5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[GerbilsOnToast]

so i opened 2 they were dead 1around lockdown and i before that also i candled 1 that was moving around but it was dark and runny in air cell so i pipped it and chick had clawed a vein and full yolk sac it died

i have my twins and 1 other that are fridge eggs that have a few more days started out slow but dont think twins made it so im just calling it 1 outta 6 if im lucky i will have 2 but not counting my chicks before they hatch lol But this has been an awesome exp.and i learned a whole lot .........and a big TY to every1 and ron for all the help and support

So sorry... but. we all learned things, and NEXT time will be better!

 

[Cynthia12]

Here is one of the Dirty Job videos..feather sexing and vent sexing. Poor baby chicks!!

 

[Penny Hen]

You guys got there ahead of me! I thought someone posted 100% hatch rate? OR maybe it was a 100% loss, IDK!!! Too many posts, I can't keep up with y'all! MsLadyHawke Congrats on the babies!!!

I had 100% loss. My temp spiked over night at 131˚ two days before lockdown and killed them.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Here are my babies!

















Pretty! And apropos staging, too. Now, to teach them to look at the camera...

I wanted to say thank you for your assistance/commentary here. the NatureForm link was VERY helpful - I went in & removed & tossed three eggs from today's set after reading it!

 

[ShayBaby]

 

[COLOR=800080]You guys got there ahead of me! I thought someone posted 100% hatch rate? OR maybe it was a 100% loss, IDK!!! Too many posts, I can't keep up with y'all!   MsLadyHawke Congrats on the babies!!![/COLOR]

I had 100% loss. My temp spiked over night at 131˚ two days before lockdown and killed them.

So sorry, Penny Hen. I also had 100% loss. 0/16.

 

[Wunjo]

You guys got there ahead of me! I thought someone posted 100% hatch rate? OR maybe it was a 100% loss, IDK!!! Too many posts, I can't keep up with y'all! MsLadyHawke Congrats on the babies!!!

I remember seeing someone with 100% hatch rate but they only set 4 eggs and the minimum on the rules says you must set 6 to qualify.


I just had a chick hatch. It woke me up peeping. Now will the others still hatch..... I am not going to help any of them sadly I do not want weak stock. What hatches, hatches. So as of now I have 19 new babies

 

[draye]

Thanks for checking my math : Wunjo and Gardeningmama. Posts 7573 and 7583.
I figured it up then did my post and somehow got that wrong number in my head whebn I typed it in.
Refigured it and I came up with 80.6%.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

These trader joes leghorns are super strong! They survived refridgeration, a first time hatcher and they are hanging out with uno and Toby! (The two week old chicks) They are survivors!!!!

That's great to hear. Congratulations.

A lot of them are vent sexed.

I tried to find a video of the Dirty Jobs episode from Dirty Jobs but it was blocked. If you find it is worth watching.

I saw that show the first time it was aired.

I also saw a video of vent sexing at a layer hatchery. I think there were 3 vent sexers on the assembly line but there could have been more lines.

I had 100% loss. My temp spiked over night at 131˚ two days before lockdown and killed them.

I hate that. It's a shame. What incubator/controller were you using?

I remember seeing someone with 100% hatch rate but they only set 4 eggs and the minimum on the rules says you must set 6 to qualify.


I just had a chick hatch. It woke me up peeping. Now will the others still hatch..... I am not going to help any of them sadly I do not want weak stock. What hatches, hatches. So as of now I have 19 new babies

Same here. IMO, if they don't hatch unassisted, their genetics don't belong in my flock. Very small gene pool here and I'm not managing it in a way that contributes to weakening it.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Here are my babies!

[COLOR=800080]They are adorable Ron!! I'm glad this will be wrapping up for your sake. You gotta get rested for The Easter Hatch-A-Long...even if you only do the daily summaries...that's hard enough in itself, lol! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A WONDERFUL HATCH-A-LONG!!![/COLOR]

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X10! Ron, you are awesome.

 

[chicken pickin]

Good Morning All.

I woke up this morning day23 to one more silkie baby in the incubator and one more silkie pip. My hatch is moving very slow and very spread out over the days. Every time I want to put the dry babies in the brooder I find another pip so have yet to move them, Id really like to do it this morning. Im hoping the piped egg zips and hatches pretty quick.