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

[Fire Ant Farm]

BEEPERS!!! As promised!

SO cute!!!!!

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[OneMountainAcres]

Everyone, meet Premie! She was the only chick to "hatch" from the lavender silkie eggs that I ordered a few weeks ago. Nobody jump down my throat, I know I broke the rules with her but I wanted to make sure she made it so please, no negativity, this isn't a usual thing that I do. She was due to hatch tomorrow which is no big deal since my eggs typically hatch early BUT, I helped her hatch....yesterday. After only 2 eggs made it to lockdown and then other egg died (I was watching them closely). I did an eggtopsy to check how far along it was. I was fully developed and yolk sack absorbed and was even pipped. Fearing for Premie, I poked an emergency pip hole and kept a close eye and ear on her. I ended up opening her shell when I thought that she might be in trouble. Blood vessels were receding and her internal pip was there but she looked like she was gasping. It took all afternoon but by evening, she was completely out of her egg with only a tiny little piece of yolk still unabsorbed. She basically laid in the incubator in the fetal position all night. I'm sure she was finishing up her development inside. This morning, I made her a little "nest" with a towel and a little container and held her upright with her little feet under her. I wish I would've taken a picture of her in it, it looked so comfy! In the past few hours, she has really come alive! She's opening her eyes and talking to me like crazy now and has found how her feet are supposed to work She's gonna be a mamma's girl (or boy).

 

[BantyChooks]

Congrats, Jess!!

 

[kajira]

Everyone, meet Premie! She was the only chick to "hatch" from the lavender silkie eggs that I ordered a few weeks ago. Nobody jump down my throat, I know I broke the rules with her but I wanted to make sure she made it so please, no negativity, this isn't a usual thing that I do. She was due to hatch tomorrow which is no big deal since my eggs typically hatch early BUT, I helped her hatch....yesterday. After only 2 eggs made it to lockdown and then other egg died (I was watching them closely). I did an eggtopsy to check how far along it was. I was fully developed and yolk sack absorbed and was even pipped. Fearing for Premie, I poked an emergency pip hole and kept a close eye and ear on her. I ended up opening her shell when I thought that she might be in trouble. Blood vessels were receding and her internal pip was there but she looked like she was gasping. It took all afternoon but by evening, she was completely out of her egg with only a tiny little piece of yolk still unabsorbed. She basically laid in the incubator in the fetal position all night. I'm sure she was finishing up her development inside. This morning, I made her a little "nest" with a towel and a little container and held her upright with her little feet under her. I wish I would've taken a picture of her in it, it looked so comfy! In the past few hours, she has really come alive! She's opening her eyes and talking to me like crazy now and has found how her feet are supposed to work She's gonna be a mamma's girl (or boy).

Lavendar's are notoriously bad hatchers I'm sorry you lost the others, I don't know why, but when I've yet to have a Lavendar one hatch for me, even though it's all I wanted

 

[meltel]

Everyone, meet Premie! She was the only chick to "hatch" from the lavender silkie eggs that I ordered a few weeks ago. Nobody jump down my throat, I know I broke the rules with her but I wanted to make sure she made it so please, no negativity, this isn't a usual thing that I do. She was due to hatch tomorrow which is no big deal since my eggs typically hatch early BUT, I helped her hatch....yesterday. After only 2 eggs made it to lockdown and then other egg died (I was watching them closely). I did an eggtopsy to check how far along it was. I was fully developed and yolk sack absorbed and was even pipped. Fearing for Premie, I poked an emergency pip hole and kept a close eye and ear on her. I ended up opening her shell when I thought that she might be in trouble. Blood vessels were receding and her internal pip was there but she looked like she was gasping. It took all afternoon but by evening, she was completely out of her egg with only a tiny little piece of yolk still unabsorbed. She basically laid in the incubator in the fetal position all night. I'm sure she was finishing up her development inside. This morning, I made her a little "nest" with a towel and a little container and held her upright with her little feet under her. I wish I would've taken a picture of her in it, it looked so comfy! In the past few hours, she has really come alive! She's opening her eyes and talking to me like crazy now and has found how her feet are supposed to work She's gonna be a mamma's girl (or boy).

awwww

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hibye

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Howdy!!!! For those of you who make fun of Naked Necks, here's a published paper of a study that was shared on another thread. It shows that chickens carrying the Naked Neck gene have better meat development (including breast meat) and also have stronger immune system/immune response (it was done in the summer time, hot climate). (This goes a long with a lot of observations from folks about how hardy NNs are and how they seem to never get sick). The finding is specifically associated with the presence of the Na gene. (Interestingly, they also refer to the presence of the frizzle gene as another advantage in the heat.) I want to read it again (less quickly), but here it is:

http://www.esap1961.org/reserachgenerator/uploads/1399814351.pdf

(I need to do a readback, but I wanted to share this, for all you haters...

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- Ant Farm

(Edit to add - they do tolerate cold very well as well)

@BantyChooks

Quote: I got to talk with mine too, drama as usual, our friendship has not been ughhhhh, So happy you have a good one!

Hello everyone!! Long time no see

There you ARE!!!!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

In the bottom pic, the one in the bowl and the one closest to the bottom of the pic are the pure sebbies   Hopefully a boy & a girl   

let's hope for you!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@Auroradream26 if it was the one you really wanted no one will fault you happy for you, it's adorable

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Gotta fly munchkin is sick

 

[Sally Sunshine]

BEEPERS!!! As promised!

IM JELLY!!!!!! love them!!

Everyone, meet Premie! She was the only chick to "hatch" from the lavender silkie eggs that I ordered a few weeks ago. Nobody jump down my throat, I know I broke the rules with her but I wanted to make sure she made it so please, no negativity, this isn't a usual thing that I do. She was due to hatch tomorrow which is no big deal since my eggs typically hatch early BUT, I helped her hatch....yesterday. After only 2 eggs made it to lockdown and then other egg died (I was watching them closely). I did an eggtopsy to check how far along it was. I was fully developed and yolk sack absorbed and was even pipped. Fearing for Premie, I poked an emergency pip hole and kept a close eye and ear on her. I ended up opening her shell when I thought that she might be in trouble. Blood vessels were receding and her internal pip was there but she looked like she was gasping. It took all afternoon but by evening, she was completely out of her egg with only a tiny little piece of yolk still unabsorbed. She basically laid in the incubator in the fetal position all night. I'm sure she was finishing up her development inside. This morning, I made her a little "nest" with a towel and a little container and held her upright with her little feet under her. I wish I would've taken a picture of her in it, it looked so comfy! In the past few hours, she has really come alive! She's opening her eyes and talking to me like crazy now and has found how her feet are supposed to work She's gonna be a mamma's girl (or boy).

oh Good luck with her, I hope she makes it for you!!