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  1. holliewould

    Courtesy of my Dad & Pinterest. I LOVE my new coop.

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    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    You assume wrong. As I mentioned in this thread, I have the weight loss logged in DAILY. I also mentioned that to you in a PM if you wanted to see my log. The "ENTIRE" time I "KEPT UP" with the egg. I don't know how to express that fact any clearer. Sigh. Anyway, I had the bird autopsied and I...
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    Since I trimmed their eyes, they have become aggressive with each other.

    I have never kept rooster chickens before. EVER. Anyway, I have to start keeping some cockerels on hand and all three of these kids were hatched and raised together. They started to whither and overall acted like idiots until I trimmed their eyes. Since then not only are they cuter, and...
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    Missed the Easter hatchalong, anyone else setting 4/10?

    I am setting tomorrow! I have a mixed group too! Silkies from Bobbi Porto and I got something from her that I am really really REALLY excited about! Lemon, Jubilee, Buff, Crele, and Imported Buff orpinton eggs! Setting tomorrow at 2:30 :)
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    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    Thanks guys. I will be definitely trying again. My incu will be tied up for a while, so I might not be able to get anymore eggs this season. But I wont be giving up on this! Everyone's input and advice has been much appreciated.
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    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    Yea I was thinking the humidity was too high too! However, I never let it go above 40%. From this forum, I was told that if my egg was losing too much weight, that I needed to raise the humidity. When it comes to ratites, unfortunately this forum is slow to respond. I know of no other forum...
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    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    Just rub it in why don't ya! :( Your pics are amazing! You should watermark them. :)
  8. holliewould

    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    We will get to the bottom of this! Why this happens should not be a mystery. I will do everything I can to not ever let something like this happen again. There should be some signs when an emu chick is in distress in that shell! Let's figure it out! I have been looking for more active...
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    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    I monitored that egg from day one with the weight loss. The very first day at 30% humidity it lost 4 grams, when it should have lost only 1.9 grams. From everything I read, when it loses too much weight, you increase the humidity. At any given time, at most I only had the humidity at 40%. I...
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    Can anyone tell by looking at my dead chick in it's shell why it may have died at the last minute?

    Here is a pic of the dead, fully developed emu in his shell with it broken half open. All I can see that is possibly weird is the big egg sack. I also wrote on the image which end is the small end. Was he possibly not positioned correctly? I am pretty upset :(
  11. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    How big was the hole that you drilled?
  12. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    But I have not seen or heard any movement since 11am today.
  13. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    Two days ago is when I first started to hear it chirp.
  14. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    Also, the weight loss at over 20% is apparently not good either. I don't know. Tomorrow is day 52. I see and hear nothing :(
  15. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    I hear nothing. No movement or scratching or anything. I put a stethoscope up to it and hear nothing but my own movement and hands and so forth. :( I dont know if I should drill a hole in it or not. I am at a loss. And heart broken.
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    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    I don't know. There hasn't been any movement or chirps for about 8 hours now. I don't know if he is dead or alive in that shell. I wish this board was a bit busier because as of now, I just don't know what to do.
  17. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    20.06% egg loss weight and still not hatched :( Day 51
  18. holliewould

    Hen putting leaves, grass and feathers on her back??!!

    Why do my chickens and quail put twigs or little sticks, or even strands of hay or grass on their backs? So I was searching this topic in the internets and landed on two threads here about this behavior. I have one chicken that does this, but I have noticed that some of my quail do this too...
  19. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    She is chirping inside the shell!!! She sounds adorbs!
  20. holliewould

    Emu Hatch-A-Long 2014

    What about the 19% egg loss weight?
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