Got my eggs!!!! day 21 is here! 17 out -COMPLETE -PICS added

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

AWWW Adorable! I can't wait to candle mine on day 7 (4 more days yet!) They sure are precious! can't wait to see more pics!

 

[klf73]

Ok, I would say final count but.....
We have have 17 chickies - 4 eggs. No rocking, no pipping, last night was the last hatch. I decided to candle the remaining eggs. No movement. I decided to open a small hole in the air cell of one. It's still alive! I dampened a paper towel to cover the hole, every time I moisten it, I check and see small movement. I didn't dare touch the other 3, so now we wait. I guess this teaches me to not be in too much of a hurry to clean my bator

. Wish us luck

Krista

 

[shortcake1806]

Good luck. I hope they hatch out all ready and raring to go. lol

 

[klf73]

Well, I think I saw a wiggle, maybe.....hmmmm

Krista

 

[Solsken Farm]

How can you eat popcorn at a time like this?

Go babies!!!!!!

 

[klf73]

Well that's it, I candled them again, and nothing. I decided to open the rest to confirm. 2 died a couple days ago and one poor white silkie was too big. It couldn't move enough to pip and suffocated

. I was trying to remember if that it the one I heard peep, but figured I felt bad enough. The one I opened earlier is still alive for now, I hope it pips soon, I'm going insane

. I will feel better once it breaks the membrane and starts breathing

 

[Solsken Farm]

Oh gosh. How frustating and sad!!!!!!!!!!! How many do you still have going?

 

[birdlover]

I've been known to help them out at this point. Some do, some don't. I just peel away enough of the membrane and shell to let the little guy breath and wait. If a long time goes by, I just peel almost the whole shell away but be careful not to take the shell completely off in case he's still attached to it. I've save many a baby chick this way but also lost a few. It's a bummer when they die in the shell because they can't get out.

Have to tell you this one story. Once, I had an egg with cheeping coming out of it when all the others had hatched 3 days earlier. It never pipped so I performed a "caesarean" and it lived! It was smaller than the others because it "hatched" 3 days late. Also, I did the same thing another time and the poor thing didn't move. It was at school and I had to go home, of course. The next day, when I went in, I was sure I'd find it dead but it was all fluffed up and walking around, just fine!

 

[klf73]

There is just one left in the bator. It shows no indication of even wanting to get out. I would pull the membrane back but there is a lot of blood in the veins and to me that spells trouble. I had such a good hatch up till now

still not too bad. 23 went into the hatcher and I have 17(hopefully 18) chicks. I will cross my fingers an hope this one comes out soon

Krista

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Good luck on your last baby!