April 2023 Hatch-A-Long

[Kikilu]

One of the reasons I was going to quit hatching was I was afraid it might get in the way of travel, but we are not going to travel for a while, so I have eggs in again...

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The little chick did die.

Good news though. I had a guy that wanted a rooster. He got one of my 3 month old roosters, (A steel egger/EE) Dark gray very handsome.

I did lose 3 to ravens Recently.

Those greens
Sorry to hear about your chick

 

[gimmie birdies]

Someone came for a rooster today!

below are my 10 I have left, one is hiding under a blanket. (upper right corner)

The little blue chick has a wonky foot. I am not going to hobble it, She can stand on it, and it seems not as bad.

I am going to name her "Hippy chick" look at her legs! She is a blue maran.

 

[Waterfaery]

One of the reasons I was going to quit hatching was I was afraid it might get in the way of travel, but we are not going to travel for a while, so I have eggs in again...

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The little chick did die.

Good news though. I had a guy that wanted a rooster. He got one of my 3 month old roosters, (A steel egger/EE) Dark gray very handsome.

I did lose 3 to ravens Recently.

Sorry about your little chick. You are so right about it feeling loved while it was here.

And sorry about the ravens taking some.

 

[Dani78]

We are on Day 22 with only one egg remaining (we set 4 eggs under Silkie hen and she quit her job, so we incubated the last 3, one was infertile and 2 died early on). Mom is a Splash Silkie and dad is a GLWyandotte. I'm wondering how long to wait before assist? Anyone successfully breed Silkie hen with Wyandotte roo? This is way too stressful for first hatch and only one egg!

 

[Honora]

We are on Day 22 with only one egg remaining (we set 4 eggs under Silkie hen and she quit her job, so we incubated the last 3, one was infertile and 2 died early on). Mom is a Splash Silkie and dad is a GLWyandotte. I'm wondering how long to wait before assist? Anyone successfully breed Silkie hen with Wyandotte roo? This is way too stressful for first hatch and only

Does it have a pip? How long has it been pipped? I would usually wait at least 24 hours after the pip before I assist.

 

[Waterfaery]

We are on Day 22 with only one egg remaining (we set 4 eggs under Silkie hen and she quit her job, so we incubated the last 3, one was infertile and 2 died early on). Mom is a Splash Silkie and dad is a GLWyandotte. I'm wondering how long to wait before assist? Anyone successfully breed Silkie hen with Wyandotte roo? This is way too stressful for first hatch and only one egg!

I'd recommend reading this article - Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry.

 

[dominiquePL]

Day 19. Out of 30 eggs that made it to lockdown 11 internal pips now. Some have huge air cells after slopping. One is, I think, a quitter. First chicks should hatch tomorrow

 

[Kikilu]

One hatched at 1130am this morning and waiting on my second. Came home to a zip which is on pause. Now watching to see how long this pause is because I have no idea when zip started. Still chirping and moving though.

 

[Kikilu]

Ended up assisting on the zip. An hour went by no progress. Membrane was definitely shrink wrapping. Probably because my humidity isn’t in lockdown stage due to the staggered hatch. Hopefully it goes well for the little one

 

[Kikilu]

When those incubator temps hit just right lol