Bator to full?

[Mareloo]

I have got four eggs now that piped (just cracked shell, hole not complete) on the evening of day 20. What is wrong? Why are they early? is this the beginning of the end?

 

[MissPrissy]

The night of Day 20 is not really early. Not every egg hatches on day 21. I have seen some hatch on day 25.

 

[Mareloo]

Thank you..

Thank you!

THANK YOU!

 

[silkiechicken]

Good luck! Don't try to help them out till at least 22 though as they can pip early.

 

[Mareloo]

silkiechicken

Sneaky... Number 5 piped right at the bottom, right tro.. The little peaces of shell gave him away! (I looked for it.. Remembering you wrote that in one of the threads)

22 hours? or Day 22?

 

[silkiechicken]

Day 22. I like to give at least 24 hours past pip, or day 22, which ever is longer. Early pips that are helped often have unabsorbed yolks due to possible high temp spots in the bator.

 

[Mareloo]

I will grind my teeth. I will summon all my will power..

If it was possible to use just will power to make them all hatch.. My sucses rate wouldve been 100%..

I just want them to live!

I will do.. You have always been the bearer of excellent advice..

 

[nccatnip]

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Oh, the angst of hatching chicks. I swear at day 20 we all think we've killed them. Then day 21 some appear. then we think that is it but no.........here come a few more. THEN we decide we've just got to help.

 

[Mareloo]

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You have just described me down to the last T.. Astonishing!

This morning I found the chick I hatched in my hand, dead in the nursery. I inspected the body to try and find the cause. I read about it here... I think the term is called pastry bottom. I cant remember. Anyhow, I reconice it immediately for what it was. I inspected all the other baby's and found 3 more. One severe. I washed all there bottoms with some warm water and a clean cloth. Shame, when the one that was the worst, let go, I couldn't believe that such a small body could hold such a large amount of poo. I couldn't remember if I am suppose to separate them or not and I think the cause got something to do with the temp of the bator. So, since they were somehow wet I left them with the others for heat and company.. Yes? It is not a "catchable" sickness, is it? This evening they look fine. Up and running ext. I will just make sure there bottoms stay clean for the next few days..

11 chicks hatched so far.. No deaths.. The last one that hatched late this afternoon is a monster. It is at least twice as big as the smallest. It doesnt want to sit still next to another for a comparison pic but when I move them I will make sure I do get one. He has got a big tummy... Other than that he actually look very healthy. I don't know if his tummy just look so big to me because he himself is so big.

Another thing that is very strange to me. I got only one black australop hen. About half of all my chicks (over the last 2 hatches) is black.. LOL, Is she just one very fertile lady or will there colors change?

I have candled the bator with the over a hundred eggs in it today.. This is how it looks now..

It actually went much better than I thought. There is now 91 eggs left. About 10 of them is "maybes" One in particular is very worrying to me. I see a clear blood ring.. BUT also a chick, formed on the outside (Around) the blood ring. What should I do? Keep it or toss it? At this moment it is still inside. they must hatch next week Thursday.. The long one also didnt make it. I see it got two yolks but nether started.

This is the eggs I placed in the second big bator this Wednesday that is past.

Lady's and Gentlemen.. I present to you.. My first broody hen!

I already cheated her.. I waited until it got dark then I placed 11 eggs under her.. She is a new to all this and not one of the biggest girls around. I was scared she wont be able to cover more than that. As it is.. I think the nest is to small.. Look at her tail. wont she be uncomfortable? Also.. I haven't built a "mothers coop" yet.. Were shall I place her in the mean time? Leave her were she is or maybe in the cress or teens?

If evolution really worked.. I would've had 6 hands..

 

[MissPrissy]

What a clever use of buckets for your nesting boxes!