August Hatch-A-Long

[ScottyGill]

I have one hatched and walking and one has pipped at the bottom end! It is the one with the saddle cell. The one you said I maybe had to watch. Will this be ok??

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Unnmmnnnnng an egg exploded. I mean I think it did. So gross the smell. I’d assume it was an exploding egg I didn’t smell it earlier and then did smell it and am missing an egg so there we go. I feel like it wouldn’t have smelled this way if she cracked an egg.

And then I didn’t find much evidence. Did she eat it?

Sorry I’m behind in the thread I’ve spent all day getting the roosts done to move everyone so I can get her out of that nest.



I wiped a coated egg WITH MY BARE HAND and removed the parts left with my other and so it’s a good thing I’m moving the girls because now I’ll have to burn the whole thing down with my left hand.

I figured she would rub them clean and I’ll wipe them with a towel when I move them this evening?

Oh bleh!!! Believe me, I empathize!!!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I have two pips in the incubator from the mixed flock... a little early, but I’m creeping the humidity and warming up the brooder plate!!! The hyLine and an Ameraucana egg.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Tomorrow is day 21 for the last of our August eggs. 2 Silkies, a Partridge and a Paint. The partridge was rocking and rolling a little bit ago, literally. Turns out it pipped on the underside and was trying to roll over. I watched for a while, went in to have dinner, and it still hadn’t righted itself when I came back out. I upped the humidity and tried to nudge it over, but it ended up face down again and squawking. So, being a bit trigger happy after the bad hatch, I plucked it out to assess the situation. I peeled off one small piece of shell to and it kicked and wiggled, and hatched in my hand before I could get it back into the incubator. See what happens when you hatch right side up, little chick!?! LOL. All seems well, and it went right back into the incubator.

The paint pipped earlier today but isn’t doing anything else yet. I’ve really been wanting a Paint. Fingers crossed for all to go well with its hatch. Awesome spots would just be a bonus

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OMG!!! Congratulations on the new baby!!!C’mon little paint! Just curious - how do you know the colors already?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

View attachment 1879078 Humidity jumped to 68 with the chicks arrival! And one is out and chirping up a storm another pip in one of the larger ameraucana eggs, that one has me a little concerned, and the out and chirping girl came from one of the smaller eggs...

Yeah! Looks like your hatch is going great!!!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I am pretty excited I have 5 Black East Indies eggs that have external pipped. Super excited to hopefully get more of these tiny ducks.

Awesome!!!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Well, cross your fingers!

Moved everyone tonight. The laying hens are fine, roosting away by the time I got out there. I closed the other coop up today so they couldn’t get in.

Maybe 15 minutes before dark I moved mama and eggs. She sat for five minutes and bolted off the eggs, pacing the pen wall. It’s all hers but it’s pretty big. I gave her a box within there, so I locked her in it. I’m concerned the box is still too big but what will be will be. When I could still see she was pacing the box, but not stepping on the eggs yet. From the camera that I can’t really see in the dark it looks like she may be sitting.

Yay! Busy night coming in the incubator!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

View attachment 1879223 View attachment 1879225 look who had one baby this eve.... she let me get a quick pic but was not happy about it.

Oh wow!!! Lovely little Poult!!!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

While guinea moms were off the nest, I candled and found that the other fertile egg set with the one that hatched was DIS. Maybe the nest got too hot??? So, no imminent sibling for our new purple keet. However, one other egg was developing. Problem is, it’s only about 10-14 days along!!! I’ve put it in the incubator. If it hatches, it will be all alone. I’m thinking: a) maybe a guinea will go broody and I can return the egg to the nest. I’ve left 9 dud eggs behind for encouragement... b) I could advertise as a free keet to a good home to try to find someone with similarly aged keet who would like to add another keet.?

 

[Rockporters]

Well, the bf is right. Even though my son is grown, I still have that weird Mommy “sense”...but now, with chickens? Woke up out of the blue, went to the barn. Voilà a chick hatching. LOL. The second egg hatched without incident.

Here is the paint Silkie I was so looking forward to..Yeah, that didn’t go exactly as I pictured it in my head. Oh well, who needs a paint (or splash) Silkie anyway!?! The little partridge is a really cute little dust mop. Looking forward to seeing it fluffed.