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  1. Anna Leigh

    How long???

  2. Anna Leigh

    Hatching egg!! Please help!!

    Haha you don't need to apologise to me :-) I just hatched my first lot of chicks and I was extremely nervous too. I learnt that hatching takes time though.. they come out when they're ready and assisting too soon can kill them.
  3. Anna Leigh

    Hatching egg!! Please help!!

    Sometimes they take over 24 hours to hatch, just be patient!
  4. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    Here are some photos I took last night :-) How are yours going?
  5. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    Haha oh no! That's a lot of roosters! How do you tell if they're hens or roosters?
  6. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    I have 7 Sizzles and 5 Columbian Pekins :-)
  7. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    Here's some of mine :-)
  8. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    Congratulations on the 100% hatch rate! That must feel so good. Oh no! Don't you live close to a store that sells globes? Hopefully it arrives ASAP! Don't be silly, you're not bothering me. I'd love to see your babies :-) I'll post some pics of mine soon too.
  9. Anna Leigh

    Chickens hatched, what now?

    Thank you :-) Just white sugar from the store? Oops. I already put food in there but the newer hatched ones aren't eating it yet, just the ones that are 24 hours or more old.
  10. Anna Leigh

    Chickens hatched, what now?

    I've just hatched 12 beautiful baby chickens. The brooder is set up. Heat lamp, chicken starter and water. Is there anything else I NEED to know that is critical to their health? It seems pretty straight forward but I'm sure there could be something I haven't learned about. Thanks :-)
  11. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    So 12 out of 13 hatched. I opened the last one up and he'd died. Not a bad hatch rate for my first time though so I'm very happy. Are all of your fluff butts out yet?
  12. Anna Leigh

    HELP

    He's gone :-( Fully removed him from the shell after I knew he was gone. Yolk hadn't finished absorbing but other than that not slimy or dry. How do I dispose of the body? I've got about 5 minutes.
  13. Anna Leigh

    HELP

    Okay thanks. I'm happy that I've had 12 hatch out of 13. And I originally started with 14 eggs. Not bad for my first time.
  14. Anna Leigh

    HELP

    Thank you, will try that. Also, if I'm gone for 8 hours will I come back to a stink bomb?
  15. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    One egg left but there's been no movement from him.. I think he might be dead :-(
  16. Anna Leigh

    HELP

    HELP! I have one last egg out of 13. The 12 pipped and hatched fine, including a malpositioned one. It's now day 21 and this one was moving around about 16 hours ago or less. Since it's the last one I quickly candled to see if it was okay and I could see no movement, even when tapping. Nothing...
  17. Anna Leigh

    Pip half way down the egg.. what do I do?

    I just got over my fear of shrink wrapping and cleaned out all egg shells from the bator. Nice and clean and smells heaps better. Two eggs left!
  18. Anna Leigh

    Pip half way down the egg.. what do I do?

    I've been moving them out 30 minutes after they hatch because otherwise it would be too crowded. They seem to dry better once under the heat lamp. I didn't bother about the egg shells because I was trying to be quick in and out.
  19. Anna Leigh

    Pip half way down the egg.. what do I do?

    Haha I was actually calling a chick that hatched yesterday Ducky because his colours look like a duck. I have another question. The bator is smelling bad now from all the hatched eggs and gunk.. I'm assuming bacteria would be growing in there. Will that infect the last 2 eggs?
  20. Anna Leigh

    How long???

    Yay, our hatches should finish around the same time. I've got 11 chicks now with 2 to go. One has a decent sized pip hole with exposed membrane but the other one is yet to pip. I managed to be sneaky earlier and candle it (my humidity was at 80% because of the hatched chicks so opening the lid a...
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