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

[BullChick]

come people, chop chop chop

Imma go kill some time around here then...

Funny you should say this. I have no excuse but laziness that there are not six roosters waiting to be beheaded today. After Duckling left, I would have just had time to secure an area for the boys, and done the deed when I was ready today. Alas, they are out enjoying the morning gloom.

 

[lovechicks1293]

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poor, unsuspecting roos

 

[kwhites634]

If it is not too late. Good morning everyone. Have a great day.

It's not,same to you, I plan to; you do the same

 

[BullChick]

poor, unsuspecting roos

Yes, but they had it coming.

They are male!

Sadly, I am at 8 boys, and ten girls. I wish like anything I weren't so afraid to ask for help. This is going to be a bear!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: And just where would you be w/o us?

 

[lovechicks1293]

ugh guys, yesterday my family went to the zoo and they have a mini farm where you can go take care of the animals and stuff, and there was a BEAUTIFUL silkie chicken!!! I wanted to steal it...but I was a good girl and didn't

almost as big as my neice!

 

[BullChick]

And just where would you be w/o us?

Well, if God had made Eve first, she would not have eaten the apple, and would have been content alone or with another woman. Turns out we can keep each other sane as long as no males mess it up.

And we would have found a way to reproduce without males.

 

[Sparkle110]

Not Sally or Banty but IMO you really don't know when they will be ready to hatch due to the low temp.

As long as it was not tooooo low some may hatch when they are ready.

If you intervene too early you are going to get unabsorbed yolks and open navels.

I would rely on nature here to let them come if and when they are ready.

Eggs have been hatching for millions of years without assistance and if incubation was messed up, assisted hatching rarley fixes the chicks and they remain weak if they survive.

I know it is trendy on this site to dive in with any late hatching egg, but better (I think) to focus on getting a great incubation process of the next batch of eggs.

Anywho... Fingers crossed for these ones. They may be just fine only a bit late.

I will hope so, i have 2option polish eggs that were given the OK so I really hope they and the brown egg hatch, also this incubator has mostly gone over my temp so i hope that might help

I'd say too soon. You hearing chirping at all?

Sometimes i glue my ear to the incubator, beacause I have the broader for my chicks very close to it, so I'm having a hard time telling

 
Sorta sounds like a zip... 

I hope you are right sooooooooooooo badly but they are not going around the egg, they look like they are going bottom to top of the egg

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: But none of that came to pass, and the world was good.

 

[kwhites634]

Had to crank up the woodstove this morning to thaw out the shower head, but I think it's good to go now. BBL