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

[3Dchicken]

They are in Iowa I think. They shipped Monday and arrived Tuesday, so color me impressed. All 27 chicks arrived healthy and are napping happily.

My final count is 8 Dark Cornish, 5 black Jersey Giants, 3 White Rocks, 3 Light Brahma, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 RIR/Red Stars, 1 salmon Favorolles, and 1 Splash Mystery.

I have 22 out of 25 hatched and in the brooder. I had 1 that pipped then died. I think it hit a vein because there was a lot of blood.

2 that never pipped. Then I had 5 that shrink wrapped. I started working on them about 10:30 last night. Got 4 out and wrapped in warm moist towels. The 5th one kept bleeding when I worked on the membrane but I think the membrane was so dry that it couldn't absorb the rest of the blood. I left her in her shell and went to bed around midnight. The dog barked at 3:30am and after loosing my cockerel the night before I put her out to chase off whatever she heard. (All are present and accounted for this morning). I finished helping the last chick out of her shell after putting the dog out. There was lots of blood and I figured she would be dead this morning. She survived the night and managed to kick out of all the paper towels. She has lots of dried blood and gunk on her so she got a warm bath and I put veterecine on what was left of her umbilical and wrapped her in dry towels and added her to the brooder. I am giving her lots of save a chick in the hopes she perks up. She is cuddled with everyone else so hoping and praying she makes it.

Sally I didn't take a single pic. I am sick as can be and taking everything I can get my little hands on and at 3:30 this morning it wasn't happening. It would have made great learning material.

YAY! Congrats!!

I hope she makes it!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have 22 out of 25 hatched and in the brooder. I had 1 that pipped then died. I think it hit a vein because there was a lot of blood.

2 that never pipped. Then I had 5 that shrink wrapped. I started working on them about 10:30 last night. Got 4 out and wrapped in warm moist towels. The 5th one kept bleeding when I worked on the membrane but I think the membrane was so dry that it couldn't absorb the rest of the blood. I left her in her shell and went to bed around midnight. The dog barked at 3:30am and after loosing my cockerel the night before I put her out to chase off whatever she heard. (All are present and accounted for this morning). I finished helping the last chick out of her shell after putting the dog out. There was lots of blood and I figured she would be dead this morning. She survived the night and managed to kick out of all the paper towels. She has lots of dried blood and gunk on her so she got a warm bath and I put veterecine on what was left of her umbilical and wrapped her in dry towels and added her to the brooder. I am giving her lots of save a chick in the hopes she perks up. She is cuddled with everyone else so hoping and praying she makes it.

Sally I didn't take a single pic. I am sick as can be and taking everything I can get my little hands on and at 3:30 this morning it wasn't happening. It would have made great learning material.

awwwwww get some rest! Job well done!

 

[chicksooner]

22/25 is a very good hatch, congrats! I hope your chick will make it and you'll feel better soon

I wish I took pics of the last one I helped. It was crazy, seeing the little one like that and all this stuff in the egg had me worried. And her navel looked weird, like there was a huge blister under it. I googled it, but didn't find anything. It's completely normal now. I still got the egg shell, but I'll have to see what it looks like and if it's worth taking a pic off. There was a lot of gunk in it. I was too busy worrying last night to think of taking pics.

It is my first non 100% hatch since my first hatch which was shipped eggs. My last baby had stuff stuck to her legs and wrapped in her toes. Poor thing got a good soaking this morning. Probably traumatized her for life with her bath.

 

[chicksooner]

Cuteness!!!



This one has attitude so probably a cockerel


And group shot

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Cuteness!!!



This one has attitude so probably a cockerel


And group shot

Well done!!! these look like the males they packed in my box for warmth only one lived

 

[chicksooner]

If he is an orp you will love him. Give him to your layer pen and he will take good care of the ladies...if they don't beat him up. Orps are so mellow they let everyone else run all over them.

 

[hillfloweranch]

yay to all with their babies!!!

 

[hillfloweranch]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

If he is an orp you will love him. Give him to your layer pen and he will take good care of the ladies...if they don't beat him up. Orps are so mellow they let everyone else run all over them.

I have my spare Blue Partridge Brahmas in my layer coop LOL