Candeling and hatching diary.

[Lacrystol]

Now there are three chicks with one about to hatch! One pipped egg, two eggs peeping inside with no pips, but we're still good on time I think. My lone duckling from this batch has me worried a bit. Now 24 hours from pip and this is all the progress it's made. The beak looks dried out. @Lacrystol , what do you think?

I say let's help the little bugger. Lately there's been some issues going on and I haven't found out the problem but i am working on it. My guess is this change of weather but the ducks are dying just shortly of they are zipping.. So let me know if you want me to help you escape him...

 

[Lacrystol]

Hour long as the duck been pipped? I'd put some neosporin in the hole if you can without getting it on the baby's nose

Nope nope don't put newsprint on him..

 

[Lacrystol]

Pink=BLRW Blue=Speckled Sussex Purple=Barn Yarn(Buff Orp Roo over Maran) Green=BLRW over Blue Wheaton Americauna

Looks like a good hatching....

 

[Lacrystol]

So I am back. Kids did ok with the chicks I missed two different hatchings but the kids managed them with some  lost chicks but its ok. Unfortuantly my foster dad did pass away on Thursday morning I am aheart broken but life goes on and everyday is a little bit easier I have a giant hatch coming up at the end of this week and need to clear out as many as possible befor they start hatching. I have ducks and chicks hatching. I hope every one else has been reasonable luck I am going to go back and try to play catch up.

Sorry to here that....

 

[Lacrystol]

Sorry guys I have been setting up our Stand because I had a bride show to attend, give me the status on the duck? He sounds like he needs help do not put anything wet on him...

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Nope nope don't put newsprint on him..

I put the neosporin on it so I could see the blood vessels.

 

[Dawnrenae]

Today is day 7 of my very first artificial hatch!!!

My temps have been holding steady between 99 and 102° with humidity between 35 and 50%.

I am convinced 10 out of 12 of my eggies have life!!! I saw beautiful air cells in 10 eggs on this, day 7 in the incubator. In 6 of 10 I saw what look like could be blood vessels!!!

I probably should have waited til day 10 to candle, but, know better next time. On day 14, anything that doesn't appear to have an embryo will leave the "nest", so not to contaminate anyone else.

I need a better method. My timing is a little slow. Weighing and candling took nearly 20 minutes. So the eggies were exposed to room temps for a lil while.

Wish me luck!

 

[pinusresinosa]

I say let's help the little bugger. Lately there's been some issues going on and I haven't found out the problem but i am working on it. My guess is this change of weather but the ducks are dying just shortly of they are zipping.. So let me know if you want me to help you escape him...

We noticed that he wasn't moving or breathing anymore. When we'd touch it's beak, it wouldn't respond. So we sort of opened him up. He had passed away, and it hadn't finished absorbing it's yolk.

It would have been a beauty too. Body shape of papa for sure, but it was all one solid dark color (despite being wet, it was still pretty dark).

I have a couple that should start hatching in a few days, then a whole group of duck eggs that go into lockdown this week. The last two chicken eggs from this batch that hatched haven't pipped internally yet, although they're still alive. I had them in my DIY bator (one of 2) and I think that both bators ran too cool- part of the hard lesson I learned from my other failures.

And finally, my cubalayas showed that I've been waiting for last week and yesterday they were on day 3 of incubation in the nice professional bator. They're ALL developing!

That's going to leave me with about 24 chickens in total, but I'm counting for rooster culls and part of the chickens are for meat. Should make a good flock by the end of the season!

 

[Lacrystol]

I put the neosporin on it so I could see the blood vessels.

I wouldn't do that.

 

[Lacrystol]

Today is day 7 of my very first artificial hatch!!!

My temps have been holding steady between 99 and 102° with humidity between 35 and 50%.

I am convinced 10 out of 12 of my eggies have life!!! I saw beautiful air cells in 10 eggs on this, day 7 in the incubator. In 6 of 10 I saw what look like could be blood vessels!!!

I probably should have waited til day 10 to candle, but, know better next time. On day 14, anything that doesn't appear to have an embryo will leave the "nest", so not to contaminate anyone else.

I need a better method. My timing is a little slow. Weighing and candling took nearly 20 minutes. So the eggies were exposed to room temps for a lil while.

Wish me luck!

What kind of Bator do you have? Homemade? That would explain the flexuation but those are the BEST..