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[PugBug]

Well now for my update- this morning I lost one of my new basque chicks. It was the last to hatch, very large chick! It took way too long to hatch, and no I didn't help- I should have , but didn't. It seemed fine until late last night, it just never gained strength. The other 8 chicks are great, running around eating & drinking.

We spent the whole day staining the new chicken house, hooking up electric to it etc. I moved all the SFH's into it, then moved all the lav orp chicks into their house & the choco orp chicks to thiers. Now all I have inside it Sugar Peeps, the TSC chicks, 3 choc orp chicks & 8 basque. It's so much quieter and smells good LOL! The chicks were so happy when they got moved to their outside houses too

Now it's pouring down rain, after we had such a beautiful day- should have known it wouldn't last...

Tues will be lockdown for my 4 frizzle eggs

 

[ceocka]

Well, im using a Brinsea Mini incubator. It has a clear dome, and the silkie eggs are quite light so the air sack is pretty easy to see. All I do is hold my bright LED light up to the side of the bator & I can "candle" them without taking them out. That's all I meant by it.
I have a picture of me doing it. It's not as clear as looking in person cuz the camera picks up the light/reflection a lot. But here it is... Look close & you can see the air sack.

i seriously just got all choked up and i am glad i am wearing my glasses and not contacts. OMG!! Love!!! I have a special relationship with my grandpa too. I'm his "fishing buddy". He is in Daytona and been very ill for a long long time, but some how he just keeps pushing past all these crazy milestones no one ever thought he could. Its a miracle every day. My whole world will shatter when he loses this epic battle against 4 diff cancers and emphazema.(sp?) I loved hearing this story this morning. Now to go find kleenex!!!

[COLOR=B22222]This is the sweetest thing I've heard in a long time! BUT you are NOT allowed to make me cry again OK? [/COLOR]

Me too!
How sweet .If hes like me nothing  is a  better  present  than a living  baby  animal  even as an older  person   STILL Its the BEST  of all.

Aw that is so sweet!

Thank you everyone! He has named his mallard duck Dark Wing. Lol. Flaw lives in walking distance. So I take Dark Wing to see him every day! He loves him to pieces! I will take pics later. Expecting a blizzard!

 

[Brookhavens]

Came home from work tonight and have 2 pips in the eggs that went into lockdown on Friday. Tomorrow is hatch day so it looks like they are right on time.

 

[Brookhavens]

I agree, I have no prob helping my chicks- after a while you have an instinct as to 'when' to help and 'how much' to help. and let's face it, most of the time it's not genetic with these chicks- it's something during incubation- temps & humidity...

x2

 

[ceocka]

Dresser Brooder

What a great idea! I love it

 

[ceocka]

The mix just hatched and it is blue with the same pattern as the other who is blue and white(white patches hatch yellow but dry white), all black legs with orange toes and yellow "mascara" only the newly hatched one has feathered legs! We are guessing maybe a silkie as dad. Could be a light brahma or buff Cochin.

I totally want to see pics of those babies. I have my silkie rooster Emmit in with my RIR and Buff Orp. I want to hatch some of theirs

 

[ceocka]

[COLOR=B22222]Well now for my update- this morning I lost one of my new basque chicks. It was the last to hatch, very large chick! It took way too long to hatch, and no I didn't help- I should have , but didn't. It seemed fine until late last night, it just never gained strength. The other 8 chicks are great, running around eating & drinking.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=B22222]We spent the whole day staining the new chicken house, hooking up electric to it etc. I moved all the SFH's into it, then moved all the lav orp chicks into their house & the choco orp chicks to thiers. Now all I have inside it Sugar Peeps, the TSC chicks, 3 choc orp chicks & 8 basque. It's so much quieter and smells good LOL! The chicks were so happy when they got moved to their outside houses too  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=B22222]Now it's pouring down rain, after we had such a beautiful day- should have known it wouldn't last...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=B22222]Tues will be lockdown for my 4 frizzle eggs e [/COLOR]

I understand about the smell. I change their pine bedding every day. It smells got for 5seconds then someone has to go and poo on it. Lol

 

[PugBug]

WoooHooo! That is great, mine never pip early!

 

[PugBug]

I understand about the smell. I change their pine bedding every day. It smells got for 5seconds then someone has to go and poo on it. Lol

I know right? They just kill me w/ the smell

I change my pine bedding daily too in the brooders- but geez the have stinky poop! I did read somewhere that some feed companies have an additive in their feed to 'reduce' poop odor- I can tell you that Dumor is NOT one of those companies! And even the chick starter feed has an odor- smells like sour milk! The finisher feed does not have that smell, and my bigger chicks that are eating it don't have as stinky of poop either-

 

[jphendrix]

Here's my update! I put 23 out of 25 eggs into lockdown last night!!!! I am so excited, and nervous!!!!!!!







And here's a few pics of my babies! We made a top for our plastic tote brooder so that the older ones couldn't fly out, they have been looking and trying to jump out! I also put a couple of homemade roosts in the brooder with them too! I put the younger almost week old chicks with the older about 2 week old chicks together and they are doing great! No fighting or anything!!!! Gotta get my second brooder ready for my eggs to hatch!!!!!











Congrats to everyone with new babies!!!!! Such an exciting time!!!!! Love all the pics!!!!!!