HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[Lilmissesmom]

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quote: I would also say it's a blood ring.
For myself I do tend to leave such an egg in for a couple days extra in case I'm wrong.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

here is another pic

 

[Lilmissesmom]

I would also say it's a blood ring.
For myself I do tend to leave such an egg in for a couple days extra in case I'm wrong.

That is my plan as yesterday i did not see embryo but today noticed a little, so wondering if just a late bloomer

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Wow did I do a bad thing.

But it's a good example of what NOT to do.

I moved the older chicks from the shop brooder into the coop brooder a couple of days ago
Then I moved the few chicks I had in the house to the shop brooder.
This morning I hear this odd peeping that didn't seem to be coming from the 3 chicks in the shop.
I finally figured out, much to my HORROR that somehow I didn't see one chick was left in the box from the bunch that was moved to the coop.
Here the poor little fellow has been in this covered box, no feed, no water and no heat!
It's been freezing here every night.
I checked the box after I moved them. It's a dark blue chick, maybe he was in a shadow in the box? My coop is pretty dark.

The chick seems perfectly fine.
I put it in with the 3 chicks because it's probably a bit stressed, hungry and thirsty...and there's less competition with 3 chicks.

It's the bigger chick back right corner.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quote: Those ones that keep us guessing...

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Exa

Those ones that keep us guessing...              :/   

exactly, lol. Praying for it to kick start and just being lazy!

 

[lpatelski]

The first one to pip last night died. It was cheeping when I went to class at 9 and I didn't hear it at 1 when I got home. It pipped face down. I don't think it could turn in the egg because it was a small egg. Any other thoughts? Two more pipped and I'm worried for them. I put in a warm wet cloth when I took the egg out. Humidity seems fine. Here's a pic after I peeled eggshell from its face. It only cracked the shell a half inch.

I am so sorry

Mylied

 

[lpatelski]

Wow did I do a bad thing.

But it's a good example of what NOT to do.

I moved the older chicks from the shop brooder into the coop brooder a couple of days ago
Then I moved the few chicks I had in the house to the shop brooder.
This morning I hear this odd peeping that didn't seem to be coming from the 3 chicks in the shop.
I finally figured out, much to my HORROR that somehow I didn't see one chick was left in the box from the bunch that was moved to the coop.
Here the poor little fellow has been in this covered box, no feed, no water and no heat!
It's been freezing here every night.
I checked the box after I moved them. It's a dark blue chick, maybe he was in a shadow in the box? My coop is pretty dark.

The chick seems perfectly fine.
I put it in with the 3 chicks because it's probably a bit stressed, hungry and thirsty...and there's less competition with 3 chicks.

It's the bigger chick back right corner.

Sounds like its a hardy keeper

after all its been through and survived. It's so FLUFFY!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quote: That's exactly what I was thinking!

If it's a pullet, she's definitely staying.

(I still feel so badly about it.

)
If it's a cockerel, I may have to fit him in.
I think it'll be a pullet by the coloring.

And I haven't quite figured out why yet...but I get more girls than boys.



The chick would look like the blue with the darker head, second from the right IF it's a pullet.
All above are EE X EE except for the tiny Old English hen. (Yep even the Silkie) Go figure.