HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[Backyard Hobby]

So far 5 cream legbars are out (4 hens and 1 roo, I think). Still waiting on the Silkies, Isbar, and BCM to pip.

 

[DancingWthDucks]

I just checked my last duckie, which pipped yesterday, and found it like this:

It had its little wing and bill sticking out of the hole it had been making this morning. We took it out of the incubator and peeled back some of the shell. This revealed that the duckling was seriously malpositioned, it's was upside down and its neck was folded back on its self.

We helped it out, but it doesn't look too great, shaking a lot and struggling to lift its neck or stand. It's a fighter though, and is chirping and trying to stand.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Charlotte

 

[junebuggena]

I just checked my last duckie, which pipped yesterday, and found it like this:

It had its little wing and bill sticking out of the hole it had been making this morning. We took it out of the incubator and peeled back some of the shell. This revealed that the duckling was seriously malpositioned, it's was upside down and its neck was folded back on its self.

We helped it out, but it doesn't look too great, shaking a lot and struggling to lift its neck or stand. It's a fighter though, and is chirping and trying to stand.





Any advice would be appreciated.

Charlotte

The neck is supposed to be double bent.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: awwwww you have fantastic images!

 

[DancingWthDucks]

The neck is supposed to be double bent. 

What I ment was the neck was twisted strangely. It can't lift it's head but is trying to stand so I'm worried that it's damaged it neck.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Joking aside tho.... I do have an addiction to chocolate. I need to stop, or at least cut back....

So, I got a new AC rooster and he is gorgeous:





And now I have to decide whether or not to start setting eggs! I wanted to wait until three weeks were up to be sure he was he father but it's ridiculously tempting to just go for it.

And now one of my ducks is laying too. I said I was done for the year, darn it!

Very lovely

SET ALL EGGS!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Its lovely here today finally!! just lovely!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well I had some good news. The eggs in my inubator from @TJChickens are safe. A vet said that MS wouldn't transfer from egg to egg or unhatched egg to hatched chick, so I had someone come collect the hatched D'Uccles and the eggs and transport them to a new home and bator away from my place. 7 D'uccles hatched here before they got removed.


Now I have 4 Biele eggs pipped and 2 Ameraucana eggs pipped. ^_^

Yay!!!!

A little girl Bielefelder hatched!!!! Another is Zipping! Oh yay!

Quote:

pretty shot!

Two Bielefelder girls!!!

YAY!!!

Q

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So far with my Indian Runners, 4 have hatched

and 1 has externally pipped last night. I had to help a malpositioned duckling out, which had externally pipped 48 ago and it's doing really well!

Just wondering, what can cause hatches to be late? Our first duckling hatched on day 29, and we still are getting pips and ducklings on day 31!

high humidity and or low heat
did you calibrate?

Today is lockdown for ten eggs that were complete duds or died early. Darn if I am not actually locking them down.

She got back on the nest last night and stayed on them all night! We'll see how today goes, I guess.
I hope I am replying correctly. Trying to figure out how to navigate everything...LOL

Checked on the eggs to bring half of them in and we have one external pip and peeping!!

Yeah!!

8 babies are out!!!!!

Call me crazy (for hatching eggs when the temps are dropping daily outside) but I have 8 eggs in the incubator but they are not due to hatch until Nov 14th..

Hi Crazycall me crazy too!!

I just checked my last duckie, which pipped yesterday, and found it like this:

It had its little wing and bill sticking out of the hole it had been making this morning. We took it out of the incubator and peeled back some of the shell. This revealed that the duckling was seriously malpositioned, it's was upside down and its neck was folded back on its self.

We helped it out, but it doesn't look too great, shaking a lot and struggling to lift its neck or stand. It's a fighter though, and is chirping and trying to stand.





Any advice would be appreciated.

Charlotte

looks like she just needs time.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

high humidity and or low heat
did you calibrate?






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Hi Crazycall me crazy too!! 
looks like she just needs time.

Prayers to the wee one for strength