Anybody else on LOCKDOWN?? Hatch day Aug. 5th!

[pbjmaker]

How are the two weak ones doing txmedics?

 

[2txmedics]

Hey my friend!!!! Well the first one, Im calling FIGHTER...is up and jumping around and pipping...skinnier than heck and bald...but moving good...the 2nd one I just had to help out of the shell, it was dry so bad its wing was stuck to the body as his head against his body...got warm water, and a q tip and gently with clean hands loosened him up...so Fighter took 3 hrs to even stand...Im watching this next one.

Also my other eggs arent pipping, moving, zipping ...nothing...im wondering if they are drying out???? my humidity was at 64% for some time, now I have it up at 72%...just waiting and watching...

Fighter before and u can see the 2nd one also to the left....

 

[ChooksChick]

I want to see Fighter when he/she dries out! I hope the other little one is okay, too- that's a really long hatch.

I'm beside myself on this one that's just pipped but doing NOTHING. The BCM eggs are soooooo very thick, I just feel awful for the little bug.

I'm going to have to ignore it for a bit...make dinner.

 

[2txmedics]

~~~~~FIGHTER~~~~

DRY ALREADY...sorry took it with cell phone he deserves a better picture than this...later give me time...lol

FIGHTER FINALLY STANDING, AND PATIENCE JUST OUT OF THE SHELL...


patience is still laying down, but kicking alittle more...his head/wings were stuck to his body...so I had to loosen that up...so he is resting but kicking more....

 

[ChooksChick]

Perhaps Patience needs to be held and petted to break up the crispy feathers...perhaps some snuggling and nuzzling would help to loosen her up...


Yeah, I know...I'm silly.

 

[2txmedics]

PATIENCE....2HRS AGO...GONNA GO CHECK ON THE BABY....

Update: 756pm he is still laying on the ground on his side...but pips and trying to get up...not much luck as of yet....but it took Fighter long also

 

[ChooksChick]

I'd sooooo be loving on that baby!

I'm just about to die that nothing is happening with this baby- it's the most wonderful dark egg I've ever seen, and it's just dormant...I see the tip of the beak poke out of the tiny hole occasionally...

 

[2txmedics]

Know what you mean...I just want to do SOMETHING...for these two...and there is nothing I can do but wait...wait ...wait...and the other eggs arent coming along...hve roughly 9 I think....what do u think I should do with my humidity? I think its at 68%

go up like 2-3 post...I put up bigger pictures of FIGHTER AND PATIENCE...

 

[ChooksChick]

I've got my humidity at 75% right now, fearful of the same thing- I'm not sure if you have a prob with humidity or if it's just that they took so long to get out!

I don't know if there's any such thing as humidity too high on hatch day, though.

 

[2txmedics]

well I checked on Patience....and he couldnt stand up because.......his little legs were STUCK TO HIM...so agian q tips and warm water, open the darn bator up...worked on him, and he stretched them long....so now he is moving around doing a break dance, not up on his legs yet...I imagine its gonna take time with them stuck to him for so long....Fighter...

standing in a corner, afraid to lay down...still featherless...well he has a tiny bit...but not much...im so glad those two are ok though....

now Im not gonna go over until maybe 10300-11pm tonight...and check on them...everytime I walk in...it wakes the others sleeping. and they jump and scram....cute little things.

temp 93 and humidity 72%