🍃August Hatch-a-Long🍃

[FortCluck]

Quail hatch is done... 4/5 hatched! I’m happy with that since these are my own eggs.

 

[kelseyk]

I typically gauge whether or not to assist by how the rest of the hatch is going. It's always better to wait and allow the chicks to hatch without intervention whenever possible. So if I most of the chicks have hatched and I have some stragglers I will check on them. Once the air cell is open is when you can tell if they are malpositioned. I will say that malpositions are the very hardest assist that there is. It's so easy to accidently Nick a blood vessel on the internal membrane while trying to find the beak.

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Awesome! Thanks for the info!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

You're welcome! Reading the assisted hatch article in it's entirety is a fantastic resource even if you don't plan on assisting. It's a bit graphic but is extremely educational!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

 

[kelseyk]

You're welcome! Reading the assisted hatch article in it's entirety is a fantastic resource even if you don't plan on assisting. It's a bit graphic but is extremely educational!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

I read through it once, but was still pretty unsure about the assisting malpositioned chicks. Thanks again!

 

[kelseyk]

The 2nd Blue Birchen Marans hatched....but it looks like it was in a bit of a hurry as it appears that some of its insides were not pulled in all the way. It is still doing some chewing motions with its beak, but is very alert and active. I am not very hopeful for it. I lost one of my July CCL chicks to the same thing when it was 2 days old.

 

[aliciaplus3]

OK my pics are bad but 2 Nn ! Yeah
One looks buff maybe? The other looks partridge

 

[CluckNDoodle]

The 2nd Blue Birchen Marans hatched....but it looks like it was in a bit of a hurry as it appears that some of its insides were not pulled in all the way. It is still doing some chewing motions with its beak, but is very alert and active. I am not very hopeful for it. I lost one of my July CCL chicks to the same thing when it was 2 days old.

When you say insides, is it yolk sac or do you also see intestines protruding? Either way they can finish absorbing but I haven't heard as many success stories when it's intestines unfortunately.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Correction the 2 yellow ones are full feathered... still wonderful news! That makes 3!

 

[kelseyk]

When you say insides, is it yolk sac or do you also see intestines protruding? Either way they can finish absorbing but I haven't heard as many success stories when it's intestines unfortunately.

It's red and I think it looks more like intestines than yolk. We will wait and see.

 

[kelseyk]

GAH! I have chicks that have decided to roost overnight in the pine trees in the daytime chicken run. Crossing my fingers they don't become a raccoon snack!