APRIL Hatch a long ......Anyone?

[goodb]

Welp, day 21 here. Three happy and healthy chicks under a broody. My lockdown box failed me and shrink wrapped another dozen. By the time I got to them they were all dead. Eggtopsies showed 1 that should've hatched but didn't and a dozen shrink wrapped babies. I am so depressed now

 

[JitterbugFarm]

We ended up with a total of 7 from yesterday and this morning from 9 eggs. I still have the other 2 eggs in the incubator "just in case" but there's no pips or anything. We now have 2 barnevelders, 2 brown leghorns, 2 dominiques, and 1 chocolate orpington bantam The two that didn't hatch were both Choc Orps. I have another larger incubator due tomorrow night...that one has the rest of the barnevelders, brown leghorns, dominiques, choco orps, plus quite a few mottled anaconas, a mottled anacona x white leghorn, and a mottled anacona x EE Wish us luck~

Tammy


Here's the 7 in their brooder a few minutes ago along with the sultan and polish from last week's trip to the farm store. Gosh they are making a mess with their food!!!!! I may have to switch to a different kind of feeder when I clean them in the morning!

 

[goodb]

got a strange question. I have a chick that just hatched that is in a separate area in the brooder drying. A few times now I've seen lying on it's back, once sleeping, the others it was crying. Is this normal for chick newbies? What should my concern level be?

Thank you!

 

[DiamondDust]

I've had two from this hatch that would accidentally flip over and freak out, peeping loudly. Once they got the hang of walking without falling over they were fine. I have a friend who had a chick that would regularly sleep on it's back for the first few days. Looked like it was sun bathing, really funny actually. Both things are fine and don't last a long time.

DD

 

[goodb]

I've had two from this hatch that would accidentally flip over and freak out, peeping loudly. Once they got the hang of walking without falling over they were fine. I have a friend who had a chick that would regularly sleep on it's back for the first few days. Looked like it was sun bathing, really funny actually. Both things are fine and don't last a long time.

DD

Ok good. For a moment I thought it was trying to commit suicide! I'm keeping the newbies separated in the brooder tonight so they don't get pecked. In the morning I should have another out and at least 2 more pipped.

 

[Shellz]

Day 10 report on genesis unit. Using try hatch method & had to toss one egg from it the other day. That's 3 total tossed so far which leaves 42 left in this incubator. Better fertility later on in the season has helped a lot.

 

[Circle P Farm]

Well hatch day was yesterday and still no pipping! So candled the eggs this morning some rotten but some definitely have diddles in them! Hopefully I will have babies b4 long!

 

[JitterbugFarm]

We have our second hatch due tonight and ine of them arrived a little early boy is she a noisy one! LOL

Tammy

 

[Tubbys Lil Farm]

I forgot to post that I was in lock down, we should start to see pips tonight or in the morning. I hope this is a good hatch, in a new incubator. 33 eggs went into lock down. My broody hatched out 2 of three, so far as of this morning.

Happy Easter everyone.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hello everyone

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I have 6 Frizzle X's, 2 Marans X's and 1 RIR X that went in on the 04/18/2014 at around 8:30pm.
They are due on the 05/09/2014.