Araucana thread anyone?

[chickengr]

Looloo made it into the August/September edition of Backyard Poultry magazine! View attachment 1843022View attachment 1843030

congrats, she is a true model!

 

[Trish1974]

I have seen pullets with a 3 row comb.

That would be a pleasant surprise!

 

[Trish1974]

So today is day 21, and there are still no rocking eggs or chirping. I can't see any pips either. I'm getting concerned. They looked okay going into lockdown. I locked them down about 16 hours before the 18 day mark but I highly doubt that would have an impact. My last batch started hatching on day 20. I don't know what could be wrong.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

So today is day 21, and there are still no rocking eggs or chirping. I can't see any pips either. I'm getting concerned. They looked okay going into lockdown. I locked them down about 16 hours before the 18 day mark but I highly doubt that would have an impact. My last batch started hatching on day 20. I don't know what could be wrong.

Give them time. I’m sure tomorrow morning you will have an incubator full of double tufted rumpless healthy chicks.

 

[Trish1974]

Give them time. I’m sure tomorrow morning you will have an incubator full of double tufted rumpless healthy chicks.

They are all dead. I don't know what the heck could have happened. All were alive at lockdown, just 4 days ago. I candled every single egg and no signs of live. I am devastated.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

They are all dead. I don't know what the heck could have happened. All were alive at lockdown, just 4 days ago. I candled every single egg and no signs of live. I am devastated.

What? How?
I’m so sorry Trish!

 

[Trish1974]

What? How?
I’m so sorry Trish!

I don't know, I just don't understand how every single one died all of a sudden! It's like someone just walked up to the incubator and pulled the plug. I keep a calibrated thermometer in there so I know the heating unit is working. I just can't believe it.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I don't know, I just don't understand how every single one died all of a sudden! It's like someone just walked up to the incubator and pulled the plug. I keep a calibrated thermometer in there so I know the heating unit is working. I just can't believe it.

Do you have a cat? Do you turn the incubator off already? Maybe leave them until tomorrow morning.

 

[Trish1974]

Do you have a cat? Do you turn the incubator off already? Maybe leave them until tomorrow morning.

I put them back in the incubator and left it plugged in. I do have a cat but I keep the door closed to the room the incubator is in so he can't get in.

 

[Trish1974]

I'm wondering if the humidity was too low?? I've read of people keeping it lower than I had it without problems. I just don't know.