Anyone hatching April 5-7 or so? ALL DONE, READY TO BE LOCKED

[Suechick]

Quote:

Yay

Yeah, the sticky stuff is from the membranes. I find that snuggling with the chicks in a sweatshirt pocket gets them to fluff the rest of the way.

 

[snazzyboots]

Anyone have suggestions about the sticky stuff? Otherwise they are doing great

 

[snazzyboots]

Thanks suechick. So is the humidity low or high? I have two in the brooder snuggling together. I figured they will fluff each other up. I have one that I think is getting shrink wrapped. I may have to help.

 

[newbiechickenowner]

Quote:
Sounds like a lot of chicks! Is that a normal hatch rate? I am just suprised with the 8 out of 20...now....were those all viable just before lockdown? Like I started with 29, but only went into lockdown with 21...then got 19. Were those the original numbers before you culled?

 

[speckledhen]

That is pretty normal for shipped eggs, overall, but remember, eggs that never started to develop do not count against your hatch rate, only eggs that started and quit. I can't remember how many just never started in this bunch, not too many, maybe 7-8? I just don't care about the rate for rate's sake, but below is how to calculate hatch rate vs fertility rate.

For example, I started with 86, but 6 were not even fertile from my own hen, so those don't count at all, plus any others that never even got started would count. If out of 86 total eggs, 10 never even started, then my total to start from is 76. To get the hatch rate, divide 44 by 76, which is about a 58% hatch rate.

Fertility rate is different. Then, I do count all the eggs. Divide 44 by 86 and the fertility rate for the incubation is 51%. That means that 58% of the 51% that were fertile actually hatched.

 

[snazzyboots]

I have a pip in one of the marans eggs. Either bcm or bbs. Not sure. I didn't label n keep track well enough

but I'm so happy with all the lil peeps.

 

[cristyr22]

Ok so my barred rock hatch is over now. I ended up with 9 out of the 11 that went into lockdown. One died at hatch and one was facing the wrong way in the shell and died. I had received 18 eggs with 4 broken upon arrival leaving 14. 1 of those was infertile and 2 died early on (bloodrings) So the 9 out of 13 gives me a 69% hatch rate for my shipped eggs in our homemade styrofoam cooler incubator. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I posted a few pictures of 1 of them in the what gender is this thread if anyone wants to take a guess. Thanks for this thread it was very helpful to me

 

[Cynthia12]

Here's for all the new babies, and those that have pips and are still hatching.

And bburn..this one is for you....

Good luck! Taking care of babies. Enjoy!!

 

[MrsFordTN]

We have 15 new babies!!!! Two still in the bator, but not looking too good, but just in case giving them time!

 

[bburn]

Quote:
Lockdown tomorrow night....yeah, me! My DGD is here and she is my chicken partner. We are spending tomorrow getting things ready for the impending hatch!!! Forgot to get chick starter....go figure. I just hope I get a halfway good hatch.

I am getting a little nervous here.....lol.....