First Time Egg Candler Scared!

[WVduckchick]

sure

Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said "all"...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said "all"...

99.9% lol

 

[WalnutHill]

So any foods I can feed Ted, that will make him want to eat?

Fish. My chickens LOVE fish. A little bit of canned tuna, or cooked frozen fish stick, should attract him.

Also cooked and cooled scrambled eggs.

 

[chicapee]

Good job, Coleson.  It does look a bit behind an 18 day development. Don't be surprised if it does take a day or so longer to hatch. With that being said I had a couple that looked looked like that in my last hatch and I thought they'd be late if they did hatch at all. All but one of my eggs hatched days 19/20 except one that looked like this. I didn't think he'd hatch, but he did, early day 21...lol 

Thanks guys, I am using the brinsea 20 and I just got the brinsea thermometer and it is reading about 99f, so I think the built in thermometer is of about half a degree. It is probably too late to increase the temp now. I hope they don't have any problems. Day 19 today.

 

[chicapee]

Fish.  My chickens LOVE fish.  A little bit of canned tuna, or cooked frozen fish stick, should attract him.

Also cooked and cooled scrambled eggs.

we just got in from fishing so we can give them some left overs?

 

[WalnutHill]

oh yes. just chop a few scraps up, no bones. Mine haven't cared if cooked or raw.

 

[chicapee]

oh yes.  just chop a few scraps up, no bones.  Mine haven't cared if cooked or raw.

That's great thank you.

 

[coleson12]

If I put a second boot on Teds toes yesterday, and when I put it on the toes didnt look good, do you think I can take the boot off? Should I take it off and see if they are ok, if not replace boot/

 

[WVduckchick]

If I put a second boot on Teds toes yesterday, and when I put it on the toes didnt look good, do you think I can take the boot off? Should I take it off and see if they are ok, if not replace boot/

If you want to take it off and check it out, I dont see a problem with that You can replace it. I took the tape off little psycho chick after 1 day to see if she would stop scratching herself. She did and her foot was straightened out.

 

[coleson12]

Toes look good! thanks for all the help