ATTENTION NEWBIES TO INCUBATING

[Cowpoke]

Sounds Great Hickory! Hang in There! I'm Rootin forYa!

 

[HickoryHollow]

I exhausted! lol...I've been in labor 24 hours now!!!!!!!!!! 12 Hatched, 2 more pipped. The one with the toe/beak in pip made it out fine. 6pm tonight begins day 21!

 

[Dawnrenae]

29 hours later, my second pip hatched. But, he died after coming out of the shell?

I am heart broken.

He was such a big baby.

 

[HickoryHollow]

Well, all day I have been thinking wrong, which explains allot! Day 21 started last night at 6pm and ended tonight at 6pm. So, the first couple that hatched were not days early, but only a couple of hours early. 12 hatched. There is a 13 that has been pipped and mostly zipped for over 6 hours. She just can't quite split the end off. Hope she makes it soon.There was a 14 that pipped and partly zipped. I saw a little spot of blood where she pipped which worried me. I think it turned out to be for good reason, I haven't seen any movement in the pip for about 4 hours now.

I think she pipped a blood vessel.
Nothing else has even pipped or moved.

 

[HickoryHollow]

29 hours later, my second pip hatched. But, he died after coming out of the shell?

I am heart broken.

He was such a big baby.

Sorry for the loss of your second hatch.

 

[Dawnrenae]

I think Daddy may have helped someone out of the shell. He says no, but, looks like this baby's guts didn't go inside?

Is "he" gonna die? This is BIG BABY! Thought he was passed already, but it was a second chick.

I put "him" back in his shell, and back into the incubator.

It sure would be nice if people would talk to me before making decisions for MY project.

 

[Dawnrenae]

Sorry for the loss of your second hatch. 

This little one actually made it. It was a different chick that was still in the egg when I got home. Miscommunication.

However, this little guy looks like he "came" out of his shell too early.

Thoughts?

 

[Dawnrenae]

Out of 15 eggs so far we had 4 hatch. 3 alive and one didn't make it.

I have several eggs still rocking, but no external pips yet.

And tomorrow is lockdown for my own hatch!

Jeesh, who knew how hard waiting could be.

Baby #4 is in the incubator still, she must have just hatched when we came home, and is so very tiny, but she's snuggling with the other eggies, to stay warm. Hopefully she will dry soon.

 

[Cowpoke]

Out of 15 eggs so far we had 4 hatch. 3 alive and one didn't make it.

I have several eggs still rocking, but no external pips yet.

And tomorrow is lockdown for my own hatch!

Jeesh, who knew how hard waiting could be.

Baby #4 is in the incubator still, she must have just hatched when we came home, and is so very tiny, but she's snuggling with the other eggies, to stay warm. Hopefully she will dry soon.

Hang in there Dawn! And yep it's a tough wait.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yeah, Dawn, you had a hard situation to start with but you are making it OK. It's stressful but hang in there. You'll get through it.