APRIL Hatch-A-Long 2015: PLEASE READ FIRST POST

[WalnutHill]

Yesterday was day 21. 22 cuckoo marans made it to lockdown. Came home to 4 and a lot of pips. By the time I went to bed we had 8

Woke up this morning to an incubator full. Not sure how many, but looked like 4 or 5 eggs left, at least 3 with pips

I will let them cheer the stragglers on, then get them in the brooder for a final tally when I get home tonight.
These must be Hulk chicks. They get about 1/3 zipped, then kung fu their ways out

 

[LBKS]

Congrats on the hatches! The cuckoo marans are adorable!

So you know my lone straggler peeper? I woke up and not only did he get out, a friend pipped, zipped, and dried off overnight. Reseting the 24 hour countdown to cleanout the incubator; we're approaching day 25 and it was an early hatch so I doubt there will be any more.

Split out my chicks into the brooder I was reserving for this week's hatch, so I'm going to need to find another brooder. Whoops.

Not exactly a HAL 'hatch' but I found a barn cat had babies so I caught her and brought them all in. Can't wait to get them all spayed/neutered. More babies than I know what to do with here!

 

[LisaLouHoo]

Not exactly a HAL 'hatch' but I found a barn cat had babies so I caught her and brought them all in.  Can't wait to get them all spayed/neutered.  More babies than I know what to do with here!

Love hearing stories about spaying and neutering!! I'm a big proponent of the practice and I applaud you for doing this for mama and the babies.

 

[WalnutHill]

Love hearing stories about spaying and neutering!! I'm a big proponent of the practice and I applaud you for doing this for mama and the babies.

I was traveling in rural Michigan one day and stopped at a roadside egg stand to talk to the owners. Everywhere I looked were kittens and cats of all ages. They offered me one...a dozen...all...free. I declined. I asked why they had so many, they said they just keep having kittens. I suggested they get them spayed..."but that's cruel!"

 

[LBKS]

I was traveling in rural Michigan one day and stopped at a roadside egg stand to talk to the owners. Everywhere I looked were kittens and cats of all ages. They offered me one...a dozen...all...free. I declined. I asked why they had so many, they said they just keep having kittens. I suggested they get them spayed..."but that's cruel!"

I can see where it'd spiral out of control like that, it's my fear with this barn cat population. Or worse, not having that problem because of the coyotes.

 

[randerson846]

Bad news, the duck that popped, died this morning, he shrink wrapped

but one of my chicks hatched, and out of the other 8 4 are trying to internal pip and I think the other 4 have died :/

 

[LBKS]

Bad news, the duck that popped, died this morning, he shrink wrapped

but one of my chicks hatched, and out of the other 8 4 are trying to internal pip and I think the other 4 have died :/

Sorry for your losses

 

[jenntucker2000]

Someone told me I should have missed my eggs I had 2 that passed away while trying to hatch. When do u mist them? I am starting to get eggs today to incubate this weekend

 

[WalnutHill]

Someone told me I should have missed my eggs I had 2 that passed away while trying to hatch. When do u mist them? I am starting to get eggs today to incubate this weekend

Waterfowl eggs are incubated and hatched differently than upland fowl eggs. I don't know what you are trying to hatch, but whatever the species, there is info on this site!

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

2 out laready! 3 Pips

I'm too sick to sit and watch today...

I just keep popping by and checking progress.


WalnutHill: You know what's cruel? Watching them all suffer and die from starvation. I don't understand some folks.