wow my typos are bad LOL I spilt candle wax on key board so keys stick sorry . They seem to be better i mashed up the chick start into smaller bites and they are al eating and drinking hope we are over the danger.
Well we lost 2 mre chicks that died last nite one was fine n friday and just died but I we knew we wuld probably lose a few since they were all shrink wrapped and we had to help everyone of the eggs. I hpe we are over the hump and d nt lose anymore. :(
Thank you so much . since today is day 20 they still have viens but some had piped so the ones i could reach the beak i put a hole in it and carefully pulled it above there aire holes. I hope some make it
so the eggs were all dry they were shrink wrapped which mean by brand new hydrometer is completely wrong i wet the membrane some had piped but are weak from the lake of air. So its not looking good i think we will loose most of them i cant keep the membrane wet without opening bator then the...
Well it was as I thought all shrink wrapped I have wet the inside and wrapped them in wet paper towel some had poked a hole but are beat from trying to get threw the shrink wrap . I cross my fingers some make it
Day 20 humidity 70 to 75 had to add a sponge candeled 3 eggs they are shrink wraping WTH any advice would be amazing I dont want to loose 18 chicks ty Starry
My humidity is 65 to 70 i think i saw a few ifffyyyys when i put them in lock down had to add a sponge checked 2 eggs while adding spong saw 2 moving but have not piped threw the air cell yet today is day 20 . So I hope by tonight to see some cracks . I hate these last 2 days they can be fine...
I have 2 difffernt hydrometers in the bator and one reads 101 one reads 99.8 what the heck I felt the eggs I am leaning towards the 99 temp as they do not feel that warm so I realy do not think they are 101 candles can see them moving all around . My humidity keeps dropping anyone having this???
I set mine on the 24th having a heck of the time with humidity droping to 25 then back to 45 . I candled and can see them moving. I hope the humidity works out it is driving me nuts. I am hatching these for a friends farm that we are sharing the birds but leaving them at her place since I cant...
he was chirping yesterday no no chirping i bought some antibiotics and added it to water i dont know i hope he pulls threw i will have to check the others
I have been hatching eggs all spring i have some 2 and 3 month olds doing great. My last batch is some mil fluers and silkies they had been in the house for a month i moved them outside 3 days ago into some of my breeder pens. Well the weather turned bad when i was gone and it poured rain they...
so went to take eggs out of turner for lock down 3 had pips ughh i guess I was off on my dates. I hope laying them dwn out of turner does not mess them up.
Starry
Sure everyone join in i cant remember either if mine are 25 or 26 LOL been hatching non stop for 2 mons it gets very confusing. I will stop turning in the morning. I also have a blk silkie sitting on a few eggs I will candle tonight see if they took. I have like 60 chicks i so need to sell LOL...
I have eggs due on 26 i think LOL some ee eggs and silkies. Has anyone ever had a side air cell? All 35 other eggs are fine in turner this has the air cell on the side I can see the chick moving so I dont know.
Starry
well this is not going to be as good of a hatch as i hoped. Last nite it got cold here the heat came on and when i got up the humidity was at 45 so had some die in the shell two are out but very weak. One has a huge hole and is chirping but there is blood all on him I have no idea what happened...