2015 August hatch-a-long!!

[GitaBooks]

I just set 8 (ebay) seramas on the 1st of August. This will be my second hatch. 1st was not a success so I decided to join a hatch-a-long.

Best of luck!

 

[darkbluespace]

AHHH!

I just opened one of those eggs, totally expecting dead chicks. I opened the one I wanted to hatch most and its still alive! It still has most of the membrane around it, its barely bleeding, I have it wrapped in a moist paper towel. Is there any hope for it? It is very tiny for its age. I thought I had cooked them under that heat light. My incubator isn't suppose to be at high humidity right now, but I have to keep it at that for my hatching eggs. I'm a little panicked right now.

Any suggestions?

Is its beak in the air cell? If most of the blood has been absorbed, you can open the membrane up where there are no veins, if it hasn't internally pipped already. If the hole you made isn't too big you can just put tape over it. Your other eggs should be fine.

 

[GitaBooks]

Is its beak in the air cell? If most of the blood has been absorbed, you can open the membrane up where there are no veins, if it hasn't internally pipped already. If the hole you made isn't too big you can just put tape over it. Your other eggs should be fine.

Thank you so much for responding. It hasn't internally pipped yet, but is moving so much it looks like it is trying. I have it wrapped up in a damp paper towel, as it was very, very dry. It seems to be doing much better now that it is rehydrated.

Here's to hoping!

 

[darkbluespace]

Thank you so much for responding. It hasn't internally pipped yet, but is moving so much it looks like it is trying. I have it wrapped up in a damp paper towel, as it was very, very dry. It seems to be doing much better now that it is rehydrated.

Here's to hoping!

You can open up the membrane for it if it can't manage. It sounds like a strong chick, maybe just not in the right position.

 

[GitaBooks]

You can open up the membrane for it if it can't manage. It sounds like a strong chick, maybe just not in the right position.

I can see its head, so its in the right position, I think we just opened it up too early. I had taken it from its mother to give her some day-olds that wouldn't have bonded to her otherwise. However, the incubator was in use so I put them under a heat light. They got so hot for a number of days, I was sure they were cooked inside, and so we were going to open them all to see if they were truly dead.
It was a great surprise to learn they weren't!

 

[Dramaqueen21888]

I can see its head, so its in the right position, I think we just opened it up too early. I had taken it from its mother to give her some day-olds that wouldn't have bonded to her otherwise. However, the incubator was in use so I put them under a heat light. They got so hot for a number of days, I was sure they were cooked inside, and so we were going to open them all to see if they were truly dead.
It was a great surprise to learn they weren't!

Congrats. Keep us updated!!!

 

[GitaBooks]

My silkie egg. That is the silkies head, underneath the membrane. The airsac is very large and the chick is small, but because it is so dry, I'm guessing its nearing hatching time. The veins are still thick and full, so I don't want to tear anything yet. That chick keeps moving its head like it is trying to pip, so hopefully it will absorb all its blood and the yolk sac, then I might need to help it, since it is so dry inside.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Just try to keep it moist and leave it be. Hopefully it can break the inner membrane on its own. What day were your eggs on again? Sorry, I can't remember. It looks very close to hatch time though.

Day 19 for my second hatch today. I cleaned the hatching 'bator out yesterday, let it dry in the sun all day and then set it back up to stabilize. When I moved my eggs over today, most of them peeped at me and 4 or 5 of them were already pipped (on the turner in 35% humidity ). We went out to dinner and when we came back, a bunch more had pipped. I'm hoping I wake up to some day 20 chicks in the morning 3 of my broody hens also have chicks under them. I've stolen some away to the brooder. I always take the ones I want to keep alive for sure. I leave them a few I could live without if something were to happen, things are more controlled in the brooder and the chicks I pull are (possibly) pretty critical to my breeding project (Sizzles) so I want to ensure they survive!

I put 20 more eggs in to start cooking today as well, their hatch day will be on the 24th. I plan to set at least 20 more next week.

A lot of you should be pretty close to hatch time, right? I can't wait to start seeing cute, fuzzy chick pictures!!!

 

[GitaBooks]

Congrats on your hatching chicks!

Mine are on day 21.

 

[Cynthia12]

My silkie egg. That is the silkies head, underneath the membrane. The airsac is very large and the chick is small, but because it is so dry, I'm guessing its nearing hatching time. The veins are still thick and full, so I don't want to tear anything yet. That chick keeps moving its head like it is trying to pip, so hopefully it will absorb all its blood and the yolk sac, then I might need to help it, since it is so dry inside.

At this point you will have to help it all the way. I have helped soo many chicks out. This is a good position for it now. That beak and nostrils really need to be cleared. Just pick at it with a very damp paper towel and push back the membrane, then leave it in the bator until those blood vessels start to thin out. The biggest problem with a chick being helped too early are the legs. Won't get into that until you get to the point of clearing more. I will find a couple of my photos of a cleared beak and nostril.