3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[Sumatra503]

Alright, here's the update on the my hatching:

No chicks so far, but since they were unplugged I'm giving them a couple of days extra.

I have one for sure duck egg and one that I'm not certain. i candle the for sure egg Yesterday and it has begun to darken up as it should when preparing to hatch. I put it at about a day or two from hatching the way it looks compared with 2 days ago.

When I set the duck eggs I had no thermometer in the bator. I finally got one on day 5 and found that the temperature was at 80*F which means that for the first 5 days of incubation their was no development because the temperature was to low. This means that the duck eggs will hatch 5 days late.

I have not lost hope yet, but I may be in the running for worst hatchrate!

 

[Sumatra503]

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Thanks for the entry! got it on the page!

 

[BHep]

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[Melissa Rose]

Here are my three Iowa Blue New Years Chicklets thanks to Jim Hienz

One of them seems to have gotten into the hootch

 

[Sumatra503]

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thanks for the crossed fingers. i actually think the duck is right on track for being set to hatch in 2 days time.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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You just made me bust out laughing. I scared the ducks.
Thank you.

 

[Melissa Rose]

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You just made me bust out laughing. I scared the ducks.
Thank you.

 

[Dingo]

I lost a quail chick, not sure how it happened but it ended up bleeding out in the egg, by the time I found it it was gasping and it's tongue was white. The chick was a tibetan.

Still have one pipped, I held it to my ear after the one died and I can hear it kicking around so.

The others haven't done anything, starting to think either my temp wasn't holding well, or my humidity had issues or both. All made it to lock down.

On the bright side the chicken is doing well so far. Lets hope it continues to do so.

 

[Beautiful_Chickens]

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I LOVE photo 2 with the black cat and the chick on its legs!!!

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I am so sorry

I had a chick for my Christmas hatch pip through a vien.

I am glad the little chicklet is doing good