I havent had that no broody but from what i read they can be off for hours and still hatch
Aww, sorry about your little one too! As for the chair, it was actually working for my little one- she just was not strong enough- she never fully absorbed her yolk sac & was not much interested in eating. I think that is what killed her. She actually seemed to 'like' the chair b/c she was up right instead of flat on her tummy... Oh well, like I told DH we did all we could for her.
so sorry to hear that. how very disappointing. i have 4 showgirls under my broody jersey giant (i know, right?). she abandoned them yesterday and by the time I figured it out they had been alone a long time. and I was so afraid they would be quitters. I just candled tho and have movement in all 4. I could even see little birdie feet kicking, or at least I thot I could.
Glad shes well but ...boy those shoes looked cute!!!! HAHA.
Well I have heard of this happening to other ppl, most of them took the eggs & put in a bator where they did in fact hatch. If you have a bator, you might want to think about it if the eggs are still good...
STRESS TIME GOOD LUCK CHICKIES !Good luck!!! Going into lockdown for the first time tomorrow...9 shipped silkies. So far all look ok....will candle tomorrow. Have quite a few with funky air cells! So nervous!!!
I wanted to say hello & welcome to all the new ppl! Sorry it's taken so long to get around to it, so many new folks & post to read!
tomorrow is hatch day for my 3 isbars. out of 7 shipped, that's all I got developed. This is my 2nd time trying to hatch isbars- last time 10 eggs- none developed past day 10...
I've been so stressed the past 2 wks w/ bad hatches that now my face has broken out! Can you believe it? Have not had a blemish on my face for over 20 yrs, I try to hatch some eggs & I'm falling apart
Maybe they will make it!!!!I took that egg into the bathroom and steamed it up good in there and made a little hole. Everything looked good, except she hadn't even internally pipped, and all of the vessels were resorbed from the membrane. I made a little pip for her and wrapped the egg in a wet paper towel and put her back. I did the same for the rest of the eggs, and 2 had not developed past lockdown, but many were fully developed, just never internally pipped and dead...Of the 12 eggs I checked this morning, only 3 were still barely alive. I assited them as much as I dared, wrapped them in wet paper towel and put them back in the bator. I don't think any of them are going to make it. I had to leave to bring the kids to school and go to work, so they are on their own. Whatever I find when I get home is what will be... I was really looking forward to the silkie crosses... They would have been my first silkies. It looks like the one that was still clinging to life is a Showgirl...
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Yes, I just candled the showgirls (couldn't help myself) and have movement in all four. I've got 3 marans under her, too, but they are just to dark to see with my make-shift candler. (flashlight in a closet)
