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

[Gardeningmama]

What is the next Hatch-a-Long?

Easter

 

[JDchicks]

I have a Question.

I set 29 at 3 pm on 12/11/13, moved 25 to lock down at the end of day 18. First hatch was at 8:45 am 1/1/14, got up this morning to 13 chicks in the incubator (1st to hatch didn't make it). I had one this evening that I almost waited to long to assist, it was glued inside the shell, it is now cleaned up and moving slowly around the incubator. Candled the remaining 5 eggs, one has a small pip and is peeping, 1 has movement, 3 I think a late quitters. So my question is: should I do anything for the 2 that are still viable, or should I wait?

I would be interested to what is answered too. Although mine are pipped, they are late and the last one had to be assisted after pipping.

 

[ronott1]

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!!!

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Your Welcome!

It was very fun.

I have a Question.

I set 29 at 3 pm on 12/11/13, moved 25 to lock down at the end of day 18. First hatch was at 8:45 am 1/1/14, got up this morning to 13 chicks in the incubator (1st to hatch didn't make it). I had one this evening that I almost waited to long to assist, it was glued inside the shell, it is now cleaned up and moving slowly around the incubator. Candled the remaining 5 eggs, one has a small pip and is peeping, 1 has movement, 3 I think a late quitters. So my question is: should I do anything for the 2 that are still viable, or should I wait?

If they were all the same breed, then it is likely time to see if they are going to make it.

 

[JDchicks]

My assisted chick.

Red Frizzle x Black Silkie (tried for a sizzle)

 

[mspj]

Your Welcome!

It was very fun.

If they were all the same breed, then it is likely time to see if they are going to make it.

2 - 3 different breeds but the same as what has already hatched, Brahma, RIR, RSL x RIR, BA x RIR. The one that is pipped has only been pipped for 3 - 4 hours.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

I called it quits at about 3am and did eggtopsies at 8am on what didn't hatch Two appeared to have died around lockdown time or just before, and I'm not sure if it was the two days in warm humid place or damage - both blood and free yolk in shell - icky.
The other two appeared to have a problem with position & moisture level - one was alive still, but I didn't do things right & it died. They were both lying horizontal in the egg, most of yolk absorbed, but the aircell was HUGE and they were vacuum packed into the bottom half of the egg. The live one was less than half, and the inner membrane was completely opaque - as white/opaque as the outer membrane and still stuck up the sides,,, kinda like when you microwave something with plastic over it & don't vent, and then it cools? The pic is the other one, because I was busy trying to not kill the first one at this stage & didn't take pics until morning. (This is previously expired chick with unbroken membrane)


The one I opened at 3am - I first tried to moisten the membrane, hoping it would soften it & also let me see what was where. I took off the outer shell down to where it was attached to the inner membrane; I left it wrapped in a moist paper towel in the bator for an hour, (it just wriggled a tiny bit but couldn't turn). So. then I made a small tear in the membrane near his shoulder, since that looked like the only place he could apply pressure in his position, re-wrapped him & put him back in the bator & went to bed, hoping he could tear the membrane himself. When I got up at 6, he had expired. this is what I found in the morning:


Air (and moisture) has entered the membrane and it's now slack, so: the bumpy area at 12 o'clock is toes, the bump just past one is back of head (head turned down), left hip at 3 o'clock, yolk between hip & foot. The inner membrane was so dry when I first opened it that neither bird parts nor veins were discernable. Movements were obvious exertion, but with very minor motion; there was no room to move.

ON A HAPPIER NOTE!!!
This is hatching result when it goes right:



And this one because you can count all nine:


Incubator is now sanitized and refilled... and the operator a little more informed.

Oh - edit to note all chicks are roos.

 

[JDchicks]

Help...one pip has pushed his beck and eye out. The egg looks like it is expanding, like he is trying to push through the one hole instead of zipping.

 

[ronott1]

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!!!!

They lay a lot of large eggs too!

One of my cutest,



This is also the fattest of the bunch!

Very Cute!

This is a crappy picture but.... They are cuddling! So cute!

They look very happy!

 

[ronott1]

Help...one pip has pushed his beck and eye out. The egg looks like it is expanding, like he is trying to push through the one hole instead of zipping.

Has it been pipped a long time? It might be shrink wrapped.

 

[ronott1]

I called it quits at about 3am and did eggtopsies at 8am on what didn't hatch Two appeared to have died around lockdown time or just before, and I'm not sure if it was the two days in warm humid place or damage - both blood and free yolk in shell - icky.
The other two appeared to have a problem with position & moisture level - one was alive still, but I didn't do things right & it died. They were both lying horizontal in the egg, most of yolk absorbed, but the aircell was HUGE and they were vacuum packed into the bottom half of the egg. The live one was less than half, and the inner membrane was completely opaque - as white/opaque as the outer membrane and still stuck up the sides,,, kinda like when you microwave something with plastic over it & don't vent, and then it cools? The pic is the other one, because I was busy trying to not kill the first one at this stage & didn't take pics until morning. (This is previously expired chick with unbroken membrane)


The one I opened at 3am - I first tried to moisten the membrane, hoping it would soften it & also let me see what was where. I took off the outer shell down to where it was attached to the inner membrane; I left it wrapped in a moist paper towel in the bator for an hour, (it just wriggled a tiny bit but couldn't turn). So. then I made a small tear in the membrane near his shoulder, since that looked like the only place he could apply pressure in his position, re-wrapped him & put him back in the bator & went to bed, hoping he could tear the membrane himself. When I got up at 6, he had expired. this is what I found in the morning:


Air (and moisture) has entered the membrane and it's now slack, so: the bumpy area at 12 o'clock is toes, the bump just past one is back of head (head turned down), left hip at 3 o'clock, yolk between hip & foot. The inner membrane was so dry when I first opened it that neither bird parts nor veins were discernable. Movements were obvious exertion, but with very minor motion; there was no room to move.

ON A HAPPIER NOTE!!!
This is hatching result when it goes right:



And this one because you can count all nine:


Incubator is now sanitized and refilled... and the operator a little more informed.

Oh - edit to note all chicks are roos.

You have done a great job with this!

How do you know they are Roos?