DAY 14. How are my air sacks?

[TxChick77]

Lol. ..and the report button

 

[TxChick77]

So my little noise maker above has been pipping in the same spot since 8 making no progress. Should I be worried or still too early?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Lol. ..and the report button

True. I know I used it...lol Put it under the offensive list...lol

So my little noise maker above has been pipping in the same spot since 8 making no progress. Should I be worried or still too early?

Too early...lol That's not going to stop you from worrying though. As long as the membranes look good and the chick doesn't act like it's in distress, I try not to bother it until 18 hours and no progress. My chicks honestly do average between 12-18 hours. I've had a few ealier and a couple later, (probably have more later, but I' a meddler..shshsh don't tell anyone. lol)

 

[TxChick77]

The inner or outer membrane?
What kind of distress am I looking for?

 

[TxChick77]

Sorry for the dumb questions. ..just trying to gauge progress and i have nothing but day old shipped chickes (which means 2-3 days before my hands touch them) how long are they wobbly on their feet? Able to hobble around without falling, etc.?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

The inner or outer membrane?
What kind of distress am I looking for?

Outer. That's about all you really see. As long as they stay nice and papery white.
A distressful peep, (you'd know if you heard it). If the chick seems weak when you talk or play the peeping sounds. Or anything that you find odd.

Sorry for the dumb questions. ..just trying to gauge progress and i have nothing but day old shipped chickes (which means 2-3 days before my hands touch them) how long are they wobbly on their feet? Able to hobble around without falling, etc.?

Mine are usually up and moving fairly good within a few hours. I use the sav a chick electrolyte in their water for the first couple of days to give them that extra boost.

And they aren't dumb questions.

 

[TxChick77]

well look at that! A little roo decided to join the party! Humph

He wasn't even zipping 30 mins ago

 

[WVduckchick]

So happy for you!! Isn't it one of the most amazing things to see happen?

Which reminds me, I ran across a YT video of a couple that found abandoned duck eggs, the ducklings were zipping when the guy found them. He ran home with them to give them to his wife, he didn't know what to do. The woman held the egg in her hand while it hatched! It was so cool... Lol

(and I guess I missed all the fun with the poacher lol) I've been building a new coop all day!

 

[TxChick77]

My other bielefelder better be a pullet

 

[TxChick77]

I got to see the first one this morning. ..I shed a tear..lol it was the coolest thing.
This guy I totally missed. I had just checked on them and their was no changes 30 mins prior. That little sussex is drowning everyone out so I had sorta tuned it out for a bit. I wasccompletely shocked to see a chick when i peeked. And a flipping roo at that! Didnt he get the memo? Girls only club, babe!