Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[silver1313]

BlackBetty had only one chick with her at lockup, she turned and the other was dead stuck in her feathers crushed. 

I took the other chick from her put in the brooder with the others she almost murdered and threw her back in the dungeon with the roo and the other broody. May the best CHICKEN WIN! I am so MAD, not even upset, just MAD and of course Harmony had to come in when I was pulling the darn thing out of her backside! RIP little mother natures chick   I DO NOT LIKE BROODIES! and after the other cochin hatches her marans I am taking them, ALL OF THEM!

Poor chickie!!!

 

[Doug Hodges]

Sally, she was stuck for nearly 20 hours... I made what I can only describe as a "chickie jump-up" for her and have had her in it for most of the afternoon. After about an hour in it, she already seemed to be able to stay upright a bit better. I tried taking her out and putting her in a playpen like the article said, but she would just lay on her back with her feet propped up. I can't leave her in the jump up when I am not here, so I will put her back in the playpen for the night. She did eat a bit and I have given her a little water. I'll make sure to give her more water before I leave tonight. I would take her home, but my kids have dog training after work, so I'm not going home, and I don't think I can take her to the club with me... Too many dogs that would try to eat her!!





I did cut a hole for her too poop out of after this picture was taken...

This was her after an hour of being in her little sling. It didn't last long and she was back to falling over.

Her sisters cuddling with her...

that's just to cool. LOL. Im hollering at my wife to get her to come look.

 

[4chickswhens]

Hello Everyone, Just into day 8 and 6 on two eggs that our black cochin, Cindy (surrogate mom) is sitting on. Candled them
they look good. We're new to the hatching thing so we choose a broody girl to do the work for us. She is quite gentle
but will let you know when she's had enough snooping. The eggs belong to our Sussex Bantams we have the Roo and Hen
in a separate cage from the main flock. Tried to introduce them to the flock in Jan with disasterous outcome. Lost one of
my cochins. So sad. Thought I'd let her hatch them and then move to them under lamp so the rest of the flock won't
bother them. Any suggestions?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

GASP !! Sally done with eggs...no way lol lub ya

true story

 

[silver1313]

GASP !! Sally done with eggs...no way lol lub ya

true story

can't say I blame ya but hard to believe..I've seen your bator pictures

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hello Everyone, Just into day 8 and 6 on two eggs that our black cochin, Cindy (surrogate mom) is sitting on. Candled them
they look good. We're new to the hatching thing so we choose a broody girl to do the work for us. She is quite gentle
but will let you know when she's had enough snooping. The eggs belong to our Sussex Bantams we have the Roo and Hen
in a separate cage from the main flock. Tried to introduce them to the flock in Jan with disasterous outcome. Lost one of
my cochins. So sad. Thought I'd let her hatch them and then move to them under lamp so the rest of the flock won't
bother them. Any suggestions?

I am not experienced enough to make any suggestions,

adding Hello

and perhaps Sumi can help you, she is broody Mother. she will be when its daylight in Ireland.

 

[silver1313]

I had two heat spikes recently when I candled though at least 5 or 6 were still going strong thank goodness!!

 

[Doug Hodges]

I just candled and put 20 out of 24 ekfarms eggs in lockdown with an unnamed shipper who I got one egg from that was good out of 14. That egg is worth 45 dollars. I added water to the troughs and locked down 21 blue Laced Red Wyandotte shipped eggs. I had one or two that looked a little funny but I left them. I also candled another 41 eggs and removed 16. 12 of them were from one shipper who is making it up to me. The other 4 were from my Wyandottes. So I will lockdown 4 more Blue Laced Red Wyandottes tomorrow along with 21 of my eggs. I may have some Buff Blue Laced mix in mine as I have two buff Oprington Hens in the pen with my BLRW rooster and two BLRW hens and two Golden Laced Wyandotte hens.

It got to 89 here today. My house was above 80 when I got home and my bators were from 100 to 104. I turned the air on for the first time this year and went and celebrated my dads 76 birthday with him and when I got back. The bators that were supposed to be 102 were at 100. The forced air bators with the shell held the temp through the heat and through the cool down. I am going to have to watch and adjust all evening and most of the night in the other two with the new setting in the house.............................It never ends. Be glad when I pick up the project and get it working.

I am getting ready to put 11 geese eggs, 3 duck eggs and 5 turkey eggs in a bator as soon as it gets to the right temp and holds it.

 

[silver1313]

Happy birthday to your dad Doug...wow that's a lot of eggs to me !!!

 

[Doug Hodges]

I just candled and put 20 out of 24 ekfarms eggs in lockdown with an unnamed shipper who I got one egg from that was good out of 14. That egg is worth 45 dollars. I added water to the troughs and locked down 21 blue Laced Red Wyandotte shipped eggs. I had one or two that looked a little funny but I left them. I also candled another 41 eggs and removed 16. 12 of them were from one shipper who is making it up to me. The other 4 were from my Wyandottes. So I will lockdown 4 more Blue Laced Red Wyandottes tomorrow along with 21 of my eggs. I may have some Buff Blue Laced mix in mine as I have two buff Oprington Hens in the pen with my BLRW rooster and two BLRW hens and two Golden Laced Wyandotte hens.

It got to 89 here today. My house was above 80 when I got home and my bators were from 100 to 104. I turned the air on for the first time this year and went and celebrated my dads 76 birthday with him and when I got back. The bators that were supposed to be 102 were at 100. The forced air bators with the shell held the temp through the heat and through the cool down. I am going to have to watch and adjust all evening and most of the night in the other two with the new setting in the house.............................It never ends. Be glad when I pick up the project and get it working.

I am getting ready to put 11 geese eggs, 3 duck eggs and 5 turkey eggs in a bator as soon as it gets to the right temp and holds it.

I should add. I broke open all the removed eggs and no blood in any of them.