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

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Six chicks hatched so far. The egg that started zipping last night is gone. When I went to see if it needed help I found it was stuck to the cheesecloth. Not sure if it was fluid from the egg hatching or hatching gunk from another chick but that egg was glued in place.t looked like even though the chick was zipping it never managed to break the membrane and breath.

It was rotating and popping off pieces of shell without breaking through.

I have one more pip right now that looks good and the rest are just sitting there. The siblings kicked them around really well, everyone ended up on the same side of the incubator. Going to candle some in a few.

 

[cochins1088]

I just put my sebastopol goose egg in lock down. It should hatch this Saturday, but it doesn't look ready. There seems to be a lot of space left in the egg including one clear spot. I even had to go back and double check the shipping date to see if I was a week off. I'm so nervous. I really want this gosling to hatch. At least it's still very active so I know it's alive.

Sally, sorry about your depression. I was fighting that all last year. Hopefully things will improve for you as spring comes in.

You are truley a big help on these threads and BYC wouldn't be the same without you. Think about all of the chicks you have saved based on your advice and all of the friends you have made on this site.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hmm looks like this thread needs some happy news... Well I have some! My first egg just started to wiggle!!

YAY sparky!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: lol if I drop I dropped I aint doing nothin else!! LOL Thanks HFR!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I cried a bit last night, then I got a call from a friend who has the little girl I watched from 3 months to 1.5 years, she has been gone for months but I missed her so much.... we have been playing tough this morning! she is a blessing this litt

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I cried a bit last night, then I got a call from a friend who has the little girl I watched from 3 months to 1.5 years, she has been gone for months but I missed her so much.... we have been playing tough this morning! she is a blessing this little girl is... she is getting a bit teary eyed now that she is here some... missing her mommy wrips my heart out.... but she is playing in the tent we set up with lucas... tent and flashlights will make any little one happy!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I'm relatively new here and you've helped me out already. If it means anything, I appreciate you. Sending you big hugs and hopes for smiles.

Thank you

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thanks for the chuckle AGAIN oz! I agree with you on that one....

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Wow. Not sure why but that chick and her neighbor were both shrink wrapped. The second chick had pipped earlier but I thought it was just taking its time zipping. I am glad I helped them. No blood whatsoever and two very tired stuck-in-place chicks. I hope the rest don't do that. The two other chicks hatched just fine and I have at least three more pips.

I have two that were stuck and have crud dried all over them this am.....

we have two Ameracauna drying in the bator, a silkie and a cochin just went into lockdown with them.

in the brooder with me is grrrrr Bubba (who seems to stand a little bit closer legged this am, but I slept with him at the head of the couch and set my alarm every hour to check on him.... I figured out that when he is on his side he is sleeping!!! why? because of that stupid leg and he wont bend it right so he can lay front down like most chicks!! so he sleeps on his side like me! sooooo I will let him stick around for a while and see what happens, I am PRAYING that he starts to be able to wiggle himself upright after napping and I can get a break!


oh and there are 2 cochin in the NEW brooder box and I think 5 ameracauna? I need to count but I have new kiddo today so they will have to wait for me until later!

BAD bator experience with the amercauna!! 4 Malpositioned!! 4! out of the 10-11 in lockdown, one pipped wrong end and I assisted she is drying in the bator. the other three never pipped. I took my own advice too late AGAIN! but it wasnt just one or two it was 4 that were straggling so I just figured they were in a cooler spot in the bator!

I need to read again why so many were like this.... I would bet its from the not turning the first few days! but I will go check now.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi cochins! how are your stinky cute duckies???