Don't know egg age in incubator

[Impatient]

Out of the bator into the brooder!?

?? Chick is in a brooder, or am I missing something lol

 

[FrankHomestead]

?? Chick is in a brooder, or am I missing something lol

Right, I was saying out of the incubator into the brooder!

 

[Eighty806]

Blarg! I hate having only one chick because you don't have any comparison for behaviour or feathering speeds to take a guess at sexing before obvious sex traits come in >.< Anyhow, chick is very shy and has pin feather on wings coming in fast . Fingers crossed this means female. It's so hard to get good photos one handed lol. I tried the scruff technique, but chick was not having it (wouldn't hold still for me to get a good grab) so didn't get much from that.
Good to hear Mort is doing well. I tried hatching for the first time and had 2 incubators going with one dozen eggs in each. Sadly only one from each incubator hatched and after 3 days, only one lived. We called him/her #one since he is the first to hatched. He just turned 3 weeks old yesterday. Doing great but rather lonely. I say it's a he because he is rapidly developing tail feathers, so it may be a he. I have eight 6 months old chickens so I have to figure out how to introduce #one to the rest of the flock. Please keep us posted on the development of your impending hatch.

 

[Eighty806]

?? Chick is in a brooder, or am I missing something lol

Good to hear Mort is doing well. I tried hatching for the first time and had 2 incubators going with one dozen eggs in each. Sadly only one from each incubator hatched and after 3 days, only one lived. We called him/her #one since he is the first to hatched. He just turned 3 weeks old yesterday. Doing great but rather lonely. I say it's a he because he is rapidly developing tail feathers, so it may be a he. I have eight 6 months old chickens so I have to figure out how to introduce #one to the rest of the flock. Please keep us posted on the development of the impending hatch.

 

[Impatient]

So Mort is very angry with me right now. Had to clean his brooder and figured I might well put down a layer of shavings since I plan to move him to big brooder soon and out of the clothes basket, which will have shavings. Also noticed some if his down seemed dirty so gave him a cat bath with a warm, damp paper towel. Apparently he hates the shaving because he keeps getting on top of his food and then when he falls off he angry chirps up a storm while he touching the shavings. Little diva.

 

[theuglychick]

Darn, I've missed so much! My notifications aren't working or something. I'm thrilled to see little Mort is doing well!

 

[Impatient]

Darn, I've missed so much! My notifications aren't working or something. I'm thrilled to see little Mort is doing well!

Thank you, I'm glad too, would've been heart broken if after all that he passed. I'm still monitoring his navel twice a day to make sure the scab is shrinking and I apply just a tiny bit of pressure to the sides to check for pus and infection, but I think we're in the clear since he's almost a week old now.

 

[Cntry1958]

I just read this thread and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I am so glad your chick MORT is doing well. But you keep calling her a him... lol

 

[Impatient]

Sorry the lack of updates guys, been having to do storm prep for Irma all week. Anyhow, Mort is a week old and doing great! Navel scab will fall off anyway now and his wings are almost fully feathered and he's getting some tail feathers . His brothers and sisters are developing in egg well with 6/8 currently alive and jumping around.

 

[Micaela.ph15]

Yay!!! So sorry to hear about Irma. You are in my thoughts and good luck!!