Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

[chantels1]

Thanks for the updates. Looks like you had a long night!

It has been. But I have 3 blacks from FL and 1 odd ball. . Chick #1 I helped a bit more and it was able to pull it's head out of the shell. It was malpositioned with head between it's feet. So glad I helped it. I left it in the shell with it's head out. It looked like it might die from exhaustion. Fortunately now 2 hours later it has gotten out of the shell, and is crawling on the eggs with the rest of them.

 

[Morrigan]

It has been. But I have 3 blacks from FL and 1 odd ball. . Chick #1 I helped a bit more and it was able to pull it's head out of the shell. It was malpositioned with head between it's feet. So glad I helped it. I left it in the shell with it's head out. It looked like it might die from exhaustion. Fortunately now 2 hours later it has gotten out of the shell, and is crawling on the eggs with the rest of them.

Great job.

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

As for oxygen, well, I am in a bit of a unique position because I have heart failure and use O2 at home, so I have a portable for going out and I am going to use that one to put some into the bator during lockdown. I have a humidifier I can put on the line and hoping it will help/work!

As for bators, yes I kept upgrading and went a bit crazy.

For what to do with chicks, yes I sell them.

I've just gone through my first batch of silkie eggs and my black cochins, and I've got 2 definitely alive cochins ( plus 3 maybe's) and 4-5 definitely alive silkies (plus 1 or 2 maybe's).
Right now, I am concerned because the embryos, although well-vascularized, look stuck to the top/side? I am not sure what to do about that. I am considering pulling them from the Brinsea Octagon and putting them in a manual bator. I just don't know! I hate this part, where you're unsure what to do. I will try to get some pics.
I've still got 24 BLRW eggs (set 6.10) and another dozen silkie eggs (set 6.13), so please pray for my babies!

@chantels1 great job saving your malposiitoned chick! I have lost so many that way! I am sorry it's a wrong breed one. My last batch of Jubilee Orpingtons, one hatched with a Wyandotte comb! I guess this is the risk we take when obtaining eggs from someone else's flock!

 

[Cerise1924]

Chick Pics! I just had to share some views of my 2 week olds from the shipped eggs, because I have never seen comb and wattles like this on a 14 day old chick before. Check out the three Sebrights.

 

[Cerise1924]

In the Appenzellers and Svart Honas, I think I may have cockerel/pullet pairs, based on size, legs and posture. What do you think?

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

Agree, and what beautiful breeds!

 

[Morrigan]

That is a huge comb and wattles! I'm scrutinizing my little guys 12 to 14 days old, and can't tell what's a he or she yet.

 

[Cerise1924]

That is a huge comb and wattles! I'm scrutinizing my little guys 12 to 14 days old, and can't tell what's a he or she yet.

Thank you, @Morrigan for validating that I am not crazy to be shocked. I was actually looking up chick ailments when the wattles first showed up overnight, since I could not believe the size of them.

 

[Morrigan]

I have a bit of the opposite problem now, in that one of my lavender maran chicks is growing much more slowly than then the others. It is about 2/3rd the size of the other two LMs. The orpington that hatched a day later is about twice it's size (I'm starting to think "blondie" may be a roo). It still runs to the food dish when I put out fresh mash and muscles its way in there, but otherwise seems sleepier and more apt to complain-chirp than the others. It has gotten some wing feathers, but is the least feathered out of the lot. I've examined it, and can't find anything obviously wrong with it.

 

[adtillma1]

So I am going to set these shipped eggs tomorrow. 18 Bielefelder were the shipped eggs and the other eggs are the assorted eggs I got from a lady locally. We are going to do a little comparison. I'm crossing my fingers!