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  1. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    I did “lock down” on this past Friday night, after one last candling which eliminated four out of the eleven eggs. Three of the four appeared to have stopped development. Those three eggs were all laid MORE than a week before going into the incubator. The 4th was only three days laid before...
  2. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Above are some current pictures of the flock. By the way Dawn, mine are NOT Rosecombs! LOL ~BT
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    Nankin Bantams

  4. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    E - Welcome aboard! I agree with “ColHandorf” as it appears you may have quite a few pullets but it is still a bit early (in my opinion) to be sure. Considering the age of your Nankins, I offer the following generic observations as it relates to the COLOR of both males and females: Comb...
  5. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    The more I think about the “dated” eggs situation the more I am thinking that may be the problem with alleged low hatch rates I have seen reported by some hobbyists. I am speaking of “shipped” eggs. If the breeder only has a few hens the eggs are probably nearing the viability edge (as it...
  6. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Updates: Did my 2-week candles of the 11 remaining eggs in the incubator and found them all to still be viable and growing. The five most recently hatched eggs are almost fully developed while the remaining ones are a bit behind. I will candle them again on Day 17 before going into “lock...
  7. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Updates: None of the five eggs “Gemma” was setting on were good. On day 24, I removed them while she was off the nest having one of her frequent “breaks.” In fact, I believe those breaks were the reason for the eggs not being viable. Upon breaking them, they were all “Yolkers” with no evidence...
  8. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    INFANTICIDE!! My “greediness” has resulted in the loss of the three (3) chicks that had hatched from the six egg clutch that was being incubated by one of my hens! Since the hen was still setting on the 3 remaining eggs, I decided to not remove her or the 3 chicks that had already hatched...
  9. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    OUTSTANDING summations of your journeys with the “Invalid” and “Henry”, so far. Yes, you apparently did REALLY good on correcting the “Invalid’s” issue!! I feel terrible for the “pasty” as s/he is obviously trying to hold on to life. I am also concerned s/he might be permanently stunted. I am...
  10. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    The pasty butt chick is still with us, albeit about half the size of its peers. I had to do another “procedure” this morning. At a week old, the other four are trying to fly out of the brooder. I have to keep it covered when I am not present. I picked up another dog kennel from Walmart on...
  11. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    OUTSTANDING!! For some reason, I did not get an "alert" on this thread and YES, I share in your sentiments relative to the the hatching of the eggs. I was sorry to read Miss Piggy had abandoned the nest. My two hens (sitting on a total of eleven {11} eggs) are still hanging in there. As near...
  12. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    I should have said “ I don't plan on incubating until next spring”! LOL We went to bed last night with six apparently live healthy Nankins chucks in the brooder but awaken this morning to find another deceased chick. Both deceased chicks were found near the rear of the heat plate, with no...
  13. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Well, we successfully moved hatched chick number 7 into the brooder on yesterday and s/he was well received by the siblings. Unfortunately, I found a deceased chick this morning in the brooder; it appears that when we changed the litter (kitchen paper towels -Bounty) last night we inadvertently...
  14. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    I am really sorry to read of the loss of Yukon. They REALLY do “grow on us!” Hopefully y’all will have a very successful hatch this weekend which might lessen some of the distress. I have placed the sixth chick in the brooder as it was freaking out when the seventh was hatched. He was stepping...
  15. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Here are a couple pictures of the five Nankin chicks I currently have in the brooder. I still have one chick in the incubator, along with 5 unhatched eggs. I think the five are near the point where I can place their food in the feeder. Right now I have been sprinkling food on the paper towels...
  16. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Updates. 1. As of this morning six (6) of the eleven eggs in the incubator have hatched. The first three hatched on the 19th day of incubation and three hatched on the 20th day. The first egg to hatch was the first one layed and the last one (so far) is among the last one layed. The last...
  17. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Well Dawn, it appears I am not the ONLY one who might be experiencing “chicken math” in a big way as you too are “on a roll!’ I went into lockdown and here we are at Day 19 and two Nannies have hatched, so far. A couple others have pipped. The First Lady actually recorded the first one...
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    Nankin Bantams

  19. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    THANKS for the inputs, Dawn! As I am sure you can imagine, I am seriously “fretting” relative to the eggs in the incubator. Your thoughts on that matter are right inline with mine but it helps to get some corroboration from you! I do have an extra large dog kennel that I could use. Since I have...
  20. cobra3073

    Nankin Bantams

    Possible CALAMITY! I awaken this morning around 4:00AM to a power outage that apparently begin around 1:35AM. Since I am on “Day 16” of my incubation of 12 Nankin eggs, I became really concerned. I rushed to the Brimsea Mini II Advance incubator and covered it with a blanket to try and...
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