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[refamat]

The chicks so far have been as expected, but look at this little peeper!






Frank, the Ameraucana roo is the pop but the hen has got to be my harlequin splash

 

[Roxannemc]

Thank you for asking..my three little ones didn't make it. Now I am looking forward to the OE's and EE's. I have a lot that are viable at this point, so I should get some.
One of the Barred Rocks had the cross beak and missing an eye. I have read/heard a couple of different things on that. At first, it was blamed on the incubation, now I'm reading more and more it's genetics. I can believe it. I kind of wondered about getting these, this guy is selling them all the time on e-bay, like there is no running out! He must have a lot of them..not sure how the breeding is done. See, I'm good at putting the blame on something else.

Seriously though, this has been the worst hatch I've had in years! Pretty sad.
Good luck on yours!

Sorry !That is so discouraging
i have read interbreeding can do that The eye thing particularly.
.HE might need some new roos.

 

[aprilschicks]

How long does it take usually for the chicks to all hatch? 72 hours?

u put them in lockdown on day 18 once they start to hatch it chuold take that chick 12 to 24 hrs to compeletly hatch

 

[coldupnorth]

Quote: So sorry

I do suspect that genetics plays a bigger role that we think when it comes to hatching chicks along with some nutritional problems - it isn't always the incubator.

But Yay that you have some OE & EEs viable right now. I just love my green and olive eggs (....and blue and white and cream and brown and chocolate...)

 

[EthenNoah]

I took some pictures yesterday on day 8 can someone tell me if they are alive I'm having trouble with this
Thank you

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am in lock down 13 eggs out of 15- (one never spidered, infertile and one was a partial developed, candled and no more veins.and too large.) so my eggs are mystery eggs, due 19-20th feb. The dad of 6 is a coocoo maran, with 12 wives, that I got from a friend, 7 I got from a vet, and I am hoping for some naked necks there. Homemade incubator- not first timer. looking forward to sleep after they hatch!

 

[gimmie birdies]

actually not full fledge lock down, because due on 18th feb, but I am saying 19-20 because I don't want to get ahead of myself.

 

[Maah]

I took some pictures yesterday on day 8 can someone tell me if they are alive I'm having trouble with this
Thank you

Ok, anybody can correct me if they think my GUESSES may be wrong here. If my memory is correct, these are silkie eggs, right?

Picture #1... looks fairly clear - I would think it was either not fertile or a 1 or 2 day quitter... ?.

Picture #2... dark yolk, not seeing much else. Is there any veining in there? Usually the first thing I notice in the first 3 days is the yolk getting darker, easier to see. By day 4 you should start to see veins. By day 8 you should definitely be seeing veins, and a tiny black blob, possibly a heartbeat or movement. If you have any veins or anything else going on in that egg, I think you should leave it in there for a few more days. Reassurance. ?

Picture #3.... I see quite a dark yolk area, and a black blob. It's hard to tell by the picture... but if you see veins as well - I'd think it looks ok. Leave it in there for a few more days. Check it again for progress. By day 14 you should be able to know for sure... usually the little guppies are unmistakable by 2 weeks into the game, and frankly pretty cool to look at! ??

Anybody else?

 

[Maah]

I am in lock down 13 eggs out of 15- (one never spidered, infertile and one was a partial developed, candled and no more veins.and too large.) so my eggs are mystery eggs, due 19-20th feb. The dad of 6 is a coocoo maran, with 12 wives, that I got from a friend, 7 I got from a vet, and I am hoping for some naked necks there. Homemade incubator- not first timer. looking forward to sleep after they hatch!

actually not full fledge lock down, because due on 18th feb, but I am saying 19-20 because I don't want to get ahead of myself.

LOL. I read your first post & I was like... eh?? Started counting on my fingers. Had to think again... ya, today is the 15th. Counted on my fingers again. Then I figured, well, maybe their eggs usually go early. LOL. Then I read the 2nd post. Ahh... gotcha! It's late here... almost 9pm on a Friday and my brain is ready for bed. Wow, I'm old.

 

[PugBug]

Aww... poor chickie-doodle.

EEK Hatch day!!!

I expect regular updates! ***grabs the Tums and puts on the desk -- on second thought, I'd better take 2 now for preemptive measures!***

OK this is NOT going good today

1st I find my TSC chick dead, then the PO called about my choc orp chicks. Picked them up, the box smelled BAD! Waited to open till I got home- reason for the smell- dead chick! The other 6 are alive, but pitiful! Ya'll they look like they are going bald- anyone ever seen this b4? I honestly think they were picking each other bald poor things! And they were just coming from GA, it took them 4 days! The lav orps came all the way from OH and got here overnight! I was so upset- they are just pitiful!

On a good note- I got up this morning to 1 pip in the hatching bator! An hour later it had knocked off a tiny piece of shell, in the past few hours it has started to zip. Nothing that I can see from the other 2-