Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Jloeffler]

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The eggs I moved this weekend due to poweroutages have been moving on and off for two days. Today is Day 21. I've been reading that the eggs move when they are ready to hatch. There was no pip or movement this morning...Does that mean they are dead in the eggs?? Or can they move for awhile before pipping?

 

[Muggsmagee]

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but the feminist in me needs to give you something...

 

[Jloeffler]

No, I told my DH that if any showed up on YouTube the next would be of

Guess he believed me! I'm sure everyone at his office knows about it by now though. I can live with that I guess...

Boys are strange.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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The eggs I moved this weekend due to poweroutages have been moving on and off for two days. Today is Day 21. I've been reading that the eggs move when they are ready to hatch. There was no pip or movement this morning...Does that mean they are dead in the eggs?? Or can they move for awhile before pipping?

Be patient! They should be working their way out. Sometimes talking to them or tapping on the bator will get them "talking"...I would wait just a little longer before you open them up (which is what I would assume you would do). Their incubation cycle has been disrupted a bit...I would expect they are fine. I had a woman buy 3 eggs (on day 18 of incubation) for her broody that was hatching air for 4 months. She put them in her bra, stayed and talked with me for 2+ hours, drove 1/2 hour to get home, and put 1 under her broody, 2 in the incubator. The ones in the incubator hatched a day before mine!

 

[Jloeffler]

Thanks, Muggs! I was planning on giving them several days over just in case the moving scrambled their time table a bit. Also, maintaining humidity and temp was an on going task. By the time we had it down, power was back on and I moved them back under the lamp. I think they like the candlelight better...maybe it was the Home for the Holiday's Yankee candle scent! Who knows, I could hatch the first ever scented chicks!!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Now that would be marketable!!! I'd be first in line for some of those!

 

[daisychick]

I got 2 goats this weekend.

They have the longest ears ever and are soooo cute. They are 4 months old.
Meet Stella and Luna.

This is Stella:

This is Luna:

 

[Muggsmagee]

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OMG Chandra they are GORGEOUS! Jealous doesn't even come close to how I feel right now! Congratulations you lucky woman you!!!

 

[daisychick]

I am really hoping things work out and I can figure out a way to find time to milk them next year and try to make cheese and soap and fun stuff like that. If that plan doesn't work out then they will just be cute weed eaters.

 

[Jloeffler]

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VERY cute!! Dang, now I want one!!

Maybe I'll wait and see how it works out for you first! Might need more land too...