4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Happy Henhouse]

none of my eggs hatched. not even a pip, i doesnt help that the heat broke in our house and was out all day on the 20th and 21st.
i was hoping to still get at least one or to bitties but i didnt get anything .
im hoping my other eggs id set before the heat went out might make it but i dont know.

So sorry to hear that.

Keeping my fingers crossed for your other eggs.

 

[hapjr]

Got four pips now lots of chirping. But the one with the pip pn the side isn't moving or anything.

 

[Happy Henhouse]

Just lost the little one I thought was so strong... And one started to really slow down its breathing so I took it into the steamed up bathroom to try to,give it more room to breath, but it was too late... I put it back in the incubator because I could still feel the faintest heartbeat, but I can't get it to breathe.... So now I've lost 7, going on 8... I hate this part...
I have to go back to work tomorrow, so I REALLY need to sleep, but I don't want to leave them... There are still 7 chicks in the bator, struggling to hold on... Not that it makes a difference if I help them.... They're dying anyway.

Oh no! Hoping your other little ones will hold on.

 

[Cynthia12]

Got four pips now lots of chirping. But the one with the pip pn the side isn't moving or anything.

Good luck, I have a pip in a smaller egg, but no chirping yet. Oh the waiting game. :/

 

[hapjr]

Good luck, I have a pip in a smaller egg, but no chirping yet.  Oh the waiting game.  :/

Ikr? Ugh. There is so much chirping and rattling they o cant even go to sleep. Not to mention im EXCITED
LOL. Cant wait

 

[Cynthia12]

Ikr? Ugh. There is so much chirping and rattling they o cant even go to sleep. Not to mention im EXCITED
LOL. Cant wait

I keep going to look, but the due date isn't even until Fri. So, guessing mine will hatch tonight, or early morning. The larger eggs will probably hatch later Fri. I am glad this little one is hatching sooner. It can get stronger to hold up to the bigger guys. It's a Nankin. I'm excited too, haven't hatched a Nankin in a long time. They are pretty small. Well, have to take another peek.

 

[MrsMoonCat]

Does anyone know where we are supposed to post what we had hatch? I can't find a link to the spreadsheet to put my 1 lonely little hatchling

 

[hapjr]

I keep going to look, but the due date isn't even until Fri.  So, guessing mine will hatch tonight, or early morning.  The larger eggs will probably hatch later Fri.  I am glad this little one is hatching sooner.  It can get stronger to hold up to the bigger guys.    It's a Nankin.  I'm excited too, haven't hatched a Nankin in a long time.  They are pretty small.  Well, have to take another peek. 

mine arent due till noon friday also. And my largest egg and 3 small eggs are pipping and chirping and jumping around. But one has me worried pippes but no movement and the pip in the wrong place. Gotta check again.

 

[FeyRaine]

Bad news / Good news

Bad news - Egg E died
Was very odd b/c I had switched out the hot wet paper towel tents 20 mins earlier and thought all 3 were still acting robust, good strong peeps when I moved them.
Then 20 min. later I heard that high pitched distress peep chicks make, reached in to move the paper towel a little so I could view E, saw an exhail & beak drooped but I just thought sleeping,
I picked it up to see and realized there was no in breath, it had simply died right then. I pulled the shell off - ALL the yolk was absorbed, no sign of it at all, & looked like basically all the vein blood also. Now here is the odd thing I've never heard about - when I flipped the dead chick out of the shell, a tiny drop of GREEN "poop" exited its butt, does green mean infection? it did not smell at all.

Egg B is pushing out of the little bit of shell & membrane & towel tent - it is pretty weak, no were near able to stand.

Egg W is still breathing, but not even trying to exit ...

GOOD NEWS - Egg L (a dark maran x maran) made a faint peep - this egg was 4 inches from the egg that was 103.4 degrees right b/f the bator falling incident.
& I'm doing nothing but watching to see if it will pip externally on its own sometime in the next 24-36...

 

[Coffeemama7]

Got four pips now lots of chirping. But the one with the pip pn the side isn't moving or anything.

HURRAH!