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

[Sally Sunshine]

I have a broody blue brahma broody and I just cant beat it. I may make a new pen for her with simple wire bottom, I don't have a pen like that but at this point I guess I need one. too bad she is too tall for the rabbit hutch : (

 

[lizanne]

I forgot to show you guys my new chicks. I ended up with 2 quail and 2 Marans chicks. I always seem to hatch out chicks in pairs.

 

[familypendragon]

This is truly scarey .Kind of thing turn you against hatching or would me.GUCK and sad. Never heard of such a thing but im not some old long time chick hatcher Did you find out what it is? Virus? Too much inbreeding? Green foam could be some type bile. Im pretty sure its green as my husband had it when he was dying years ago ... but why on these chicks?

Update on my 9 hatchlings that died - remember I was afraid the symptoms matched pullorum and had put in a call to out epidemiologist? I just got off the phone with the specialist and he said he feels very strongly that this was just a result of them being shipped eggs and the severe heat they were subjected to in transit, possibly combined with some kind of humidity issue with the dark/thick shells of Welsummers. So THAT is GREAT news! He said normally the chicks would start dying around 10 - 14 days if it was pullorum. So that is good news for my other chicks in the brooder - but not such good news for the 3 batches of shipped eggs I have going on :/ Wish me luck that they turn out better - I am trying new things with them like not turning for the first 5 days. Knock on wood....

 

[chicksooner]

I have a broody blue brahma broody and I just cant beat it. I may make a new pen for her with simple wire bottom, I don't have a pen like that but at this point I guess I need one. too bad she is too tall for the rabbit hutch : (

Sally I use a wire dog cage crate thing. I think it is the medium one. Give them room to stand and food and water at one end. Add a bit of hard ware cloth to the bottom for them to stand better with out feet going thru the holes. Usually find these pretty cheap on CL. I put a fan pointed at my last girl I broke and I had the cage elevated off the ground by setting it on top of another pen.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I forgot to show you guys my new chicks. I ended up with 2 quail and 2 Marans chicks. I always seem to hatch out chicks in pairs.

cute! and What a awesome new avy too!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thanks Chicks, I would do that but my wire kennel is turned puppy den permanently after bleaching and cleaning and power washing it. I am too cheap to buy another, we have those rabbit pen clips and tool so I can box using wire but I am procrastinating and its been so dreary and damp out I don't want to be outside at all! POURING CATS AND DOGS yet again here in PA!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Humidity I can sorta see the issues, but if they make it that far I am not convinced on the shipping and heat. Even humidity you would think they wouldn't have gotten out of the shells and made it that far. very strange, make sure you bleach EVERYTHING that was associated with them, seriously weird.

 

[Roxannemc]

Rain Rain Rain, I am not one to complain about rain but I would like to use the pool sometime in August since we didn't get much in time in July! I am not understanding our weather patters, what happened to lotta snow in the winter and little rain in the summer? Not that I don't want an even on both, but geez! My kids will not know what snow is and snow angels and snowmen will be all but a dream! So messed up!

Anyone else candling soon? I need to tonight if I get a chance, I think I am day 11 on some.... terrible hatcher I have become!

After doing it a long time almost weekly I think like with your 1st kid... then your 4th ..you get lackadaisical LOL
Think it might be time for me to candle too not sure gotta check calendar

Yep glad you mentioned it ...its day 10!!!

 

[Roxannemc]

Humidity I can sorta see the issues, but if they make it that far I am not convinced on the shipping and heat. Even humidity you would think they wouldn't have gotten out of the shells and made it that far. very strange, make sure you bleach EVERYTHING that was associated with them, seriously weird.

Yeah I agree.Had maybe 30-40 shipped hatches and none did that no mass issue
Even If he didnt find pallorum I would think it would be a good idea to really sterilize everything well anyway Cant hurt.. Maybe some other kind of virus but could be an internal glitch still never seen that either to all react like that. BUt have heard in puppies of a virus that doesn't affect the adults at all but will kill the babies right and left when first born Comes on fast and they re gone May be some kind like that.
Almost seems like lungs as they all seemed to do it when they were 1/2 out or all he way didn't they? or am I forgetting Seemed to make it until they hit the air but could be they were too weak hatching was too taxing.

 

[Roxannemc]

I forgot to show you guys my new chicks. I ended up with 2 quail and 2 Marans chicks. I always seem to hatch out chicks in pairs.

OMG the quail are SOOO TINY!!! All the same age?Are they big as a dime? Looks like