Chat N Chicknfun Thread

[Alaskan]

My horizontal egg made it out just now! YEAH!

(I wonder why he started zipping horizontal, but ah well)

And My Precious is better at sitting and moving like a proper new chick, instead of just lying on her back. So, YEAH!


Right now, I am up to four live chicks!

Happy happy joy joy

I think one of the eggs in the back row wiggled.

So, so far, so good!

 

[chickadoodles]

Anyway, I decided to go ahead and let My Precious out. I was correct, she was completely finished. Also, her head was ON TOP of her wing, not under her wing. So, I was completely correct in that she was trying to unzip but couldn't get enough force because of being malpositioned. Also, the first membrane was so tough, is was no wonder she couldn't break it, even though I had removed a thin strip of shell.

So, My Precious is on the floor of the incubator looking like a very wet brand new chick. Her tummy is perfect (always my terror when helping chicks).

The egg that pipped a bit after My Precious, I went ahead and looked at. But, there was some pinkness to the inner membrane, and the chick was also making that clicking sound that I read they make when their lungs are still adjusting to breathing. So, after the tiniest of holes, just enough to see all that, I wrapped her up in a damp paper towel, and back into the incubator.

Of the two eggs that pipped most recently, they are both trying to unzip. One on the bottom row far left looks like it is unzipping incorrectly. The beak is going back and forth horizontally, instead of vertically along the air sack. Anyway, I am going to let it sit there for at least some odd more hours, maybe until tomorrow morning.

The egg on the front bottom row on the right side is unzipping properly. So yeah!

How eggciting for you! Congrats on your new babies! Hopefully the others will follow suit for you! Good Luck!

 

[Bama1]

Awesome Alaska, congrats!

 

[chirpingcricket]

My horizontal egg made it out just now! YEAH!

(I wonder why he started zipping horizontal, but ah well)

And My Precious is better at sitting and moving like a proper new chick, instead of just lying on her back. So, YEAH!


Right now, I am up to four live chicks!

Happy happy joy joy

I think one of the eggs in the back row wiggled.

So, so far, so good!

Hey, I wondered what happened to you last night....Congrats and just keep on hanging on...oh..... and.....Celebrate!!!!

 

[lilmynx13]

any of you girls know some one i can swap with that has marans i have some evilness planned for some egg racists

 

[chirpingcricket]

Hello! so glad I found this thread. While I find a breed thread very informative I haven't had a whole lot of fun reading it. So, I have found you people and am thrillled to have done so. I have 4 barred rock full sized hens that the neighbor added to my flock and 1 huge blue hen who is raising a banty chick she hatched. One japanese banty with one cochin baby she hatched and I have 5 cochin 13 week old cochin babes as that is the breed I am enterested in. These babes are developing mostly well and are fun friendly little 4 gals and 1 roo. I bought 6 cochin babies I thought but one started looking very odd so I thought it was a sultan but it hasn't quite grown right so counted its toes and it has 6 on one foot ans 8 on the other. Its a roo but has adopted 3 little guys that lost their mom and so has not been culled from my flock. I don't think you can have a chicken nuetered and he cannot be breeding but he is entertainment. Any way here I am

Welcome on board, so glad you're here!

 

[Bama1]

2:00 am and I am awake. Went out to the coop and checked on the chickens. I moved the 7 day old silkies and sulmtalers out to the brooder shelves in the coop yesterday.

 

[chirpingcricket]

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Hey Lady, me too...'bout to wrap it up now, winding down. This site can be known for it's late nighter owls, why I thought it might come in handy for you too~but.... Sounds like you've beeb busy, busy...

 

[Bama1]

Hey Lady, me too...'bout to wrap it up now, winding down. This site can be known for it's late nighter owls, why I thought it might come in handy for you too~but....Sounds like you've beeb busy, busy...

Yup, i am up for the day. Drinking coffee. I went to sleep at 9, so 5 hours is plenty.

 

[chirpingcricket]

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Wow, wish I could get to sleep that early. Had a niece here now for past 2 nights and I don't know how many more this trip, keeps me up kicking/tossing, jabbering in her sleep. (like me, heehee) DH has to sleep in other bedroom, don't think he minds a bit...sigh. I would rather keep more than 1 at a time, not so draining on me when they have a playmate...but this child doesn't like to "share" her time with me, I know, she's spoiled rotten... 9yo