4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Thanks Ron, Good summary, and Sally, Those are ADORABLE broodies. That BR is a nosey one! LOL

I took her eggs, she was PO'd I took several videos of her and felt bad so I gave her one egg back LOL Thanks!

 

[Coffeemama7]

oh no ;(( naughty doggies!

oh, yes! Have one in heat, no studs anymore, so just a bunch of jealous b****es running around pushing and shoving in a fight for top dog status! Kind of like middle school around here, HAHAHA

 

[Brechin]

So, I read the recommended threads about detached air cells and shipped eggs, and read some very helpful advice in a couple PMs, and would it be a safe bet to rest the eggs for at least 6 hours. Then I would put them in the incubator pointy end down in a carton and leave them like that for at least the first week.

I am just a bit scared because of the horror stories I have read on threads about chicks dying or coming out all wonky because the egg wasn't perfect. I have had plenty of chickens in my time, but this is my first hatch. I always knew I could get the temp/humidity working, but I don't think I would know what to do in an emergency. I will be giving these little country trekking eggs a chance at least, but I hope they will come out for NYD and be safe and happy!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

my d'uccle eggs still havent arived im so unhappy every day i come home expecting my eggs to be disappointed as they arnt here. grrr hisssssssss :'( X-(

Oh NO! Can you track them? awwww!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Quote: I think we posted at the same time and u missed the links : )

 

[coldupnorth]

So, I read the recommended threads about detached air cells and shipped eggs, and read some very helpful advice in a couple PMs, and would it be a safe bet to rest the eggs for at least 6 hours. Then I would put them in the incubator pointy end down in a carton and leave them like that for at least the first week.

I am just a bit scared because of the horror stories I have read on threads about chicks dying or coming out all wonky because the egg wasn't perfect. I have had plenty of chickens in my time, but this is my first hatch. I always knew I could get the temp/humidity working, but I don't think I would know what to do in an emergency. I will be giving these little country trekking eggs a chance at least, but I hope they will come out for NYD and be safe and happy!

Hoping that they hatch for you! Leaving them without turning for 3-5 (or possibly a week) is probably your best chance for life.

 

[Coffeemama7]

Oh, Sally, thank you! These are really helpful! Now the kids will know what they are looking for...hopefully!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: My first thought when I saw the picture was..............................I wonder if I could feed/water the chickens enough for it to last until after the snow all melted! I can't picture myself hiking out there! I'm sitting in my living room right now, the central heat is on, there is a fire in the woodstove........................and I'm wearing fleece pants and a long-sleeve sweatshirt. (I had the hood up awhile ago

). I am ALWAYS cold.

Deb

 

[cochins1088]

I just candled my eggs and saw a tiny little heart beat in one of the white ones. I can't tell whats going on in hardly any of them being that it's just after day 2 in incubation, but that little heart beat just made my night.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So, I read the recommended threads about detached air cells and shipped eggs, and read some very helpful advice in a couple PMs, and would it be a safe bet to rest the eggs for at least 6 hours. Then I would put them in the incubator pointy end down in a carton and leave them like that for at least the first week.

I am just a bit scared because of the horror stories I have read on threads about chicks dying or coming out all wonky because the egg wasn't perfect. I have had plenty of chickens in my time, but this is my first hatch. I always knew I could get the temp/humidity working, but I don't think I would know what to do in an emergency. I will be giving these little country trekking eggs a chance at least, but I hope they will come out for NYD and be safe and happy!

I room for 24 no turning and then add to bator in egg carton with bottoms cut out, let in entire hatch.... if cells are really bad I DO NOT TURN for 3 or 4 days in the bator and then I only turn like this.....



https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 all the notes and info I threw into an article as I am learning! below is the paste in regards to air cells.... also in the article u can find GREAT info on the RELEVANCE of TURNING which will help in your decision making as well!


SITES oN AIR CELL DAMAGE...
1. AIR CELL INFO for Incubation http://www.squidoo.com/mailed-shipped-fertilised-chickens-eggs-fertilized-hatching-chicken-egg A normal air cell in a freshly laid egg are dime sized up to quarter sized in a week-old or older egg, and fixed at the fat end and just looks like a line when candled
From rough shipping it is possible to see detached, loose or rolling air sacs as seen in the picture. For those eggs, you need to change your hatch plan. They have to sit 24 hours always pointy end down, to see if the aircells will reattach, about half of them will in my experience. Either way, leave them in the egg carton for all 21 days of the hatch. Stop turning early at Day 16 not 18. It is possible to hatch chicks from eggs with detached air sacs when the cells never stabilized even after 24 hours, but were left upright for hatch. Make sure any turning is gentle, and no flatter than 45 degrees, more vertical is better! Disrupted, shattered or ruptured air sacs are seen when instead of one bubble on the side of the egg, there are more than one. Handling must be very rough in these situations and I believe can be enough to kill the embryo in the first place. These should have the same treatment as the detached air sac eggs, but don't re-candle after 24 hours, these won't reattach. Just having the air bubbles rising to the top of the eggs at the fat end while hatching the eggs vertically in trays gives any chicks that do grow chance to pip into the air cell. Likelihood of a chick hatching is lower than intact displaced air cell eggs, but worth a try if the eggs show no sign of spoilage or leaking.
2. Suggestions for Management of Damaged and Mal-positioned Egg Air Cells https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501034/suggestions-for-management-of-damaged-and-mal-positioned-egg-air-cells "These eggs should then be set into the incubator in a vertical position and not turned for 36-48 hours, after that turning by tilting side to side at a 45 degree angle helps to keep the air at the top. Otherwise leave well alone and dont remove for weighing. During the second week the chorio-allantoic membrane (generously supplied with blood vessels) grows out from the chick to line the complete inner surface, including the air cell. Think of it as inflating a balloon within an already inflated balloon. The air cell is now resealed and from 15 days can be treated normally though gentle handling is needed."
3. http://skeffling.hubpages.com/hub/Chicken-Incubators-and-getting-the-most-chicks-from-your-hatching-eggs "For rolling, detached or disrupted air cells (so cells no longer at fat end of the egg but like a spirit level bubble on the long side), you’ll need to change your hatch plan. They need to sit 24 hours always pointy end down, to see if the cells will reattach. Leave them in the egg carton for all 21 days of the hatch. Stop turning early at Day 16 not 18. I have hatched chicks from eggs with detached air sacs where the cells never stabilized even after 24 hours, but were left upright for hatch. Make sure any turning is gentle, and 45% or more vertical

(NOTES: CHANGE of HATCH Plan DUE to EGG Cell Damage on most of the 12 SILKIE eggs. Settle 24 hours fat end up in Styro Egg Cartton with the bottoms cut out so that the eggs still get air circulation, heat and do not get condensation under them. Got it!)