We were 92 degeees F today those little things were laying just chillin sunbathing, and yes copying the older ones eating and drinking water and running around. Right now I have all of them laying down in a ring circle beneath their heat lamp.Check out those tiny tots outside already! I can't imagine..it's Jan.! We have 14 inches of snow on the ground here. And, no mamas there, they just copy cat the olders?
That little yellow and grey splash oneOye. Long day! I'm now up to 14. I moved about half of the chicks around 130p and then took my nap. Got up around 330p and decided it was time to go ahead and move the rest since the newly hatched had fluffed up. After removing all the hatched birds, I move the remaining eggs towards the center and rotated the one that had the wrong pip. Confirmed it looked nonviable. Found another was pipped but it took me an hour or so before I noticed that it too, was pipped at the wrong end. It tried so hard to get out and I really thought it would make it. Number 14 hatched and eventually made it over to the chick, bumped it causing it to roll, so I got my tube in there to try to right it again. By the time I got it righted, movement in the egg had stopped, so I lost another :/ I have one egg that's pipped left, plus two others that don't look like they've done anything at all. I'm trying to wait on #14 to fluff so I can go ahead and move her. She's so lonely LOL Is there a good method of helping them fluff yourself, out of the incubator? And pictures. Because.
Oye. Long day!
I'm now up to 14. I moved about half of the chicks around 130p and then took my nap. Got up around 330p and decided it was time to go ahead and move the rest since the newly hatched had fluffed up. After removing all the hatched birds, I move the remaining eggs towards the center and rotated the one that had the wrong pip. Confirmed it looked nonviable. Found another was pipped but it took me an hour or so before I noticed that it too, was pipped at the wrong end. It tried so hard to get out and I really thought it would make it. Number 14 hatched and eventually made it over to the chick, bumped it causing it to roll, so I got my tube in there to try to right it again. By the time I got it righted, movement in the egg had stopped, so I lost another :/
I have one egg that's pipped left, plus two others that don't look like they've done anything at all. I'm trying to wait on #14 to fluff so I can go ahead and move her. She's so lonely LOL Is there a good method of helping them fluff yourself, out of the incubator?
And pictures. Because.
I am so anxious about mineI just have a strong feeling I did something wrong. I've always had chicks pip around day 19 before, but it's been freaking years that I could have messed up somewhere lol Gonna candle again tonight before bed and see if at least I see an internal pip.
x2
Go chickies go! I've had chicks hatch on day 23.
x2!!!!!Only day 19? Stop freaking out. Stop it. Just stop. Don't candle tonight...don't. If you must, and it's the mid of day 20..then candle a couple. You see movement? Stop, ya hear, just stop!
Sometimes I think they go silent when we're close
Congratulation!! Adorable chicks!!! Can I ask what material you are using for the floor of the brooder?Oye. Long day!
I'm now up to 14. I moved about half of the chicks around 130p and then took my nap. Got up around 330p and decided it was time to go ahead and move the rest since the newly hatched had fluffed up. After removing all the hatched birds, I move the remaining eggs towards the center and rotated the one that had the wrong pip. Confirmed it looked nonviable. Found another was pipped but it took me an hour or so before I noticed that it too, was pipped at the wrong end. It tried so hard to get out and I really thought it would make it. Number 14 hatched and eventually made it over to the chick, bumped it causing it to roll, so I got my tube in there to try to right it again. By the time I got it righted, movement in the egg had stopped, so I lost another :/
I have one egg that's pipped left, plus two others that don't look like they've done anything at all. I'm trying to wait on #14 to fluff so I can go ahead and move her. She's so lonely LOL Is there a good method of helping them fluff yourself, out of the incubator?
And pictures. Because.
Pine pellets like they use in horse stalls. It's kinda neat to see them poop, and then a little while later, just sawdust type material. This is my first time using it.
