Even With The Power Outage I Have Pips - Sebbies

[pips&peeps]

We lost power right around 1 pm yesterday because of severe winds. Fortunately I have a big battery back up and both my incubator and hatcher ran for about two hours.

Around 3 pm, the battery back up died and I had to get the generator and plug them in. By the time I pulled it out of storage and pulled the string 100 times to start the darned thing, the temperature got down to around 85 in the hatcher where the goose eggs are. It's a Dickey and obviously not as well insulated as the Sportsman; it was only down to around 94.

When I checked to make sure everything was up and running correctly I told the babies to hang on I'm warming it back up, to which I got a "queek, queek, queek" response........

Anyway after the electricity came back on last night I candled and found out of the 12 eggs I had remaining that there were three pips. One was a quitter, which I was expecting since I candled a few days ago. And the rest, so far, are still alive and jumping around in those eggs. Humidty is up around 68-70 %.

Hatch babies, hatch!!!!!!! 11 goslings would be a great sight.

 

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[jojo@rolling acres farm]

Holding good thoughts!

 

[Soccer Mom]

Maybe this will give them the idea:

 

[marathonmultiplesmom]

Mind if I ask about your battery back-up? I'm always concerned about the power going out because we are usually the last in the area to be restored (even though we have an oxygen-dependent disabled person living here and we are on a special list to be powered up first... )

What are you using? When ours goes out it is usually out for 1-4 days and I have incubators running, too. I was a bit concerned last night with all the wind but ours did not go out.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

You gonna sell any of those?

I'm looking to add a few more to my flock

 

[pips&peeps]

My battery back up is a sample my husband brought home from his work. He sells UPS, power conditioners and surge supressors.

I have a baby!!! It pipped this morning and is already out. The ones that pipped last night are not ready yet. I peeled back some of the shell and membrane to see if they needed help out and they still had some blood, so I let them be.

The baby looks like a girl, she's still drying off. I have five external pips as of now, one internal pip and two just stil moving in the shell.

Yes, I plan to sell a few.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

pips&peeps :

My battery back up is a sample my husband brought home from his work. He sells UPS, power conditioners and surge supressors.

I have a baby!!! It pipped this morning and is already out. The ones that pipped last night are not ready yet. I peeled back some of the shell and membrane to see if they needed help out and they still had some blood, so I let them be.

The baby looks like a girl, she's still drying off. I have five external pips as of now, one internal pip and two just stil moving in the shell.

Yes, I plan to sell a few.

are these out of your best birds? I'm looking for another female to add to my flock...​

 

[pips&peeps]

There are some show quality eggs in there.

I'm on serious watch now, the ones that pipped yesterday haven't done much and got to check on them every hour or so.....................

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

pips&peeps :

There are some show quality eggs in there.

I'm on serious watch now, the ones that pipped yesterday haven't done much and got to check on them every hour or so.....................

I remember how nerve-wracking that is--those darn shells are sooo thick!

good luck! I want to see some pics soon!