Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[Cydney83]

Two more out...but well I was gone one got it's leg caught under the wire (1588) and now can't walk well...I could cry...I didn't open the bator up and I should have...I was trying to be good...darn it!!!!

Good luck to you!!

 

[Maggiesdad]

48%
So out of Thursdays hatch, 12 healthy chicks.

I thought surely I'd get a better hatch rate the second time around.

Of the 19 locked down, one died after pipping, the other six never did anything.

Oh well - off to take care of the

I do have!

 

[Cydney83]

Congrats to you! I have 4 out of my hatch....waiting to hear when I can get more eggs..one of my has a not so good leg..but I hope it will get better...four isn't enough! lol...so far they are looking good..

 

[Young Heritage]

I moved all of my EO chicks to their new home outside. Nice insulated brooder coop just for 0 to 8 week olds. Hope they do well on the first cold night. They have a brooder light of course.

 

[har]

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I put paper towels on top of the wire then my eggs. Its a lot cleaner that way and takes care of the problem with there feet getting caught.

 

[Cydney83]

I had those non slip cupboard liner on...the wire was up on one side..1st time it has happened...

 

[cherylcohen]

Well I'm in Lanai enjoying the sun while my best friend is hatching my Basques!! She's a great surrogate mom. Today is hatch day and they actually started hatching yesterday!

We have 22 hatched! 6 more pipped and 6 doing nothing yet, but again today is the official hatch day!! woohoo they even survived a trip in the car to her house after a day of lockdown!

Oh the dark ones are silver penciled plymouth rocks from my breeding flock.

 

[Cydney83]

I am so happy for you! I have to say I am a little green ...best of luck!

 

[cherylcohen]

Thanks so much, I'm so excited, I hope to be able to breed them

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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I put paper towels on top of the wire then my eggs. Its a lot cleaner that way and takes care of the problem with there feet getting caught.

I had the same problem once (although I opened the incubator and the rest got stuck... crazy day of assisting hatches ensued...). In part, I had that problem because I place plastic shoebox lids under the wire during the lockdown to lift the eggs to the same level that they were when in the turner. Now, I roll up paper towels to make little "bumpers" that I wedge between the wall and wire and haven't had that happen again. Good luck to your little guy.