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

[Doug Hodges]

Assisted 3 more chicks. One didnt make it. ONe is splay legged and isnt getting around very good but is in the brooder with the rest of the chicks. ONe is fine.

Have 3 new turkeys this morning. Had 5 eggs. So 3 aint bad. Its day 28 on them but didnt see movement in the other two. They started pipping yesterday and last night and it seemed that they were to big for their shells and they were drying out, so I removed most of the shell and put ointment on everything that was exposed. Must of worked.

Still have one chick that is trying to hatch. Its got the ointment as well.

So far, I have 8 chicks from shipped eggs and it seems I had better luck with the saddle eggs.(best hatch so far from shipped eggs) The others never pipped and I didnt check them last night. I will tonight before removing them and starting cleaning up. I will have two empty bators and may wait on a lady that is supposed to be supplying me with some peacock eggs.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Almost forgot, Buff Orp Hens are both sitting on 14 or 15 eggs that are supposed to start hatching today and tomorrow respectively. I need to get a bator up to the desired heat and humidity because I think some of the eggs they have may of been laid late by other hens.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Bet these guys get big quick

 

[sumi]

Assisted 3 more chicks. One didnt make it. ONe is splay legged and isnt getting around very good but is in the brooder with the rest of the chicks. ONe is fine.

Have 3 new turkeys this morning. Had 5 eggs. So 3 aint bad. Its day 28 on them but didnt see movement in the other two. They started pipping yesterday and last night and it seemed that they were to big for their shells and they were drying out, so I removed most of the shell and put ointment on everything that was exposed. Must of worked.

Still have one chick that is trying to hatch. Its got the ointment as well.

So far, I have 8 chicks from shipped eggs and it seems I had better luck with the saddle eggs.(best hatch so far from shipped eggs) The others never pipped and I didnt check them last night. I will tonight before removing them and starting cleaning up. I will have two empty bators and may wait on a lady that is supposed to be supplying me with some peacock eggs.

Congrats on the ones that made it and fingers crossed for the rest! Peacock eggs? Now that's something I won't mind getting my hands on.

 

[ozexpat]

Congrats on the ones that made it and fingers crossed for the rest! Peacock eggs? Now that's something I won't mind getting my hands on.

i have 12 peacock eggs coming in my golf bag next week.

hopefully the 100 degree weather we are getting isn't going to fry the eggs before I get them.

 

[ozexpat]

Mrs Oz is currently 7 miles above the pacific ocean travelling at 600 miles and hour on her way back to the Philippines.

We had a fun trip

 

[hillfloweranch]

silver thanks again for the sum up! this thread goes so quick hard to keep up!! Doug congrats on the new babies (all of them) here's hoping for continued success!

heres a vid of the 3 little ones hatched yesterday and last night...

 

[Doug Hodges]

Why am I losing chicks at the hatch. I just candled and had 8 dead fully formed chicks. That makes 10 total out of this hatch. I had two that hadnt hatched yet but had internally pipped. I started assist and one hasnt absorbed the yolk. Any idea why the chicks are dying at hatch and not pipping at all?

 

[Ms Steak]

LOL that was funny!

Hello Ms Steak! How did you choose your profile name?

I think it suits me right now. I have made so many mistakes

Nice to be here, now I need a chick to hatch!

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Believe me, my chickens are my pets so when I had to dust them, I tried to be as kind as possible, but after 10 chickens with 40 left to do, I quickly figured out that the most effective and efficient way to do it is to hold them by their feet and do exactly what you did. Oh, and I wore a dust mask.

I still have to dust mine for lice... The lice isn't as big of a deal (in my opinion) so it will have to wait for another 2 days until these Finals are done with. Only 2 days left of the semester!

Nice! i BET YOU WILL BE GLAD WHEN IT IS OVER?