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

[chicksooner]

So..... Just went to check on one of my hens that I have in the house and there is my first very unexpected chick!!!!!! Soooooo stinking excited but what the &$@! Do I do now??? Is it ok with straw bedding???

enjoy and yes it will be fine as long as its momma is taking care of it.

 

[chicksooner]

ancona duck eggs!!! 17 and shipped! NO ROLLING or LOOSE AIR CELLS!! 17 of them!!

I love SAS!
So I set them tonight along with some P/brahma and a ton of silkies for sara!
oh and there are 4 turkey and some eggs from Chooks in there too!
Who said the hatchalong is over?

I see you got the bator all cleaned up and stored away...addict.

 

[chicksooner]

Heh,you really were, indeed, cuter than a baby duck,and perhaps you still are...I should know.They say that mums are biased..but I am NOT

Oz was serious about getting this thread covered in every timezone.

 

[silver1313]

So..... Just went to check on one of my hens that I have in the house and there is my first very unexpected chick!!!!!! Soooooo stinking excited but what the &$@! Do I do now??? Is it ok with straw bedding???

well you could leave it with the moms ... but yes straw bedding is ok as far as I know.. that is what i use

 

[EyesOnSunday]

Thanks guys! Another one of her eggs has pipped so hopefully it won't be long now. Can I rely on her to show the chicks the good and water? She isn't getting up at all.

 

[bellah1]

2nd pip under broody duck! She came off her nest to eat take a drink and get wet in the pool so we snuck and took a look, she had covered the nest completely it was so cute & warm!

 

[EyesOnSunday]

Thanks guys! Another one of her eggs has pipped so hopefully it won't be long now. Can I rely on her to show the chicks the good and water? She isn't getting up at all.

***Food and water, not "good" and water

 

[chicksooner]

***Food and water, not "good" and water

she knows she has a while until her hatch is complete. When she thinks it is done she will take her babies and show them how to eat and drink and be merry. Chicks can go up to 3 days living off of their yolk.

 

[chicksooner]

took a couple pics tonight while candling. I think mine are day 11ish. I need to count days I guess. sorry they are not good quality but you can see the important stuff. I have a video I will figure out how to post later.

This is perfect




This is not-the ring of death-chick died around day 8 or 9.

 

[cochins1088]

Awesome!

What are they again? Sorry.. I have a horrible memory.