What can too high humidity do?? My humidity is only a little higher during lock down then the rest of incubation. Now that they are hatching I think they have super high humidity because I'm afraid of them drying out because they are taking SoOOOOooO long.
I have 6 chicks out! And 5 from the cooler bater pipping! YEAAAH
Awesome! Almost there!
You need to splint it in place so it stays there. Here's a thread on fixing it:
Slipped Tendon
You know, I tried, but they're SO SMALL!!! Ugh! I just can't get a splint on right. So what I've been doing is holding the foot with tendon in place and stretching the foot forward (bending it, stretching the tendon) and we've made progress, as the tendon is stretching, and s/he is able to hold it that way for a bit before I put him/her down, and s/he pops it out again. I hope we can fix this??
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4...ofessional-Competition-2013-1--jpg_152649.jpg
Okay, it's a LOOONG link, but it's well worth clicking on. Was wandering around YahooNews and looking at the photos from the Sony World Photography competition and WHOA!
It's a SERAMA, doing the Malaysian Mambo!
In other words, a hen showing off her attitude and character. VERY cool picture! Just thought folks here might want to take a peek.
Oh wow, that's such a cool picture! I LOVE IT! Do you remember the perfume commercial where the lady is singing "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never let you forget you're a man....." Yah, that's what she reminds me of
(I'm so OLD, that was from the 70's I think, or early 80's)
I am sorry was going to try to read this thread, but it is pretty long. Will go back and start reading but I have a question. I am getting some hatching eggs today, any tips on incubating that are different than LF eggs? I have hatched a lot of LF but never eggs as small as Serama, so any pointers are greatly appreciated.
Just know that they are really fragile, fragile inside. The shipping takes a toll. You should try to buy eggs closest to where you live, thought that's no guarantee! When they get home to you, candle them and mark the ones with loose air cells. Next, give them at least 12 hours of settling in room temperature before putting them in the incubator. I wouldn't turn them for the first 3 days at all. Studies show there is no need to turn until day 4-10. This will give them as much time as possible to settle their air sacks.
I find that my seramas, even with my new temperature controller, which kept everything within 3 degrees celcius, hatch early. Days 19 or 20, but it doesn't seem to hurt that I locked them down on day 18?? Other than that, I think they should be treated like any other chicken egg
I can get LF pullets the size of my serama on Sunday from my feed store. Maybe if I introduce them at the same size, they won't fight when the LF gets older
