April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

[Mtn Margie]

Yes indeed, very cute! Congrats on the new chickies you all!!!!

 

[sandypotter76]

I know I wish my hens would try, but maybe next year. We have ours in a hot box. It has a glass front so they can see me. And i love to watch their attitudes
develope.

 

[melina90]

I know I wish my hens would try, but maybe next year. We have ours in a hot box. It has a glass front so they can see me. And i love to watch their attitudes
develope.

Brooding them inside has it's advantages too though. I've heard some people saying the chicks are easier to tame that way. I'm going to brood some from my next batch by myself, as I don't have enough broodyhens to take care of them all. Hopefully the weather will be a bit warmer by their hatching time, it's snowing outside atm!

 

[JeremyinNC]

8 chicks, 7 of which look totally happy. One has a bent leg so we'll see, if it's alive and otherwise healthy tomorrow I'm going to try and splint it with a bandaid.

So excited. Now I need to find someone who wants their daddy so I can raise another brood next spring.

 

[oesdog]

8 chicks, 7 of which look totally happy. One has a bent leg so we'll see, if it's alive and otherwise healthy tomorrow I'm going to try and splint it with a bandaid.

So excited. Now I need to find someone who wants their daddy so I can raise another brood next spring.

Sent you a link on legs ! lol

Hope the wee one is ok

Oes

 

[sandypotter76]

Brooding them inside has it's advantages too though. I've heard some people saying the chicks are easier to tame that way. I'm going to brood some from my next batch by myself, as I don't have enough broodyhens to take care of them all. Hopefully the weather will be a bit warmer by their hatching time, it's snowing outside atm!

I'm sorry about the snow we have rain. At least I don't have to water garden!!! Lol. Doing it inside is awesome its fun to see them recognize me.

 

[loopy12]

Updating...so, of the 9 barnyard mix eggs that I started with...all 9 went into lockdown, and 5 hatched. There was nothing until day 22 and I was giving up hope then 3 pipped, zipped and hatched that day, the other two the following day. Two are a naked neck variety which was a bit of a shock - I didn't know the lady I got the eggs from had any naked necks.
One of the two chicks that hatched on day 23 has real legs issues - it was very wet when it hatched and as it dried its legs bonded to its body. By the time I was able to retrieve it (there was another pip so I couldn't break lockdown) it was totally glued up. I washed it in warm water, blowdried it, warmed it up and that helped a bit but it was just siting on its rump, scooting on its hocks. So its having chick in a cup therapy, but I don't hold out much hope. Its 4 days old, on it second day of braces and cup therapy and I'm feeding it with a dropper, but basically I will give it another day of physiotherapy and then call it quits if its no better

I am going to invest in a 220V incubator before I try with "proper" (pure bred) eggs, because I think running my 110V incubator through a transformer and the resulting temperature variations are what caused the late, and sub optimal hatch (a bad workman blames his tools...)
I have 3 mallard, 2 goose and 5 Muscovy eggs still in my brinsea and suspect they will be late/poor hatches too for the same reason.

Chick #2


Chick #1 - very feisty chap


And "Stickie" - before he had a wash and blow dry!

 

[wabbit1964]

Updating...so, of the 9 barnyard mix eggs that I started with...all 9 went into lockdown, and 5 hatched. There was nothing until day 22 and I was giving up hope then 3 pipped, zipped and hatched that day, the other two the following day. Two are a naked neck variety which was a bit of a shock - I didn't know the lady I got the eggs from had any naked necks.
One of the two chicks that hatched on day 23 has real legs issues - it was very wet when it hatched and as it dried its legs bonded to its body. By the time I was able to retrieve it (there was another pip so I couldn't break lockdown) it was totally glued up. I washed it in warm water, blowdried it, warmed it up and that helped a bit but it was just siting on its rump, scooting on its hocks. So its having chick in a cup therapy, but I don't hold out much hope. Its 4 days old, on it second day of braces and cup therapy and I'm feeding it with a dropper, but basically I will give it another day of physiotherapy and then call it quits if its no better

I am going to invest in a 220V incubator before I try with "proper" (pure bred) eggs, because I think running my 110V incubator through a transformer and the resulting temperature variations are what caused the late, and sub optimal hatch (a bad workman blames his tools...)
I have 3 mallard, 2 goose and 5 Muscovy eggs still in my brinsea and suspect they will be late/poor hatches too for the same reason.

Chick #2


Chick #1 - very feisty chap


And "Stickie" - before he had a wash and blow dry!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

 

[CCWelch]

Just when I was ready to give up... I came up to check the incubator and I have a chick! I also have another pipped! It is so hard not to open the incubator during lockdown especially when they are hatching!

 

[CCWelch]

2 out 1 zipped! So eggcited!