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

[Bitterroot]

Ok. This one hatched last night it has this hanging out. Is it absorbing that?

Oh my goodness, that incubator looks like a murder scene. Wishing you some better luck!

Got issues with my little ameraucana chick I think. Nothing definitive, just a gut feeling. The other two are out and about doing chick things, and that one either stays back under the heat, or just kind of stands there looking a bit goofy. It is stable on its feet, and I have seen it drinking and picking at food. It does not eat with the same gusto the other two have, though. I did observe it pooping this morning, and it was relatively clear and looked to be a mucus-type consistency. It often makes a sound that were it a baby parrot, I'd call food begging. Of course it's my favorite of the bunch

Can't lose this chick. Any ideas? I don't want to wait to do something if there's something I can do now. I'm working on trying to get a video of these "begging" sounds.

Candled my coolerbator eggs last night and pulled 10 that were obviously not developing. Seven of those were BLRW, leaving me only 4 in the bator. This is my second purchase of these eggs, I just can't seems to get BLRW eggs that thrive. Two of the eggs pulled were phoenix, and I have another I think quit a couple days ago but I'm leaving it in, just in case. Also pulled a couple ameraucanas.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

I don't know! this is a sumi question!   mine just stayed sitting and tried to peck me!

Where is sumi? OHHH SUMI!!!!!!!!?????

 

[3Dchicken]

Hey guys. I want to do another incubation, but my school drama department is currently using my incubtor for the school play so I can't use it right now... But I was thinking, maybe I can get one of my bird to go broody? It's the time of year mallard ducks would be building nests to hatch, and I've noticed my duck building a nest under the nesting box. She is almost a year old, do y'all think she could go broody? I also have a 6 month old silkie pullet (she hasn't started laying quite yet) is she too young to go broody? She hangs around the chicken's nesting area a lot. If she can go broody that would be great.... How do I get my birds to go broody?

I think that if ducks build nests before they go broody, that that is probably what is going to happen. Start collecting eggs I say!

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

I think that if ducks build nests before they go broody, that that is probably what is going to happen. Start collecting eggs I say!

Yay! Ok, If she goes broody I'll walk up to my neighbors farm store this week and get some hatching eggs

 

[3Dchicken]

Oh my goodness, that incubator looks like a murder scene. Wishing you some better luck!

Got issues with my little ameraucana chick I think. Nothing definitive, just a gut feeling. The other two are out and about doing chick things, and that one either stays back under the heat, or just kind of stands there looking a bit goofy. It is stable on its feet, and I have seen it drinking and picking at food. It does not eat with the same gusto the other two have, though. I did observe it pooping this morning, and it was relatively clear and looked to be a mucus-type consistency. It often makes a sound that were it a baby parrot, I'd call food begging. Of course it's my favorite of the bunch

Can't lose this chick. Any ideas? I don't want to wait to do something if there's something I can do now. I'm working on trying to get a video of these "begging" sounds.

Candled my coolerbator eggs last night and pulled 10 that were obviously not developing. Seven of those were BLRW, leaving me only 4 in the bator. This is my second purchase of these eggs, I just can't seems to get BLRW eggs that thrive. Two of the eggs pulled were phoenix, and I have another I think quit a couple days ago but I'm leaving it in, just in case. Also pulled a couple ameraucanas.

That really sucks with the eggs.
As for the chick, I think Sally would say to give it some electrolytes in its water. I am not sure what has electrolytes in it though...

THANKS! GREAT PROOF READ! yes, I only got 4 eggs so three is all but one! I also really expected at least one extra egg but we will she how she responds to this

 

[3Dchicken]

Yay! Ok, If she goes broody I'll walk up to my neighbors farm store this week and get some hatching eggs

Sounds good, but remember that I know literally nothing about ducks, but it sounds like broodiness is what is likely to happen if she is making a nest. Maybe your chickie will join her.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

 Sounds good, but remember that I know literally nothing about ducks, but it sounds like broodiness is what is likely to happen if she is making a nest. Maybe your chickie will join her.

I hope she goes broody! I wanna hatch lil ducklings!
(I also still need to get rid of my little Roos from the last hatch LOL)

 

[mstricer]

Ok. This one hatched last night it has this hanging out. Is it absorbing that?


 

Oh my goodness, that incubator looks like a murder scene.  Wishing you some better luck!

Got issues with my little ameraucana chick I think.  Nothing definitive, just a gut feeling.  The other two are out and about doing chick things, and that one either stays back under the heat, or just kind of stands there looking a bit goofy.  It is stable on its feet, and I have seen it drinking and picking at food.  It does not eat with the same gusto the other two have, though.  I did observe it pooping this morning, and it was relatively clear and looked to be a mucus-type consistency.  It often makes a sound that were it a baby parrot, I'd call food begging.  Of course it's my favorite of the bunch    Can't lose this chick.  Any ideas?  I don't want to wait to do something if there's something I can do now.  I'm working on trying to get a video of these "begging" sounds.

Candled my coolerbator eggs last night and pulled 10 that were obviously not developing.  Seven of those were BLRW, leaving me only 4 in the bator.  This is my second purchase of these eggs, I just can't seems to get BLRW eggs that thrive.  Two of the eggs pulled were phoenix, and I have another I think quit a couple days ago but I'm leaving it in, just in case.  Also pulled a couple ameraucanas.

I thought the same thing and was wondoring what happened.

 

[EyesOnSunday]

695 unread posts... Yowza!

There is no possible way I am catching up.

 

[Bitterroot]

That really sucks with the eggs.
As for the chick, I think Sally would say to give it some electrolytes in its water. I am not sure what has electrolytes in it though...

Great idea. For some reason, I can't think clearly when it's me having the issues. I bought a few packs of the Vital Pack stuff from Meyer, will go add that to the water now. I already am using UP ACV in there.

I did get a fresh poop pic.


On sand. There's pretty much nothing there. Just a few looks like bubbles. I really hope I'm worrying over nothing.
Bit more info: the chick is 2-3 days old. Hatched on its own, though I did have to rinse it off and stick it immediately back in the incubator after several hours as it was goopy and not fluffing up.