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

[Doug Hodges]

Popping in to say Hi! Crazy busy w work and school about to start for my 10 yr old child. My bators been empty and stored for a month. All my chicks are growing out and I have or will give over half that I've hatched to family and a local BYCer. I'll end up w about 10 chicks/pullets to winter over.

Yep. School started here today.

Quote: AMEN

When I left the philippines i was so excited were were getting 2-3 eggs a day.

And now here is 4 days worth

Some of our mutts throw a good egg

Nice

 

[Doug Hodges]

Wow. No posts in 15 hours.

 

[sumi]

Where is everyone? No news from my side. Yet. What are you all up to?

 

[chicksooner]

waiting on broodies to hatch. I need to count but should be getting close. The egg I sealed up with yellow birthday candle wax is still going strong under a hen. Pretty amazed.

 

[familypendragon]

I have no idea WHY, but my hatcher suddenly dipped down and was reading 96 yesterday. I changed all batteries, confirmed it was NOT the thermometer/hygrometers. Carefully adjusted the bator and got the temp up to 101 (still air) measured at the top of the egg (side laying). It was fine all day yesterday and then this morning I got up and the hatcher said 107!! I opened it to cool it down and adjusted the temp. All day long its bouncing between 98 and 104 - can not get it to stabilize. Finally just decided to candle and only see movement in 2 of the 6 eggs still Nothing was changed!!! A/C setting the same, positions all the same, dials the same. WHY??? Ugh Today is day 19 - I am not taking out the other 4 eggs - just in case.

 

[ozexpat]

I just started a new thread.

The Chicken Mission - A Philanthropic Chicken Adventure

So many people have suggested they may be interested in coming over, I decided to try and set up potentially tax deductible trip for the adventurous.

 

[kodster]

I've been attending to my BCM hatch... out of 7 eggs that went into lockdown Friday night, 5 have hatched, and the other 2 have pipped (today is Day 22). Four hatched yesterday, 1 I had to assist this morning, membranes dried out and poor thing was stuck in external pip stage. I could see the outer membrane, tough, white. Opened the air cell up, and chick was just sitting there, chirping away. Realized that it was stuck in the inner membrane, which had cleared its veins. Slid it off the head, and down a bit, and then put it back into the hatcher, to rest and finish the job on its own. Came back 4 hours later and upper half of body had dried off, and it was sitting there in it's half-shell, resting on paper towel, inside a teacup, unable to still move. So, checked, and sure enough... the membranes were so tough on it that it couldn't break loose. Removed the rest of the shell, the membranes stayed intact. Slid them down a bit to free it, and to make sure that everything had been completely absorbed. Everything was good, except the membranes were dry, white, and tough. So, wet them down with warm water, and slid them completely off the baby. Umbilical cord was even completely free, but the membrane was glued to some feathers on it's leg. Loosened them up with a bit more warm water, and baby is now completely free, and back in the hatcher, drying off, encouraging the last two eggs to hatch.

I placed two Lemon Barred Cuckoo Orps in the hatcher last night, so those will be hatching in 3 days. My one from a week ago will have some others of its breed to go with it! Yippee!

 

[Roxannemc]

My internets down so trying to make do on my crumby cell.Wanted to say back a few pages when oz told of good packing material..one that great and free is wadded up plastic bags!They give are pliable and soft too You have to use a lot but who doesnt have a lot of plastic bags!They Breed undrr the cabinet !!
I lock down tomorrowHad 14 LavAMs now down to 5Have a passle ofLOs which dont want to hatch well for me usualy but fingers crossed for 5 or7 Then some unknowns that will probably all hatch as ones that arent spoken for always do dont they?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: good

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hen saddles in use. The ones that are too big kinds bunch up on them a bit but are still holding up fine. Will replace with a bit smaller version later.

awesome!