August Hatch-A-Long!

[turkenlurken]

So I was woken up in the middle.of the.night by very long chirping
Checked the incubator an the little one who hatched yesterday PM was sitting on one of the other eggs and peeping loudly. She is either telling them to hurry up or practicing her broody skills

 

[Gen9]

Anyone?

I'm not sure about this one. No movement, spots.. Assuming this is blood. Should I toss it? I stored it for over 2 weeks - a lot of them were over 2 weeks old which is probably why some never developed or stopped developing. This egg was laid & stored July 9th. I'm surprised it got as far as it did. should I toss it?

I'm on day 14

 

[CarolinaHen]

Lol ordered 24 chicks from Meyers today and hubby was mad due to the fact that the breed he wanted wasn't in stock. Cocst $102.00 and he didn't care. Been together 16 years and he always says he trust my judgement and my purchases. I say "what gun did you order this week"?

Sounds like my DH. He finally had to open a gun shop because I told him we were NOT decorating the house with gun parts. LOL

 

[AParmer]

Please, please, please help me!

I went to check on them one last time, the ones almost on day 25. I had movement on 3 of the 5. The other too looked bad so I put a tiny hole in the first one and carefully opend it up. He wasn't alive. The other egg looked the same so I carefully put a hole in it and looked in. No movement. So I opened it up a little more and was trying to figure out what went wrong and yes you know where I'm going with this, the chick moved. It looks grown, but there are still a few blood vessels but I'm not sure if they are the ok small kind or the large bleeder kinds. I could see the chicks leg, side view. The shell is really thick. It was very hard to make a hole in it. The membrane is also very thick. The chick barely moves. I don't know if the yoke is absorbed yet. I didn't peel off anymore shell once I saw it was alive. I misted the membrane with water and put it back in the incubator.

What should I do? Leave it? Open the membrane in a safe area? or try to remove the chick? How can I tell if the yolk is absorbed? If I remove the shell but leave the membrane intact, will that harm the chick? I will be tryingto look this up as I wait for your help.

I know some of you are as crazy as me and are still up reading these posts, please help. My little chicky needs you.

How is the assist this morning? If you haven't already, go ahead and slowly chip off shell. You need to locate the beak before you open the inner membrane. How are the veins looking. At this point they should be small as the chick should have absorbed the blood. If not don't touch that inner membrane other than to open a small hole at the beak to allow it to breathe.

Here's the link to the full assist. Once you've done it once or twice, it gets easier and you'll gain more confidence in doing it. I had to partially assist one on this last hatch, and fully assist another. Make sure you keep a close eye on those membranes so they don't start drying out. That's why I had to do the full assist on the last one hatched.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[Heidisgran]

I'm excited to see pics

 

[familypendragon]

:'( Only slept for 5 hours, but in those 5 hours one of my assisted chicks - my little yellow RIW marans mix with the super fuzzy legs - got snuggled to death in the chick pile. So sad.... I hate when they do that!

 

[Sueg4332]

i I have 2 more this morning. one crested legbar and 1 EE. total 3 21 to go. I don't candle my eggs. so it is wait and see.
I have some cochin bantams I have to candle. Due the 17th. Pick all up from the pen in one day haave not idea how old they where.don't want any stinkers.
I have some wyandottes and some leghorns due the 10 th....To who ever is hatching on the 9th.
I think the legbar is a rooster, big spot on its head. If I can remember correctly how to sex this guys.
I have 5 dogs to groom today. the incabator is in grooming room. So I'll have chicky TV all day....today is day 21.

 

[DeannaA]

How is the assist this morning? If you haven't already, go ahead and slowly chip off shell. You need to locate the beak before you open the inner membrane. How are the veins looking. At this point they should be small as the chick should have absorbed the blood. If not don't touch that inner membrane other than to open a small hole at the beak to allow it to breathe.

Here's the link to the full assist. Once you've done it once or twice, it gets easier and you'll gain more confidence in doing it. I had to partially assist one on this last hatch, and fully assist another. Make sure you keep a close eye on those membranes so they don't start drying out. That's why I had to do the full assist on the last one hatched.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

You must not have seen my updated posts, the chick died while I was chipping the shell away. I don't think it would have lived, even if I had helped sooner. I have deleted those posts so it won't be so confusing for the people getting up this morning trying to catch up on this thread.

On the positive side, I am pretty sure I have fixed the problem. First is to stop letting people convince me to change something I feel is right. Since I am fairly new to hatching I am easily convinced I am doing something wrong even though I have spent a ridiculous number of hours researching it. Practical experience is always more helpful. Most people have very good information but there are also some dangerous ones that just want to throw their 2 cents in. I can not always tell the difference until it is too late. Pretending to be knowledgeable on a topic can cause harm. Remember people listen to what you say. Expeience is what people are looking for when they ask questions. I PM'd the bad advice people and a few times they have even admitted to not ever having owned chickens.(but they really want some) To those of you that have chickens and years of experience, thank you for sharing. Is there a place where the number of years experience could be added, maybe next to the name? That would help in deciding weather or not to use someone's advice. I'm sure I am not the only one that has been affected by bad advice givers.

Again thank you to those who are not talking out of your hiney. I appreciate it very much.

 

[Roxannemc]

sorry about the little one...I can't bring myself to do it! anyway the babies are precious

Heidiagran
What is the roo in your avatar? Looks just like my Silver Laced Brahma roo!

 

[Heidisgran]

he's a Dark Brahma!!