August Hatch-A-Long!

[Shabana]

Born aug 17th to my broodies 15 chicks out of 21 eggs. Silkies, Andalusian, wyandottes and I think a little hamburg with his brown ' go faster' stripes

 

[AParmer]

Yes, here is a link... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/814481/september-hatch-a-long

Thank you very much!

 

[KuroKitsune]

woke up to 2 more button qauil chicks and number 4 is pipping now! two of the three already out look like daddy when he was little and the other looks like momma when she was little. can wait to see what number 4 looks like

 

[Bantamlover124]

Our 4 peeps are now six days old. One chick (little Dot) is only half the size of the rest but is eating and drinking although I see her going off to lay on her own a lot. Is that normal?

Little dot is at the back. Not as obvious in photo but she is literally half size of others

As long as she eats, drinks and acts normal, she should be fine. Just watch her and make sure the others don't trample her or anything that could hurt her.

 

[DeannaA]

I have no idea WHY, but my hatcher suddenly dipped down and was reading 96 yesterday. I changed all batteries, confirmed it was NOT the thermometer/hygrometers. Carefully adjusted the bator and got the temp up to 101 (still air) measured at the top of the egg (side laying). It was fine all day yesterday and then this morning I got up and the hatcher said 107!! I opened it to cool it down and adjusted the temp. All day long its bouncing between 98 and 104 - can not get it to stabilize. Finally just decided to candle and only see movement in 2 of the 6 eggs still

Nothing was changed!!! A/C setting the same, positions all the same, dials the same. WHY??? Ugh

ETA: today is day 19

I was having those problems. So frustrated. Seems to have stopped for now. I think it was all of the storms.

Our 4 peeps are now six days old. One chick (little Dot) is only half the size of the rest but is eating and drinking although I see her going off to lay on her own a lot. Is that normal?



Little dot is at the back. Not as obvious in photo but she is literally half size of others

I have a chick that was like that. I held her a lot. She became my buddy. She is fine now, still hasn't caught up with the other chicken in size but still growing.

 

[Heidisgran]

I have no idea WHY, but my hatcher suddenly dipped down and was reading 96 yesterday. I changed all batteries, confirmed it was NOT the thermometer/hygrometers. Carefully adjusted the bator and got the temp up to 101 (still air) measured at the top of the egg (side laying). It was fine all day yesterday and then this morning I got up and the hatcher said 107!! I opened it to cool it down and adjusted the temp. All day long its bouncing between 98 and 104 - can not get it to stabilize. Finally just decided to candle and only see movement in 2 of the 6 eggs still

Nothing was changed!!! A/C setting the same, positions all the same, dials the same. WHY??? Ugh

ETA: today is day 19

don't give up at day 19 they'd be pretty still resting for the big event

 

[DeannaA]

I had two pips when I went to the feedstore. I had two chicks and two new pips when I cam home.

The chicks appear healthy but one has a curled foot. I'm going to try the what I saw someone else do a few days ago. But should I leave it in the incubator with so many eggs still waiting to hatch or take it out to fix the foot right away? Will the foot still be pliable for a day or better to do this right away?

 

[Heidisgran]

I am so disgusted...I put 12 buff laced orpington eggs, shipped eggs, in the incubator Saturday and today 4 of them blew up in my incubator!! this is probably the worst shipped egg story ever!!

 

[nicole63021]

I am so disgusted...I put 12 buff laced orpington eggs, shipped eggs, in the incubator Saturday and today 4 of them blew up in my incubator!! this is probably the worst shipped egg story ever!!

OH NO!!!! That's awful!!!!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

I am so disgusted...I put 12 buff laced orpington eggs, shipped eggs, in the incubator Saturday and today 4 of them blew up in my incubator!! this is probably the worst shipped egg story ever!!

Well that sucks! I've never heard of an egg rotting and exploding that quickly. They must have already been well into the rotting process when you got them.