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  1. mmcclennen

    Something wrong with chick? Help!

    He's doing great now guys!! All fluffed up and happy with its siblings! Now the first one that hatched- who has been happy and healthy in the brooder box- is having some serious trouble! It's gasping and making almost a clicking sound when it breathes- very lathargic and not moving at all...
  2. mmcclennen

    Something wrong with chick? Help!

    We just hatched our chicks! The hatching started last night at around 5:30 with the first chick, then again at 11:30 and 12:30. One little guy hatched out at about 1:00 this afternoon. I'm not sure what's going on with him - First, it appears as if there's no hair around his neck at all...
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    Day 11 - Leave it be or throw it out?

    Thank you for your help!! I've been incubating eggs for years at school and have been teaching two new teachers how to do the process - I'm worried perhaps everyone is doing as you said and candeling daily! Sometimes I forget that not all teachers are chicken crazy like me;) I will get this...
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    Day 11 - Leave it be or throw it out?

    All 21 eggs we have incubating are going strong .... except this little guy! The photos below are from a few angles - (Please ignore the air cell marking lines - we are hatching in three separate classrooms, and my coworker marked all the air cells incorrectly, I never observed an air cell in...
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    They're hatching....slowly

    We ended up with four!
  6. mmcclennen

    They're hatching....slowly

    Thank you all for keeping me sane! Two are out and another one has pipped!
  7. mmcclennen

    They're hatching....slowly

    Humidity is holding strong at about 67-70% consistently! They are just slow pokes! I will definitely wait until at least Monday before doing anything to the incubator if they don't hatch!
  8. mmcclennen

    They're hatching....slowly

    Three of my seven in my brisnea mini advanced have started hatching out! Two are pipped and one is beginning to zip his way out after a very loooog 24 hours! I candeled on day 18 and they were all seven looking perfect. The only one I was worried about is the one farthest along! Should I start...
  9. mmcclennen

    Kindergarten HAL - Setting 4-29-19

    Wishing you luck! This is my third year hatching with my class! They have just pipped their shells tonight! Suggestion- I had the class do daily egg journals after we learned a new thing about eggs each day! I also had them do weekly "what's inside the egg" journals - one child started week one...
  10. mmcclennen

    Hello!

    Hello al! This forum has been my lifesaver the past few years! I am a head start teacher in rural Montana and hatch eggs with my class each year! I have written an extensive curriculum focused around the life cycle of chicks to introduce agriculture education at the earliest age! I'd be happy...
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    Brisnea mini advanced

    hello all! I'm about to begin my fourth hatch this week in my classroom! I'm very excited as this year the local newspaper is doing an article about my agriculture education curriculum for my preschoolers! Needless to say I'm feeling the added pressure for a good hatch! I just purchased and...
  12. mmcclennen

    Please Help!

    Thank you so much for your help! I'm glad to be reassured that they will be fine! The late hatcher is resting quietly now and the other two are doing great in their box! Fingers crossed when I move him over! Thanks guys :)
  13. mmcclennen

    Please Help!

    Hello! I am a long time reader, but this is my first time joining / posting! I am a classroom teacher with three successful years of hatching! This year, I initially had two hatch, one at about 1 AM this morning, and the other at about 7 AM this morning. We thought the rest of the eggs were...
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