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

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Okay, when I got up this morning, I couldn't see any apparent pips, but I did see some gross poo on the ground and smeared on the eggs. I went and got the brooder set up, and placed Sophie and no name chick into it. Bella is still in the incubator, and hasn't gotten fluffy yet, (because of the polysporin everywhere) and she is still peeping and moving, so that is good!
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The thing on her bum appears to have gotten mostly black, but there is a little bit of white on the end. I think it could just be a piece of the white umbilical cord, but could it be infected? I'll post a picture in a minute. (If I can get one)
 

They were sleeping! :DD



You can kind of see it here...

She was preening!!

This is the best picture.
 
The red spot is turning grey!
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DO you's think he will live? (btw, I think she is a he because his legs are VERY thick) I might give the name Bella to the other chick.
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Sorry to interrupt your thread but I need help. I saw that Sally is not on for a day. heres a copy of my post on a thread with some people who started a hatch along on the 2/16. I had eggs in on the 14th. I am new to this and don't want to kill the chicks if I can help it. Any suggestions are apprecited.
Sally Please help!!
First thank you for sharing all your knowledge your a great person. Thanks to you 3 chicks are alive and well. but 4 are in trouble. 3 should be ok but the one in the fluid is worrying me. Is he too soon. though hes a day 2/14 chick.
Here is my recent post in the hatch along.
Thank you for suggesting the Sally Sunshine article. I must of read it 10 times. I finaly had two chicks dated the 16th pip and 14 hrs. later zip and they are doing great!!
Then it seems the two eggs from the 15th are having problems. I could faintly hear them inside so decided to see if they needed assistance per Sally Sunshine article.
Its a good thing I checked. I scored a small opening and it seems as if they were stuck under the membrane. Shrink wrap???? I carefully zipped the end cap as if they would zip and I then softened the membrane with warm water and then wrapped the shells with wet paper towels and continune to hydrate ever hour on the hour.Once I saw that the blood veins were absorbed I helped roll down the the tight membrane passed the wings and within an hour they were both out
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So thats 4 chickies
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I then have 5 remaining eggs from the 14th. I candeled them and noticed a huge air space. oh no! are they shrink wraping too?
I did the float test and they seemed good so I made a small score on them same thing except one seems to have alot of fluid inside and thick veins???? Super late chick???
I piped and zipped the 4 leaving the cap on for them to removed them selfs and hydrated the membranes. jaked up the humidity to 80 degrees and wrapped the eggs in warm wet paper towels.
As for the the one with the fluid inside, and the chick is moving, do I give him a small hole to breath or is he still growing and is just super late forming? Does he need help?
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What is that fluid is it bad??



I think I will make my next bator myself. this little giant is such pain in my a##.
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I installed a cpu fan. It was hard to keep the temp at 99-100 and the humidity 30 -45 throughout. I removed the turner on day18 for the day 2/14 chicks and upped the humidity to 60-75.
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Sorry to interrupt your thread but I need help. I saw that Sally is not on for a day. heres a copy of my post on a thread with some people who started a hatch along on the 2/16. I had eggs in on the 14th. I am new to this and don't want to kill the chicks if I can help it. Any suggestions are apprecited.
Sally Please help!!
First thank you for sharing all your knowledge your a great person. Thanks to you 3 chicks are alive and well. but 4 are in trouble. 3 should be ok but the one in the fluid is worrying me. Is he too soon. though hes a day 2/14 chick.
Here is my recent post in the hatch along.
Thank you for suggesting the Sally Sunshine article. I must of read it 10 times. I finaly had two chicks dated the 16th pip and 14 hrs. later zip and they are doing great!!
Then it seems the two eggs from the 15th are having problems. I could faintly hear them inside so decided to see if they needed assistance per Sally Sunshine article.
Its a good thing I checked. I scored a small opening and it seems as if they were stuck under the membrane. Shrink wrap???? I carefully zipped the end cap as if they would zip and I then softened the membrane with warm water and then wrapped the shells with wet paper towels and continune to hydrate ever hour on the hour.Once I saw that the blood veins were absorbed I helped roll down the the tight membrane passed the wings and within an hour they were both out
yippiechickie.gif
yippiechickie.gif
So thats 4 chickies
woot.gif


I then have 5 remaining eggs from the 14th. I candeled them and noticed a huge air space. oh no! are they shrink wraping too?
I did the float test and they seemed good so I made a small score on them same thing except one seems to have alot of fluid inside and thick veins???? Super late chick???
I piped and zipped the 4 leaving the cap on for them to removed them selfs and hydrated the membranes. jaked up the humidity to 80 degrees and wrapped the eggs in warm wet paper towels.
As for the the one with the fluid inside, and the chick is moving, do I give him a small hole to breath or is he still growing and is just super late forming? Does he need help?
barnie.gif
What is that fluid is it bad??



I think I will make my next bator myself. this little giant is such pain in my a##.
he.gif
I installed a cpu fan. It was hard to keep the temp at 99-100 and the humidity 30 -45 throughout. I removed the turner on day18 for the day 2/14 chicks and upped the humidity to 60-75.
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are the remaining eggs chirping or is their movement?
 
if you open the late one with the veins, you may cause it to bleed. keep an eye on it and perhaps pip the top of the aircell if you feel it slowing down.. Doing a staggered hatch is problematic maybe someone else can chime in

sally may be off for a few days.
 
Sorry to interrupt your thread but I need help. I saw that Sally is not on for a day. heres a copy of my post on a thread with some people who started a hatch along on the 2/16. I had eggs in on the 14th. I am new to this and don't want to kill the chicks if I can help it. Any suggestions are apprecited.
Sally Please help!!
First thank you for sharing all your knowledge your a great person. Thanks to you 3 chicks are alive and well. but 4 are in trouble. 3 should be ok but the one in the fluid is worrying me. Is he too soon. though hes a day 2/14 chick.
Here is my recent post in the hatch along.
Thank you for suggesting the Sally Sunshine article. I must of read it 10 times. I finaly had two chicks dated the 16th pip and 14 hrs. later zip and they are doing great!!
Then it seems the two eggs from the 15th are having problems. I could faintly hear them inside so decided to see if they needed assistance per Sally Sunshine article.
Its a good thing I checked. I scored a small opening and it seems as if they were stuck under the membrane. Shrink wrap???? I carefully zipped the end cap as if they would zip and I then softened the membrane with warm water and then wrapped the shells with wet paper towels and continune to hydrate ever hour on the hour.Once I saw that the blood veins were absorbed I helped roll down the the tight membrane passed the wings and within an hour they were both out
yippiechickie.gif
yippiechickie.gif
So thats 4 chickies
woot.gif


I then have 5 remaining eggs from the 14th. I candeled them and noticed a huge air space. oh no! are they shrink wraping too?
I did the float test and they seemed good so I made a small score on them same thing except one seems to have alot of fluid inside and thick veins???? Super late chick???
I piped and zipped the 4 leaving the cap on for them to removed them selfs and hydrated the membranes. jaked up the humidity to 80 degrees and wrapped the eggs in warm wet paper towels.
As for the the one with the fluid inside, and the chick is moving, do I give him a small hole to breath or is he still growing and is just super late forming? Does he need help?
barnie.gif
What is that fluid is it bad??



I think I will make my next bator myself. this little giant is such pain in my a##.
he.gif
I installed a cpu fan. It was hard to keep the temp at 99-100 and the humidity 30 -45 throughout. I removed the turner on day18 for the day 2/14 chicks and upped the humidity to 60-75.
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Can you please post pictures of the eggs? What does it look like? It might look like fluid, but it might be the sticky chick. A picture or two would be good. (I am not an expert, but I think pictures say a lot.)
 
I think I have another pip!!! I am 80% sure, but not 100% sure because it is on its side and is hard to see, but it looks like an "X."
 
I have two fish tanks in my room that are always on with water purifiers splashing. xD But it helps me sleep too. :) Also, nice avatar!
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I've got about 10 tanks up and going in my bedroom. The biggest being 125 gallons. Fish keeping is my 'other' hobby, haha.

Always the constant buzzing sound of the air pumps and splashing of the filters.
 
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