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

[BantyChooks]

And then you will retreat into your head and book until Sunday or Monday (depending on how fast you read and if your rugrats also have interesting books to keep them out of your hair...)

Well, I finished 4 & 5 in a day and a bit, so I should be done by Saturday night if I go Friday morning. That's if I give the Rugrats a stack of books and tell them there's cereal in the pantry.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Well, I finished 4 & 5 in a day and a bit, so I should be done by Saturday night if I go Friday morning. That's if I give the Rugrats a stack of books and tell them there's cereal in the pantry.

If I survive the night I'm going to relax and see if I can finish reading American sniper tomorrow so I can move on to enslaved by ducks!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Well, I finished 4 & 5 in a day and a bit, so I should be done by Saturday night if I go Friday morning. That's if I give the Rugrats a stack of books and tell them there's cereal in the pantry.

You haven't seen #7 yet - it's REALLY thick/long. They had to split it into two movies.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

If I survive the night I'm going to relax and see if I can finish reading American sniper tomorrow so I can move on to enslaved by ducks!

Tell us how Enslaved by Ducks is - I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet, it's in my wish list.

 

[BantyChooks]

If I survive the night I'm going to relax and see if I can finish reading American sniper tomorrow so I can move on to enslaved by ducks!

Let me know how it is.

You haven't seen #7 yet - it's REALLY thick/long. They had to split it into two movies.

I saw it at the library. Can't wait to get my hands on it---it's been so long since I had a lovely long book like that to read.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Well, the key thing is that you had done your homework and knew when to stop (blood or veins). Some of us no longer help because we've had too many where we helped and then later had to put the chick down. But to be fair, I think you kinda have to get to that point/decision on your own by experience (otherwise you're tortured with the "what if I had tried to save it" thing). And on the other hand, some folks always help. You'll just need to decide for yourself. Key things are that the veins have receded. And once it can breathe (pip hole - that it makes or you make), it's good to WAIT so you don't help it so early that the yolk isn't absorbed. It can still get stuck, you just have to watch.

Also, if it is a malposition (pipped wrong end or in the middle) remember that that means that internal pip and external pip are the SAME THING, and so it will SEEM that it's taking too long, but you have to think about the time from internal to external and then external to zipping. So while watching is important, it can be tempting to help to early. Just keep an eye on the clock.

You've got this. Someone is usually around here, let us know if you need more help. (@shawluvsbirds might be able to stop itching enough to help! )

So for us citiot s. . what is the time frame from internal to external and external to pip ? And is it the same for ducks vs chickens ?

 

[chantel93]

Well, the key thing is that you had done your homework and knew when to stop (blood or veins). Some of us no longer help because we've had too many where we helped and then later had to put the chick down. But to be fair, I think you kinda have to get to that point/decision on your own by experience (otherwise you're tortured with the "what if I had tried to save it" thing). And on the other hand, some folks always help. You'll just need to decide for yourself. Key things are that the veins have receded. And once it can breathe (pip hole - that it makes or you make), it's good to WAIT so you don't help it so early that the yolk isn't absorbed. It can still get stuck, you just have to watch.

Also, if it is a malposition (pipped wrong end or in the middle) remember that that means that internal pip and external pip are the SAME THING, and so it will SEEM that it's taking too long, but you have to think about the time from internal to external and then external to zipping. So while watching is important, it can be tempting to help to early. Just keep an eye on the clock.

You've got this. Someone is usually around here, let us know if you need more help. (@shawluvsbirds might be able to stop itching enough to help! )

Thank you all so much for the help!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Let me know how it is.


I saw it at the library. Can't wait to get my hands on it---it's been so long since I had a lovely long book like that to read.

What books you all talking about. I'm behind in the book thread. .

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

So for us citiot s. . what is the time frame from internal to external and external to pip ? And is it the same for ducks vs chickens ?

Banti can tell you better than I can - she over-candles. I don't look for internal pip, I leave them alone. But I think internal to external is about 24 hours (more?), and external to zip can be up to 24 hours. I've never hatched ducks, but my understanding is that everything takes longer...

I think it might be in the links at the beginning of the thread.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I can already tell ya enslaved by ducks will be great. I was laughing my butt off just reading the sample.