EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

I came home early to a bunch of chicks! Four of the five OE babies had hatched, and were all dry (so hatched in the morning), and were miserable in their net bag, so even though there were a couple more pips, I quickly freed them and moved to the brooder while putting a wet sponge in the hatcher - fortunately, this hatcher comes back to temp and humidity very fast. Also, "Switch's" egg hatched, and it's fully feathers, so NOT Switch's baby. Probably Polly, the hatchery NH. :/ And one of Puppy's babies was also wandering around, unfettered - looks exactly like daddy. Since I've been home, the final OE egg hatched (in the bag), I rescued the "Switch" chick in a solo bag (miserable little thing), and moved it and Puppy's baby into the brooder. All babies have colored leg bands - I'll have to check/swap out in a couple days (no time to finesse a larger diameter, so they will grow out of them a bit sooner). The last OE chick is drying off right now, and three of the four remaining Puppy eggs has pipped. I hate opening the 'bator when eggs have pipped, but these chicks were struggling in the net bags - hoping they'll be ok. (they also got rolled all over creation). Here's the first chick to wander out to see me:

Awesome mine were stuck in bags as well. Did not like it. They are doing fine now. Congratulations. When I move them to the barn tomorrow zip ties will need changing.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

One of the Puppy pips is turning yellow.

It also has a funny linear crack in the shell, more like something happened to it than a zip - like it got slammed into the side of the 'bator, and I'm wondering if I see a little blood along the crack. (There was a lot of wrestling around in there for the ones in the bags - I'm going to figure out something different next time.) I'm not helping out - I want strong chicks, and it'll likely only put me in the position of having to euthanize it later. I also don't want to risk the other pipped eggs. But still...

I hate waiting on these last ones, hoping they're ok. I only have one of Puppy's babies so far (though I am thankful that I have all 5 of Goodwin's babies that went into lockdown, for 9 babies from him total - gotta be a girl in there somewhere!).

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

I had a surprisingly good goose hatch. 6/13 after they were lost in the mail for a week during the Christmas rush. The babies are are settling in and learning to eat and drink. I will take pics later when I can take them out to play tomorrow when the other pets can be contained   2 are pure sebbies and the other 4 are 75%/25% sebbie/toulouse. Can't wait to see how they grow out but love them as babies!!! 

Very nice. It will be fun to watch them feather out

 

[Pensmaster]

One of the Puppy pips is turning yellow.  It also has a funny linear crack in the shell, more like something happened to it than a zip - like it got slammed into the side of the 'bator, and I'm wondering if I see a little blood along the crack. (There was a lot of wrestling around in there for the ones in the bags - I'm going to figure out something different next time.) I'm not helping out - I want strong chicks, and it'll likely only put me in the position of having to euthanize it later. I also don't want to risk the other pipped eggs. But still... 

I hate waiting on these last ones, hoping they're ok. I only have one of Puppy's babies so far (though I am thankful that I have all 5 of Goodwin's babies that went into lockdown, for 9 babies from him total - gotta be a girl in there somewhere!). 

- Ant Farm

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[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Yeah, next time I'm going to put them in a basket of some sort, and have the bag over it to enclose it, but have the basket enable them to move around more. It was really scary watching them, though they were, in fact, ok (the bags are very light), because they were struggling a lot. If I use a basket next time, I won't have to open the 'bator and risk other pipped eggs. (REALLY hoping I didn't screw things up for Puppy's eggs.)

- Ant Farm

 

[meltel]

Fantastic!!!

Congrats on the new babies!! I need to get more organized with my hatches! Hopefully now that my cages are almost done, it will make things easier for me. Laureen, Jeremy and Sarah all came over yesterday and helped me clear out junk and put up all new shelving units to give me easier access to the cages. I'm lucky to have such great friends

Even though I couldn't do much, I was out there probably longer than I should have and am feeling every bit of it today

 

[Phage]

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I have had all the GFF legbar lines in my time and prefer the first import by far for eggs, and the fact that they were the line that carried the recessive white gene.
Their eggs were the largest, and the bluest.

The second line of birds were truly nasty. viscous roos and hens that laid micro eggs once in a while (but they were blue).

The Rees line birds laid eggs that were slightly greener and the eggs were not large.

At one point I had about 25 POL white legbar pullets and no-one wanted them. Ended us selling them for about $7 each to someone who was going to resell them . Just did not have space for them.
The while legbar roo who was a total sweetie got killed defending the girls.

Wish I had a couple now.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Don't know how to quote but as for the border build towers instead of Wall sniper s can stop illegal immigrants then wild life can survive

Not a bad idea. That's what the East Germans did, but only to keep people from leaving.

You know, I've been really good about not wanting to add any more breeds (I have NNs, Marans, CLs, and GNHs), but I have REALLY been wanting Black Minorcas in the worst way lately... (I like the looks of the Buttercups as well, but would be super picky about the comb and don't have the room/time to do the breeding to get that right.)
I have all large fowl, and I have a good rooster in with each group of girls as well as three additional bachelor GNH boys. Hawks are in my yard ALL THE TIME. And while I work (because, well, I'm a worrier), I have yet to see them even try to take one. Those boys really make them watch for a while before deciding that there's an easier meal elsewhere. Of course, I'm going to have to cover my paddocks anyway because of the levitating Puppy issue.

(If I had bantams, I would personally have them in a covered run/paddock.)

I need this shirt!!!

- Ant Farm

Blacks are the largest variety of Minorcas. I raised Whites and loved them. They and the Blues are extremely rare in the US.

I'm a large fowl fan and have only raised them. Lots of my country poultry buddies are smitten with bantams for their thriftiness but I still like big eggs and predator resilience.

I just saw some coyote feces in the middle of the poultry yards.

I have had all the GFF legbar lines in my time and prefer the first import by far for eggs, and the fact that they were the line that carried the recessive white gene.
Their eggs were the largest, and the bluest.

The second line of birds were truly nasty. viscous roos and hens that laid micro eggs once in a while (but they were blue).

The Rees line birds laid eggs that were slightly greener and the eggs were not large.

At one point I had about 25 POL white legbar pullets and no-one wanted them. Ended us selling them for about $7 each to someone who was going to resell them . Just did not have space for them.
The while legbar roo who was a total sweetie got killed defending the girls.

Wish I had a couple now.

Good info on the CCL.


I'm locking up chickens and walking to the bar to shoot pool.

 

[duluthralphie]

wait whut? guinea?

Your a very very hungry Tribesman and in DIRE need of more polypeptides and 26Fe?

I would call that grey blue

I had GFF first import lines and Mdmwolfs Reese lines, these are about four years of breeding.
I noticed the different types of Legbar had different colored eggs. example a really gold neck always gave me more greenish eggs and the lighter cream the blues...

I have not noticed the really gold neck gives greener eggs.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have had all the GFF legbar lines in my time and prefer the first import by far for eggs, and the fact that they were the line that carried the recessive white gene.
Their eggs were the largest, and the bluest.

The second line of birds were truly nasty. viscous roos and hens that laid micro eggs once in a while (but they were blue).

The Rees line birds laid eggs that were slightly greener and the eggs were not large.

At one point I had about 25 POL white legbar pullets and no-one wanted them. Ended us selling them for about $7 each to someone who was going to resell them . Just did not have space for them.
The while legbar roo who was a total sweetie got killed defending the girls.

Wish I had a couple now.

I have Lines C and D which is Rees and I have the white. I know another person with the same line and he has whites..



I love my whites!