FEB HATCH-ALONG THREAD ...COME JOIN US.... EVERYONE!

[Maah]

Ok, peeps!! Happy V-Day!!! I have another pipper today!!! My question is this-- My little trooper, Bebe, was all by herself through the night. I asked in another thread about putting one of my tiny Silkies with her in the brooder & they are snuggling just fine, but now that I have one pipping- not zipping- should I pop Bebe back into the bator to talk her sister/bro out of the shell? Should I just leave her in the brooder? Please respond fast I don't want the zip to start if putting her in would be a good idea.

Here's a pic of Bebe all fluffy last night! I couldn't help myself

Hmm... poor silkie baby. You just gave her a friend to snuggle with and now you want to take her away? Let them cuddle... their sister will be along soon.

She is SO CUTE. Still.

 

[jphendrix]

I pulled both plugs from mine, gives more air circulation

So do I need to take them both out? And then adjust temp as need to keep it up?

 

[hokankai]

I'm setting on Saturday (16th) so my eggs won't hatch until March, but I'm setting bantam BRs, bantam polish, bantam cochins, and checking my mixed banty flock for fertility!

 

[SilkieRose]

Hmm... poor silkie baby. You just gave her a friend to snuggle with and now you want to take her away? Let them cuddle... their sister will be along soon.

She is SO CUTE. Still.

Ok, ok Hope is showing Bebe the way around the brooder & precisely how to make a mess!! LOL I will leave Silkie Hope in with Bebe until the next one is ready to come out Hope has 4 other friends in her own brooder She's just the smallest.

Here they are!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Now for the bantams- I have NO clue what kind they are, they're all feather footed- Oh the bigger chicks in the pics are Sugar Peeps & the 2 sb d'uccle. I put them in w/ the little ones cause they were scared of the bigger lav chicks.

Will be stalking you late summer/fall for some eggs...LOL. They are beautiful!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Ok, ok Hope is showing Bebe the way around the brooder & precisely how to make a mess!! LOL I will leave Silkie Hope in with Bebe until the next one is ready to come out Hope has 4 other friends in her own brooder She's just the smallest.

Here they are!!

Yes leave them in the brooder. How cute they are together.

 

[Brookhavens]

So do I need to take them both out? And then adjust temp as need to keep it up?

I would pull both out. The eggs need fresh air to develop.

 

[PugBug]

Ok, peeps!! Happy V-Day!!! I have another pipper today!!! My question is this-- My little trooper, Bebe, was all by herself through the night. I asked in another thread about putting one of my tiny Silkies with her in the brooder & they are snuggling just fine, but now that I have one pipping- not zipping- should I pop Bebe back into the bator to talk her sister/bro out of the shell? Should I just leave her in the brooder? Please respond fast I don't want the zip to start if putting her in would be a good idea.

Here's a pic of Bebe all fluffy last night! I couldn't help myself

No I think you should not open the bator @ all! She is very cute, maybe you can have her near the bator. I have my small ones in a container I made into a brooder sitting next to the bator. The ones in the shell will hear them just fine

 

[PugBug]

So do I need to take them both out? And then adjust temp as need to keep it up?

If you are between day 1-18 you can pull the plugs, just don't change temp right away. Wait a couple hrs to see how it will do. IF you need to adjust, do it in small amounts.

 

[inthesticks]

OH VALENTINE BUNNIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want one!!! And look how fat they are!

Sorrry about your eggs, maybe the rest will make it

Sooo when I got the bator ready for lock down w/ water & the foamy grip material, I took the 2 damaged eggs into a dark room & just sat candling till I found what I was looking for

Both of the boo boo eggs are alive still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I could just scream

& already hearing little tapping noises in the quail egg & a few other of my EE eggs!

sooo my eggs are still cooking- the kits are snuggled up together sleeping & I'm feeding my face & catching up on here to keep busy.