Due July 16th

[chickie_mama]

I ordered some Blue Slate eggs from jmhappycowboy. Out of 8 eggs, 5 developed. Lockdown is tonight, but when I candled this morning, there was movement in all 5 eggs!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!

Come on babies!

 

[lesliet]

I am right there with you. I have 4 out of 8 Royal Palms that are due the 16th also....... come on babies

 

[lesliet]

Chickie_mama how is your hatch going? I have 1 out and 2 more working on it

 

[chickie_mama]

My hatch turned disasterous!

I had movement in all 5 eggs when I put them in the hatcher. A couple of the eggs were even peeping. I could tell the air sacs were HUGE and that bothered me, but I ignored it. When there were no pips the next night, I really got worried.

I cracked the eggs and my worst fear was confirmed. The babies were shrink wrapped.

3 of the babies were already dead. 2 were still breathing. I moistened the membrane and gave the eggs their own little saran wrap sleeping bag. They made it out of the shells yesterday.

This morning when I checked on them, 1 is now standing on its own and hopping around, the other is still laying down but doing the scooting thing. He/She should be up and around by the time I get home tonight.

So, even though I didn't do as well as I had hoped, at least I have 2 babies.

Good luck with your babies lesliet!!!!!

 

[lesliet]

that is where I have the most problems with my hatches also. they are doing great and they pip and that is the end of it. And I have my humidity set at 70%. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. but the next few hatches will just be my mutts until I can figure the last part out...

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

this is interesting! I have Narragansett eggs in the bator now, lock down begins on Saturday, my first batch of turkeys ever. Only 4 of the dozen developed. My humidity has run low for nearly all of the time they've been in there (in the 30s). Should I start upping the humidity today? I am a nervous wreck...

 

[lesliet]

yea when I stop turning is when I bump up the humidity.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Same here, once we stop turning raise the humidity and don't open the incubator until they are out of the shell.

Steve in NC