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

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: if I had an auto turner I would use that, if your turning by hand in a carton, yes lay the good ones down to hand turn instead of in carton.
thats what I did before this turner. I know its better to turn more often than not despite position.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

if I had an auto turner I would use that, if your turning by hand in a carton, yes lay the good ones down to hand turn instead of in carton.  
thats what I did before this turner.  I know its better to turn more often than not despite position. 

No Turner no I was turning with the carton but OK. I'll lay the good ones down tomorrow and turn them more. They get turned about 3-5 times a day right now

 

[subhanalah]

Fox, you probably already know, but the easiest way to turn eggs on their sides is to mark one side X the other side O.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Fox, you probably already know, but the easiest way to turn eggs on their sides is to mark one side X the other side O.

yep I know. Already done with some.

 

[chicksooner]

It all depends on those air cells, if they are loose or jiggly you need to keep them upright.

Since I have this new bator and turn eggs in a "turner" the embryos do look different, they are more at the top of the egg, and I am not sure what difference this makes as far as hatchability with upright during the first 17-18 days though, I will have to research that when I have time. I am busy with a million projects right now so please remind me to dig deeper into this in a few weeks. I do know hand turning gives you a strong embryo, however shipped eggs have more "issues" than a normal local egg. keep this in mind. they have the chalaza that can fray and break too!

I use medicated chick crumbles for my entire flock right now, I will start fermenting soon again since the lower level is almost complete...

whats up with it? you cant ferment medicated feed?

I swore off using medicated feed. I changed feed stores after my regular people retired (the nerve of them ha!) and never checked the tags on the bags they put in my truck. I have been fermenting it just fine. Birds are chowing down on it. Guess I will keep on doing it. I will keep fermenting until it gets too warm in the garage.

 

[rbaker0345]

Sally SALLY! or maybe Oz! I need your advice. I had a turkey hatch four days early, it pipped and zipped and popped out with a small, marble sized yolk sac still unabsorbed. I have tried tying yolk sacs off before with horrible, disasterous, infected results. So, I took this loud, ******-off little guy and I slathered the membrane and the opening in the abdomen where the yolk sac is sticking out with triple antibiotic ointment as well as chlorhexidine surgical lube, then I stuck him in a warm, damp sock and put him back in the incubator and dosed him with baytril. He is not happy, but he is very strong. He is actually due to hatch tomorrow. If I keep him lubed and moist, but antibacterialized (I just made that word up), does he have a chance or should I pop his head off now before he starts to become septic and suffer?

 

[subhanalah]

The medicated is all my feed store carries, unless I want to drive 25 minutes to tractor supply!

After this bag is done, I'm going to switch to flock raiser, got ducks and geese coming later this spring, so it'll be better that way.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally SALLY! or maybe Oz! I need your advice. I had a turkey hatch four days early, it pipped and zipped and popped out with a small, marble sized yolk sac still unabsorbed. I have tried tying yolk sacs off before with horrible, disasterous, infected results. So, I took this loud, ******-off little guy and I slathered the membrane and the opening in the abdomen where the yolk sac is sticking out with triple antibiotic ointment as well as chlorhexidine surgical lube, then I stuck him in a warm, damp sock and put him back in the incubator and dosed him with baytril. He is not happy, but he is very strong. He is actually due to hatch tomorrow. If I keep him lubed and moist, but antibacterialized (I just made that word up), does he have a chance or should I pop his head off now before he starts to become septic and suffer?

not sure what your saying, I have had chicks with that round hardish yolk sack and they slowly absorbed and dried it up at the same time, and were fine? I didnt do anything but put veterycin on it.

pictures always help tell the story

 

[cochins1088]

I have chicks hatching again.

I noticed one was mal-positioned, so I weighed it. It lost 18% - 19% of it's mass. Yikes.

It must have had a thinner shell.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have chicks hatching again.

I noticed one was mal-positioned, so I weighed it. It lost 18% - 19% of it's mass. Yikes.

It must have had a thinner shell.

was it a fresh egg?