August Hatch-A-Long!

[Heidisgran]

Quote: or if your like me you nose is at the bator just in case it's earlier lol

 

[Heidisgran]

I have at least one hatched this morning while I was out garage saleing. Hubby Texted me about it and I rushed ho.e! We've been out ever since so hoping we have more chicks when we get back! Today is day 21.

congrats! sweet baby

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: it doesn't need to eat for several days but it is probably upset...how's it doing? did you lower it so it stand on it"s feet? when your not busy you can hold it and love it up!! that'll calm it!
when mine first hatch and are chirpy I get them together and lay them on me cover them with a hand towel and they sleep!!

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: were they shipped in this heat the start incubating so they aren't really early

 

[sweetappleacres]

it doesn't need to eat for several days but it is probably upset...how's it doing? did you lower it so it stand on it"s feet? when your not busy you can hold it and love it up!! that'll calm it!
when mine first hatch and are chirpy I get them together and lay them on me cover them with a hand towel and they sleep!!

He is standing up and attempting to walk on it's legs. And he ate.

 

[Heidisgran]

had one of my little peeps pip it's egg was upside down, by that I mean facing the bottom of the bator, good thing I decided to take a quick look because it had ooze coming from the pip....I didn't think I'd find it alive but it is, I cleaned it's nostrils and put it back where I can watch it!
hope the others don't have that much fluid still...this is a dry incubation!!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Thanks . I've just never had them peep this early, usually, for me, they start the dY before or of hatch day so I kinda paniced! No early babies please!!!!!! Just nice healthy peeps

I have heard that shipped eggs can start earlier because of warm temps while in the mail system. Doesn't mean early like premature, just they started incubation before they arrived.

 

[Heidisgran]

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sounds perfect!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

had one of my little peeps pip it's egg was upside down, by that I mean facing the bottom of the bator, good thing I decided to take a quick look because it had ooze coming from the pip....I didn't think I'd find it alive but it is, I cleaned it's nostrils and put it back where I can watch it! hope the others don't have that much fluid still...this is a dry incubation!!

Thank goodness you discovered it. Hope it hatches and does well.

 

[sweetappleacres]

Placed my next batch into the bator today. at least 4 were showing veining (all on day 6) 2- hard to tell and 1 was dark inside. What is that? a bad one?