The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[esimmons14]

3 babies out for me and 5 more to go hopefully! Tomorrow is day 21 for the eggs remaining.

 

[Chicksnmind]

I have 3 pips now yay! I’m glad I don’t have to make breathing holes for the early internal pippers. The other 4 I can’t tell if they are making noise yet or not.


Edited to add- I have 4 pips now

 

[LoriAnn69]

My first batch of chicks this year is hatching and I have a question. I have two eggs that it looks like the membrane is too dry. I am at school and so I don't have access to coconut oil to put on it would you just put a wet paper towel to keep it moist. Or should I just wait and see what happens. They pipped yesterday. The humidity in the incubator is at 80% right now. Both eggs are moving and making noises. I just don't want to have it get stuck and not get out of the egg. Thanks for any suggestions.

4/19
They hatched!! Out of the first 12 that I started with I have 8 that hatched and look great. I have 2 more that didn't hatch and I will leave them in but I don't think they will hatch.

Now on to the silkies that are due to hatch tomorrow.

 

[ronott1]

Zip zip zip! Come on little Sebright!
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[ronott1]

Lock Down this morning. 56 made it this far. Our residents check the incubator every time they go bye. and Sunday will be a lot of fun! ( Don't pay attention to the incubator with fewer eggs thermometer it is way off. I have a different one that I check. )
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Very Nice!

 

[ronott1]

Well day 14 candle is complete all looks well. Just seven days till lockdown on my silver pheasant eggs

I cant wait to see them!

 

[ronott1]

I have 3 pips now yay! I’m glad I don’t have to make breathing holes for the early internal pippers. The other 4 I can’t tell if they are making noise yet or not.


Edited to add- I have 4 pips now

Don't ever make holes in the eggs.

 

[Chicksnmind]

Don't ever make holes in the eggs.

You can if they can’t make it out and you want alive chick.


I’m not against helping if they need help. Here’s my very healthy chick that was very badly positioned that couldn’t pip because it had a foot up and over /around its head. The only problem with it is the toe that wouldn’t straighten when I tried to tape it.

 

[igorsMistress]

4 of 6 that have hatched. 100 have naked necks so far to one degree or another.

 

[ronott1]

You can if they can’t make it out and you want alive chick.


I’m not against helping if they need help. Here’s my very healthy chick that was very badly positioned that couldn’t pip because it had a foot up and over /around its head. The only problem with it is the toe that wouldn’t straighten when I tried to tape it.

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I am talking about poking safety holes. Helping at the end is a different thing and is sometimes necessary.

Look at it like this: C sections rates are way to high in the US and usually not necessary and bad for both baby and mom. The more interventions before and during birth leads to the high rates.

It is similar with hatching chicks. The more you mess un necessarily with the eggs, the more likely there will be hatch problems.

Safety holes are not needed after internal pipping. It is some weird fad in hatching that needs to go away!