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

[harmesonfarm]

This all makes me wish that I had babies to hatch! Sadly my DIY incubator got destroyed in a dog/child related accident...

i'm sorry to hear! I have a baby and dog too...I can completely understand how easy that can happen though

 

[Cynthia12]

I am so, so sorry

X's 2! And, I know what you mean about the smell. I've had that happen a couple of times. It just stays with you. Ugh.

 

[Cynthia12]

If you know how many chickens you have, you need more.

Ha! Never thought of it that way. I think you are right though.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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baby #2 is out!!!

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First baby is fluffing out nicely.

3-4 more eggs are pipped, but no zipping signs quite yet.

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Here's my last silkie hatchling in with the cochins, I'll be removing him and placing him with the silkies once I take them out of the incubator. He doesn't seem very bonded to these guys, and I think I may throw them in with my ducks... since they will be full-sized cochins not bantams.

so... I think my internally piped eggs died. It has been around 36 hours since i noticed it. This is the 3rd hatch this has happened, I emailed Brinsea customer service to see if they have any ideas. I really hope they do I have tried everything I can think of.

KIT

Mine are on day 19 an so 20 as far as lock down goes... no pips as of now. Got 24 week old chicks growing from Welp, my 11 3-5wk olds... just added the 8 2 wk old Hmong I won, and get another 15 2-day olds from Ideal tomorrow or the next day... still have 2 incubators going... I think I went nuts lol

I'm looking for ppl in N Cali to take the extras I don't need or want, 6 sold already... we'all see how the rest go...

OMG!!!!!

I opened the incubator to check on the upside down pip and was hit by a HORRIBLE smell! The upside down pip is still alive and the smell wasn't coming from that egg. I took out the 3 serama that looked like they had collapsed air cells and opened the tops. All where dead, and sure enough one smelled terrible with a green yolk

I cant stop smelling it!!!! I didn't touch the egg with my hands but I washed like a dozen times. The smell is in my cloths so I changed but I can STILL smell it! The incubator still definitely smells BAD and I'm worried about my other eggs.

I'm really bummed about the 3 serama late quitters one even had a fully absorbed yolk

awww I am sorry

8 made it to lock down 8 hatched
I was originally sent 14
One was crushed, a couple inferts and a couple blood rings
And 2 stinkers

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So, my seriously domesticated diaper wearing house duck WINTER IS A MOMMA!!!

All 7 of 7 ducklings hatched between 12 this afternoon and 6 this evening! And, Winter is perfect with them!

Pictures to come tomorrow!

My first hatching experiment has been a good learning experiance for me. Out of my 12 CCL shipped eggs 3 were broken 2 were stinkers 6 were clear and the last 1 quit sometime after day 7. But 2 of my EE are doing just fine, loved seeing them stretching their little feet! I think I may be addicted as I have more shipped eggs resting before they go in incubator #2!

good luck with the next batch!!

 

[BullChick]

                                Ha! Never thought of it that way.  I think you are right though. 

Yup, yup!! Very true, very true!!

 

[chickendreams24]

Mine are on day 19 an so 20 as far as lock down goes... no pips as of now. Got 24 week old chicks growing from Welp, my 11 3-5wk olds... just added the 8 2 wk old Hmong I won, and get another 15 2-day olds from Ideal tomorrow or the next day... still have 2 incubators going... I think I went nuts lol

I'm looking for ppl in N Cali to take the extras I don't need or want, 6 sold already... we'all see how the rest go...

Wish you lived closer. Just for fun and to torture myself what are you trying to rehome?

OMG!!!!! 

I opened the incubator to check on the upside down pip and was hit by a HORRIBLE smell! The upside down pip is still alive and the smell wasn't coming from that egg. I took out the 3 serama that looked like they had collapsed air cells and opened the tops. All where dead, and sure enough one smelled terrible with a green yolk       

I cant stop smelling it!!!!  I didn't touch the egg with my hands but I washed like a dozen times. The smell is in my cloths so I changed but I can STILL smell it! The incubator still definitely smells BAD and I'm worried about my other eggs.  

I'm really bummed about the 3 serama late quitters one even had a fully absorbed yolk   

Ewwww!chew some gum or eat a mint. Smells like that get stuck in your sinuses.

So, my seriously domesticated diaper wearing house duck WINTER IS A MOMMA!!!

All 7 of 7 ducklings hatched between 12 this afternoon and 6 this evening! And, Winter is perfect with them!

Pictures to come tomorrow! e

Yay!!!!

If you know how many chickens you have, you need more.

So very very true! I love it.now if you would please tell my DH2B that we'll be golden lol

 

[DwayneNLiz]

So, my seriously domesticated diaper wearing house duck WINTER IS A MOMMA!!!

All 7 of 7 ducklings hatched between 12 this afternoon and 6 this evening! And, Winter is perfect with them!

Pictures to come tomorrow!

Awesome!!!! Congratulations!!

AWESOME!! Congrats, and plz tell Winter that she did an amazing job and that she's the mostest adorbs birdie ever. <3

did you really just say this? your birds are going to be very angry at you

My first hatching experiment has been a good learning experiance for me. Out of my 12 CCL shipped eggs 3 were broken 2 were stinkers 6 were clear and the last 1 quit sometime after day 7. But 2 of my EE are doing just fine, loved seeing them stretching their little feet! I think I may be addicted as I have more shipped eggs resting before they go in incubator #2!

so sorry to hear about that, good luck on the ees and your next batch!

My husband doesn't usually say anything. But he did think we might have too many when he asked me how many birds we had and I couldn't answer. I knew how many was in each pen, the brooder and the incubator. But, I didn't know the total.

If you know how many chickens you have, you need more.

 

[AlilSassy]

Wish you lived closer. Just for fun and to torture myself what are you trying to rehome?

I only can keep 2 avg of each breed... soooo
Dark Cornish, Lakenvelder (Silver), Naked Necks, Sebrights... have quite a few Easter Eggers looking good in the Incubator too, come from Pink Eggs, so probably a few of those too. Some Hmong I just got too. I will likely be rehoming most of the Araucana boys too...so far only know of one for sure male...Ginger...he constantly is getting out of the brooder, running around and chasing the cats and dog lol... he's a character.

Found a home for 3 Andalusian (blue), and 3 White Laced Red Cornish chicks, take them there Sunday.

 

[BantyChooks]

Awesome!!!! Congratulations!!

did you really just say this? your birds are going to be very angry at you

so sorry to hear about that, good luck on the ees and your next batch! 

Nah, calls are in a different league from regular birds. My ducks are the cutest of their kind.