Anyone Setting Eggs Tonight 3/31/2011 - Come join me if you like!

[RustyHen]

I took my heart in my hands and did it, I helped the little pip that had been that way sence 10 AM Thurday I waited 24 hrs and nothing had happened so I did research on BYC and found out what to do. took the egg out wraped in warm washcloth and listened it was peeping and sticking its beak out but the membrane was so dry it had passed dry, white to yellow and stiff so I gave it a go, only went 3/4 way around shell only, left the membrane Alone, except for moisture, wraped in warm wet paper towel and put it back . then the hard part - I went to work for 3 hrs. Guess what when I got home it had

hatched

it's lying there getting dried out but has been up and around the bator twice. I let him push his own way out so his hips would be in position and he is walking. now I have 4 other pips hope they do well on their own.. Whew!

I so happy for everyone that we are finally seeing some babies!!!

 

[RachaelS]

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I am so happy for you.

 

[RustyHen]

Here it is , it's a birchen cochin bantam

 

[RachaelS]

Okay at 7pm is my 21 days. Had 4 that went into lockdown. Keeping my fingers crossed

 

[RustyHen]

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I will think happy chicken thougths for you

 

[petunias212]

Great info and I will definetly keep you posted!! Thank you so much for posting this, it's going to be an interesting experiment.

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[petunias212]

Look at him/her just sitting there after all your suffering - as though hatching were a breeze!! I'm pretty sure it's not a breeze for them either, poor little thing, looks like he's taking a well deserved rest - I hope you have too, though I know that's hard....I'm so glad to see everyone's progress - i figure with all the fluctuations, there would be some late bloomers!

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[chickenfeverforever]

Still nothing.....

 

[PeasChisGuis]

I'm right there with you chickenfeverforever

It is day 22 for me and none. My blue hen is hatching her chicks so not a total loss....I guess.
I plan on just leaving them alone and if nothing by Monday will be tossing them.
The power outage might have been more than they could take.

I have 68 more eggs to hatch in my other bator so

here we go again....lol. It's a new bator so hope it goes well. It is working wonderfully so

 

[scrambledmess]

So sorry for those of you who are waiting and still nothing. Mine don't go into lock down until the 24th

I think I only have two that are viable at this point. I hope they are still doing well and will pip out for me.