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

[Wax Myrtle]

Silver- 29544 Sorry to be slow posting this.

 

[BullChick]

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Thank you, Sally. As usual you are an expert enabler.

Build me another coop, and I will think about it.
FYI, there are: 24 eggs, and 8 different kinds.

 

[sumi]

Second question. If I give my newer broody chicks, will she stop being broody? It has only been 3 days.

Let her sit on fake or infertile eggs for at least 2 weeks, ideally more, before swapping the eggs for chicks. If you give her chicks too soon she will most likely reject them. Broodies have a rough idea how long they should sit before expecting their eggs to hatch. When the time comes to swap her eggs for chicks wait until it's dark and the hen is sleeping. Quietly slip the chicks under her and remove the eggs at the same time. When it gets light in the morning keep an eye on her and stand by to rescue the chicks if she doesn't accept them, but she most likely will.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

The hatch scoop for this one.

Out of 16 eggs 13 very health ones.

1 of the eggs for what ever reason don't seem like it make it. Will check it out if it doesn't hatch.

The wrong end pipped chick I finally had to take the whole thing out of the egg. Wasn't going to do it on it's own. Wrong end and side ways. Out with no problem. But not really sure if it's going to make it. Still all curled up. Tries to roll around but hasn't tried to stand yet. So will keep an eye on him.

And this is way I don't leave shell's in there. One was almost zipped. Had beck to his eyes out. And a piece of shell and yoke junk from a hatched chick got smeared on his beck and suffocated!!!

Next time I see yoke junk on the shell of an egg I'm checking it more closely. Nothing I can do now.

Now I just need to keep an eye on the 8 I moved to the brooder. So they don't roll over and get stuck under the heat lamp and have a heat stroke. One did that my second hatch. Have to watch them like little kids. LOL But all in all not a bad hatch.

Could be 14 if the wrong end pipper lives.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Sumi! Hi sumi!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Thank you, Sally. As usual you are an expert enabler.

Build me another coop, and I will think about it.
FYI, there are: 24 eggs, and 8 different kinds.

ok 8 bators then, my bad oooopsie

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well done Tony!

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Well done Tony!

Makes me madd about the one with the yoke stuck around it's beck.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Lucas had Harmonys "Anchor" Serama hen out today, she just wont stop her broodiness! But letting her out in the yard was too funny! That stinker would NOT go on the grass! she tiptoed back to me and hopped on the log balance beam we have for the kids to play on! I am going to tell Harmony we need to change her name to MISS Priss!

She was one of the hens we hatched in December I think it was from Bhep on here! WE LOVE our serama! truly we do!

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[cochins1088]

Cute Pictures Sally!