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

[Sally Sunshine]

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[Sally Sunshine]

"Well Hi there little one! Hello chick chick, I see you jumping around in there!"

Does anyone else talk to their eggs when they are candleing or have I been living alone with chickens too long...le...

Just told Harmony's serama as I put them in lockdown..... "you girls BETTER hatch and dont be asking me for help, cause your too little and my eyes are too blurry ya we bits!"

 

[Sally Sunshine]

SOOOOO upset and I just dont get it!!! DEAD on the ROOST!! I didnt even check for sure if its Sketch or Stencil, but it was one of my big beautiful Dark Brahma hens and all my chickens are April/Mays, so young! Lil Lucas climbed in and put her in the dish pan dust bath bucket that I dumped out. looks like she fell asleep and never woke up!!! I am p/od and upset, she has been a fine girl!! As much as I would love to check her out, she is frozen solid and I dont have the heart to even look in her throat for petes sakes! Now what??? uggggg

 

[chicksooner]

Oh no! Just like that with no warning to you?

 

[reneeisme]

Hello to everyone, I am new at trying to hatch,& have found this thread most helpful. I have the Brinsea mini Eco, & just put 3 marans eggs in on Tuesday.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Oh no! Just like that with no warning to you?

NOTHING! : (

Hello to everyone, I am new at trying to hatch,& have found this thread most helpful. I have the Brinsea mini Eco, & just put 3 marans eggs in on Tuesday.

Hello again ren!! The eggs are from your own hens? I forgot? sorry I am terrible : (

 

[kelly77]

So being new to all this, I was wondering when we go into lockdown and lets say a few chicks hatch on time...how long do I give the others before opening up the bator? If I have 1 or 2 left after the rest do I assist? Because the ones that hatch will need food and water

 

[kelly77]

I just read your post about finding one of your hens...I am so sorry for your loss Sally...I would be beside myself

 

[sumi]

SOOOOO upset and I just dont get it!!! DEAD on the ROOST!! I didnt even check for sure if its Sketch or Stencil, but it was one of my big beautiful Dark Brahma hens and all my chickens are April/Mays, so young! Lil Lucas climbed in and put her in the dish pan dust bath bucket that I dumped out. looks like she fell asleep and never woke up!!! I am p/od and upset, she has been a fine girl!! As much as I would love to check her out, she is frozen solid and I dont have the heart to even look in her throat for petes sakes! Now what??? uggggg

Oh no,Sally I'm so sorry to hear that

I wonder what caused it? She was young!

 

[chicksooner]

So being new to all this, I was wondering when we go into lockdown and lets say a few chicks hatch on time...how long do I give the others before opening up the bator? If I have 1 or 2 left after the rest do I assist? Because the ones that hatch will need food and water

your just hatched chicks can go 1-2 days before they need food and water. The yolk they absorbed is keeping them going for that time. I wait and give everyone that has pipped a chance to hatch after everyone has pipped and hatched then look in the windows (i use my candling flashlight) and make sure none of the other eggs have pipped. If their shells are solid and the chicks are all dried then open and move the chicks to the brooder. Then candle and see if they have pipped the airsac or check for movement. Chances are really good that if everyone else has hatched and the other eggs have not progressed that they quit.