8th-annual-byc-new-years-day-2017-hatch-a-long

[Cynthia12]

@acefaser

won the set number contest with a guess of 777. The official set number is 767.

to ace!

 

[lpyrbby]

Oh good! Bet she is better by this evening.

She may have to be a keeper, because she was a special one. I like keeping those that I've had to work with.

Yeah, I've already been thinking that if she makes it, she must stay. Should call her Trouble

 

[Cynthia12]

Slap me on my wrist and call me naughty, but we moved our straggler chick, #16, out of the stinky incubator and into a little hut. Will be keeping an eye and see how things go. Would some sav-a-chick or nutridrench be helpful here? Syringe in mouth or just a little on the beak? Maybe not for right now, but by this evening.

Oh! This looks great. I would give her some electrolytes..later. Make a tiny tiny drop at first. Every three hrs. Then, don't worry about tonight..tomorrow, just a couple of times in the day. You will see her get stronger pretty quick.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yeah, I've already been thinking that if she makes it, she must stay. Should call her Trouble

Or...Lucky? Lucky that she has you taking care of her.

 

[Cynthia12]

Aww, it's so sad as they get older. We have two that are really getting up there now. A terrier mix (Rocky) who will be 13 next month and a Siberian husky (Dreamy) who is 12. Both still seem healthy but we know their time will be coming. Both have a few tumors that really don't bother them though one of Dreamy's has suddenly started growing faster. Rocky will randomly lose his balance on the kitchen floor then look at us like he's asking why we moved the floor on him. But on the other hand, Dreamy will still run full speed out the kitchen door and jump and slam in to the garage door because she wants outside and I guarantee that if she wanted a cat turd bad enough that she could jump that baby gate in to the bathroom to get one. Rocky will still run like a gazelle across the yard and bark and play when we're all goofing around. But, more and more, they lay around sleeping and dreaming, look around a little confused, or randomly stumble. We know that once one goes, the other will be close behind.

Pets. Are family.

 

[Cynthia12]

Finally have some action. One of the large eggs is about half zipped and another pipped. One of the jumbos has pipped at the small end.

Come on babies. Will be fun to see more fluffy babies. What are these again?

 

[Cynthia12]

Shipped eggs? X-ray'd? I'm still hoping mine will hatch.
Found my notes from last year, 99.5 temp rcom and they hatched
Days 22, 23, & 24. Had better hatchrate, but I should have set the temp
Higher @100 this hatch. Too late now.

Still impatiently waiting!

We want babies.

 

[Cynthia12]

So far 15 of 24 have hatched. Had 3 hatch early yesterday and we woke up to the rest this morning. 10 left to go, but they're technically not really due till today anyways (got busy and didn't set till the 12th). Several of the eggs have pipped and or are working on zipping. Really hoping for another 100% hatch. *fingers crossed* Congrats on all y'alls babies and good luck on the ones still coming!

Oh my..what is that black and white one on the right? Congratulations on a great hatch. And you're still going!

 

[lpyrbby]

Here @Cynthia12 , just for you

 

[Cynthia12]

Happy new year, guys! I am even more overrun witrh birds now and still have more hatching! I had 8 button quail and 4 coturnix hatch last night alone!

The quail aren't the only new baby birds in the house. Check out these two ugly things(Baby white ringneck doves):

They are such an .. ahem..interesting looking newborn.