3 Meaties.  *1st EGG LAID 6/16/10 by Red Star!!!!! *New turkens, RIR/Red Star x's 8/6 & 8/7, RIR/BO x 8/9!
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post #374 of 818
8/8/10 at 4:09pm

I have my second pip!!!!

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post #375 of 818
8/8/10 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by clothdiaperingmom 

Are you doing dry incubation? I never had good luck with that. Ended up with my twisted foot chicken then. 1st batch hatched 0/13, then 1/14.

For Brinsea bators, their instructions say 40-50% during incubation. Up to 60-70% when see 1st pip.

My 1st thought when you mentioned twisted foot, was humidity problems. But I am no incubation specialist.


this was my first attempt at dry incubation but i dont think i'll try it this way again because this is my first problem with twisted feet and walking problems too, and had some unabsorbed yolk problems as well. i dont know if all are related to humidity but i had better luck with the reg incubation method i did before. as far as chicks begining born with problems

mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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mom to 3 DD,  wife to one tolerant husband. caretaker of: 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 SLW, 5 EE, 1 Cochin LF, 1 Polish, 5 Silkies, 1 Wheaten Marans,  1 bantam Cochin , 2 Serama.  2 jersy giant, 3 showgirls, 4 Parakeets, unknown amount of fish. 2 turtles  and 2 tsc bantam. 1 silky duck

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post #376 of 818
8/8/10 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by EastinChickens 

I have my second pip!!!!


Go chickie, go!

From Ideal: 1 Mille Fleur D'Uccle, 2 white crested black Polish, 1 Dominique & 1 Golden Campine.   Hatched: 1 Black Copper Marans, 1 Easter Egger.  Picking up soon: 3 easter egger chicks
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From Ideal: 1 Mille Fleur D'Uccle, 2 white crested black Polish, 1 Dominique & 1 Golden Campine.   Hatched: 1 Black Copper Marans, 1 Easter Egger.  Picking up soon: 3 easter egger chicks
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post #377 of 818
8/8/10 at 6:27pm

congrats on all your chicks everyone

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post #378 of 818
8/8/10 at 8:33pm

Congrats on all of the chicks everyone!  I just got some good news!  I will be home this coming weekend!  Trip plans changed so that means I will be home when my babies are hatching!  Woo hoo!  I have 35 out of 80 quail eggs left and 3 out of 3 bantam eggs left still going strong.  We are due this Saturday-Sunday.  smile  YAY!  wee

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I have been corrupted by the cuteness of Naked Necks
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Too many to count   But they make me smile
I have been corrupted by the cuteness of Naked Necks
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post #379 of 818
8/8/10 at 9:55pm

Congrats to all you hatchers out there!  Yay!  More chicks!  I just set eggs on the 2nd.  All mutts, some may be Olive Eggers, and perhaps a couple of pure Marans.  Just for fun and to add more color to the laying flock.  Also set some of my own BRcross roo/EEs for a friend.  Doing my first candle on them here tonight.

ETA: Out of 21 I had 3 clears and one early quitter, so 17 makin' a go of it!  wee


Edited by chickboss - 8/8/10 at 10:57pm
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"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant but has forgotten the gift."
Albert Einstein

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."O.W. Holmes
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post #380 of 818
8/9/10 at 1:06am

I set eggs on the 20th of july 5 of them but only 3 made it to day 19 and we are waiting on the pips I cant wait to see them. These were experiments just to see if my chickens eggs was fertile. 3 out of 5 not so bad for experiments 1 egg was clear the other didnt develop all the way. This will be the last time I set eggs. Till next spring smile
Wish me luck!

*~Stormy Farms~* Proud Momma of 3 Pekin Duck , 1 Goose, 2 BO, 1 CM, 2 Brahma's, 20 BR's, 3 RIR, 1 Australorp, 1 NHR, 1 Silkies, 6 mutt chickens, 1 D anver cross, 10 RS.

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*~Stormy Farms~* Proud Momma of 3 Pekin Duck , 1 Goose, 2 BO, 1 CM, 2 Brahma's, 20 BR's, 3 RIR, 1 Australorp, 1 NHR, 1 Silkies, 6 mutt chickens, 1 D anver cross, 10 RS.

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