7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[learycow]

All of my black Silkies sport a little white on their chick down. Sometimes they have white bellies and look like little penguins, sometimes it'll just be a little white on their toe fuzz or a smudge on their face. They're so cute, I wish they'd keep their little white patches, but they don't.

Your chicks are adorable!

OK thanks! All the black ones I've hatched so far have just been solid black

 

[wornoutmomto3]

Splash Maran chick just hatched!!!

 

[PDPercherons]

An unexpected pip, I'm off 1 day.

 

[ronott1]

An unexpected pip, I'm off 1 day.

How nice!

 

[LocalYokel]

I skipped 9 pages. Did I miss anything?

LOL
I was gone a coupla hours and they past me by about the same number

 

[crank]

All of this hatching is exciting. My hatch is going on lockdown tomorrow. I can't wait for some too hatch.

 

[Saris]

Does this chicks abdomen look swollen? It was stuck in it's shell and I had to assist it out, there was a bunch of goop in there with it. I got it rinsed and I put neosporin on it's navel (which looks healed or mostly healed).

What do you all think?

 

[Jessimom]

All of this hatching is exciting. My hatch is going on lockdown tomorrow. I can't wait for some too hatch.

Good luck with your hatch!! I agree it has been so much fun hearing about everyone else's pipping and hatching!! Love the photos!

 

[LocalYokel]

All but One RIR chicks are out!
The last one in pipped a coupla hours ago

ONE OF TJCHICKENS BANTAM EE(that lays BLUE!) JUST HATCHED!!!!

5 more of TJCHICKENS still have pips!

Waiting to see if anymore quail will hatch....
Have been collecting eggs anyway so NOT SHUTTING DOWN THE BATOR, EVER!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, my "slower" potentially "straddled" chick is moving around a bit better - it wants to play in a pile with the others. I think its a roos as every black or non-white chick I've hatch ends up being male. Anyway, I reviewed @Sally Sunshine 's link and tried putting it in a cup (the espresso cup seemed best) - but he wanted nothing to do with it. Jumped out and piled back up with the others - I guess that means its legs aren't THAT weak...



I have another one unzipping and several more active pips... I have a feeling this hatch will be drawn out over a couple days. Several mixed breed eggs from two flocks - each developing at its own rate! The blue eggs look like they will hatch next.

awwww are you giving electrolytes and vits? if she still has spraddle its best to find a bigger cup or put hobbles on her now, because its much harder to fix later and they grow so fast the first few days too!

obviously you found the links on helping her, but try a deeper cup so she stays put

FANCY TEA CUP WITH A NARROW BOTTOM LIKE IN THE PICTURE

Homemade Electrolyte Recipe for weak/ill chicks
2 C. Water
2 TBL. Brown Sugar, honey or molasses
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
Mix until all dry ingredients dissolve & Keep refrigerated

You could also use electrolyte drinks Gatorade or Pedialyte, or
3 drops of POLYVISOL (liquid childrens A-B-D vitamins)

Slowly drip along inner edge of lower beak.

How To Raise Baby Chicks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens​

USING SPONGE WEDGES post #4473
SPRADDLE Leg WEAK CHICKS Legs see post #3879 post #3876 post #4174 post #4382 post #4690 post #4693
DUCKS can have Spraddle leg too! post #15184 post #15355
CURLY TOES post #4642 post #4646 post #4690