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

[Sally Sunshine]

Oh and we just got our first pip from our olive eggers that were part of the "found them at the PO" saga! For those who do not know they were shipped to us as replacements only to find them a week after they had been delivered unknowingly to us. They were at least 10 days if not 2 weeks old when set. I am hoping at least 2 out of the 4 possibles will make it. Yay for 1 pip, hope it is not a loner, tomorrow is day 21! Oh and it pipped really high???? Guess there is no need to worry about it. I am just used to seeing it closer to the air cell line. This pip is almost at the top of the egg!

oh YAY!!!! pics as you go!! we are visual people! he he he!! CONGRATS!

WE GOTS A PIPPER IN DE HOUSE!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

yay lots of good news... sally yay on the sticky ..and black betty's baby
and yay on hopes first eggs
and yay to everyone setting eggs !!! and all the other good stuff and new people !!!
my incubator is still being a bit touchy but that ziplock trip has helped !!! ty OZ !!! and daisy and the other hen both gave me another eggs today so that makes 8 to go in the bator ...
and somehow 6 little assorted bantams ( im guessing I have some cochin and some silkies ) got in a box in my truck while we were shopping for puppy stuff at TSC lol i swear the dog must of got them could not have been me lol
speaking of the pup - her bantams (LOL) spilt all their water and flooded their container so i took them out and told her to keep them warm while i fixed it .. this is the result


she did surprisingly well and didnt try to eat anyone and even tried to tuck them under her legs ... it was adorable !!!!

OMG and so pretty! Great job getting her with them now! awesome!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hey Sally I was wondering i thought I remembered you saying you tried to put shipped eggs right into the bator without letting them reset for 24hrs. Am I right, how did that work?

Yes but remember I only did it with 2 batches, if I get time I will do a search and look for that post! But I turned them right away too!

and I think the one was 12 out of 14 serama and the other batch was also awesome but had some upsidedowners. I will find the post if it takes all morning in "search"

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My incubator just got knocked aside by an idiot! And I was wondering if this will do any harm to the eggs they basically got a good shaking

oh no, when you candle or turn just look for cracks!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[Sally Sunshine]

Ok so I'm looking to design a plaque to go on one of my coops doors. As it was an old children's playhouse, (Wendy house here) and thought you chicks lol could come up with some ideas.
I was thinking maybe something a long the lines of a name for the house or a short slogan type of thing. My mind is so blank!

how interesting! but first, list your breeds, your tastes in general, landscape of the area or local common stuff (like pa dutch here so I have a Hinkle Haus) , and any cool chicken experiences.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Has anyone ever had an egg where the pip and zip was too high on the shell? Resulting in a chick that can't get out because the cap it popped off it too small at the top? Because that's what I think I just woke up to!

we need pics!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

One of my last chicks to hatch, the one that had the splayed legs (they corrected themselves) I think is struggling. He will eat and drink, but when he is not doing that he is sleeping. He's not up and about with the other chicks, who are awake a lot now...is this a sign that he is suffering? I'm not sure what to do for him...

awww It sounds like just electrolytes / vitamins is all you can do. have you checked vent? sniff the chick too make sure she doesn't stink, also what about its poo? no blood or white runs?

 

[MommaBee]

You want pics... You got em!

 

[blzzrdqueen]

awww It sounds like just electrolytes / vitamins is all you can do. have you checked vent? sniff the chick too make sure she doesn't stink, also what about its poo? no blood or white runs?

I'm going to give him/her the electrolyte mix I made the other day when I get home from work. He/she does not smell bad. Poo looks just like the other's poo. I'm thinking it's just a strength weakness thing. He does seem to be up a little more in the last hour or so...I'm hoping he just needs time...