4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[BHep]

Good Morning everyone! Finished my chores enough to drop in I set 19 eggs, 3 made it to lockdown (but one didn't look active at that time, turned out a quitter) and had 2 hatch. One hatched upside down, and in hindsight, I should have just made sure it could breathe and left the shell in tact sans the little hole for breathing and let him do his thing. Fortunately, despite my interference, he's doing great. Here are my pictures:

This one suddenly zipped, and after taking this picture, I switched the camera over to video just in time to catch it throwing off the lid in a dramatic fashion and rolling right out of the shell! It was amazing!


He dragged a little blood around, but not much. Cute little bugger!


Then, the upsidedown pip that I had been messing with. Sinde the other one hatched, I waited a few more hours, but the membrane was getting dry, so I eventually removed it and took him out. He still had stuff in his belly, and he bled. It looked awful! But her turned out to be just fine. Lesson learned, leave 'em alone if everything else looks good (good looking membrane, could breathe, leave alone! LOL. I should not have peeled back the shell, and exposed the membrane causing the rest of the troubles!


Here they are drying off in the 'bator


Here they are in the brooder


And here they are again, sweet little peeping fluffy butts

 

[Blarneyeggs]

You really should use a Dickie cabinet bator. .. Mine should all hatch promptly at midnight tomorrow...

can you tell me about your Dikie? I can not decide between a Sportsman and a Dickie...

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Oh, and we have chicks!!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

 

[WVstruttin]

aahhh, pretty chickies

 

[tadpole98]

awww they're kissing!

 

[champer]

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So cute!

 

[ronott1]

Good Morning everyone! Finished my chores enough to drop in I set 19 eggs, 3 made it to lockdown (but one didn't look active at that time, turned out a quitter) and had 2 hatch. One hatched upside down, and in hindsight, I should have just made sure it could breathe and left the shell in tact sans the little hole for breathing and let him do his thing. Fortunately, despite my interference, he's doing great. Here are my pictures:

This one suddenly zipped, and after taking this picture, I switched the camera over to video just in time to catch it throwing off the lid in a dramatic fashion and rolling right out of the shell! It was amazing!


He dragged a little blood around, but not much. Cute little bugger!


Then, the upsidedown pip that I had been messing with. Sinde the other one hatched, I waited a few more hours, but the membrane was getting dry, so I eventually removed it and took him out. He still had stuff in his belly, and he bled. It looked awful! But her turned out to be just fine. Lesson learned, leave 'em alone if everything else looks good (good looking membrane, could breathe, leave alone! LOL. I should not have peeled back the shell, and exposed the membrane causing the rest of the troubles!


Here they are drying off in the 'bator


Here they are in the brooder


And here they are again, sweet little peeping fluffy butts

Great group effort in helping with this!

Hugs for everyone.

Now, get some plain yogurt and chick grit for them--The upside down chick was stressed and needs that and some chick saver or infant drops without iron.

Congratulations! It is always a successful hatch if you get two!

 

[cluck-cluck]

So cute!

awww they're kissing!

Yah, they are!

Great group effort in helping with this!

Hugs for everyone.

Now, get some plain yogurt and chick grit for them--The upside down chick was stressed and needs that and some chick saver or infant drops without iron.

Congratulations! It is always a successful hatch if you get two!

Thank you, will do!!!

Here are a couple of pictures I couldn't resist taking





I don't know why, but they don't seem that small to me anymore??!!

 

[featherz]

Flour works fine for bloody navels - I've used it many times. Supposed to be cornstarch, but all I had at the time was flour and never had a problem with it. Have even used it for bloody claws and such when I can't find the styptic. If you have cornstarch, use that instead if it works better for ya. =)