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

[DwayneNLiz]

Lockdown began 5 minutes ago

wish me luck! With both of the other hatches I've done this year, I've had 2 babies die right before hatch. Hopefully it doesn't happen this time.

See? I am bad, therefore you don't want to meet me.
What is the link?

let me look
and no you are not bad

have 3 new chicks this morning. the serama that hatched last night & 2 serama X EE. Both the upside down chicks are alive but still working on getting out of their eggs.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Here is my 3, BCM, blue Isbar, and up front, SFH. mom is sitting on 4 more in various stages of hatch.

 

[mlm Mike]

have 3 new chicks this morning. the serama that hatched last night & 2 serama X EE. Both the upside down chicks are alive but still working on getting out of their eggs.

Congratulations! Good luck with the others.

Here is my 3, BCM, blue Isbar, and up front, SFH. mom is sitting on 4 more in various stages of hatch.

Cute,

 

[NysiaAnera]

Yes, chicken math, definitely!! Now I think I want to add some Dark Brahmas...

 

[NysiaAnera]

We have chickies!!

We candled these eggs... Sunday or Monday. 9 looked great, so hopefully they all make it! I am trying so hard not to disturb them, but I can't help it! I am hearing a lot of noise! Chirping, tapping, cracking, movement. There are at least 2 out, but I have only seen one so far.

 

[NysiaAnera]

Here is my 3, BCM, blue Isbar, and up front, SFH. mom is sitting on 4 more in various stages of hatch.

Cute!!

 

[kajira]

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Lucky 3 weeks old - not sure what color? Silver? Blue?​

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[fscvics]

good luck! I don't have much expertise. I have enough, but I don't have enough to give much advise!

Welcome!!
Hatching Eggs 101 CLICK HERE

Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! post #53845
Important FIRST TIMER Incubation TIPS! post #66830
make sure to enter all the contests too!! what kind of eggs? are they seramas?

GOOOOO babies!!!!! I see Liz sent you a link!! Good luck with them and welcome!!!! Glad your with us!!! you going to enter all the contests? see second post on the thread!

Thanks everyone! Probably no contests for me right now--there's way too much going on around here, between chicken prep and gardening and kids. The posted links have been hugely helpful. The eggs are light brahmas. There's thirteen and once I sat down to get them ready for the incubator I realized that they looked a lot better than I initially thought. It might just be me but they seem awfully heavy for their size. They're a lovely tan and a few have almost purplish specks on them. They're really pretty. I'm hopeful that I can at least get a pair out of the batch if nothing else. I'm reading everyone's posts but I'm still kind of in lurker stage. I just love all the babies!

 

[Fluffyserama]

SO FRUSTRATED WITH BYC RIGHT NOW!!!

I hope this posts.

so the second upside down pipper hatched without issues, but the one who pipped day before yesterday, was still in the shell and the Egg was developing a smell so I decided to assist.
It had one wing partially out and as I opened the hole I saw a bunch of fluid build up at the base of the wing. I opened the Egg further and saw the yolk was absorbed, but the leftover hatching gunk was green and smelly, along with what looked like a bunch of the dark green first poo chicks produce. The navel was also not closed and had a large clot of blood hanging from it.

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I think the wing may be dislocated or something. this is also the wing the head was tucked under.
I cleaned the green gunk off and washed the navel in saline before putting a bandaid over it. The chick is wobbling around and drinking, and pooing but it seems like the swelling has gotten worse.

 

[kajira]

SO FRUSTRATED WITH BYC RIGHT NOW!!!

I hope this posts.

so the second upside down pipper hatched without issues, but the one who pipped day before yesterday, was still in the shell and the Egg was developing a smell so I decided to assist.
It had one wing partially out and as I opened the hole I saw a bunch of fluid build up at the base of the wing. I opened the Egg further and saw the yolk was absorbed, but the leftover hatching gunk was green and smelly, along with what looked like a bunch of the dark green first poo chicks produce. The navel was also not closed and had a large clot of blood hanging from it.





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I think the wing may be dislocated or something. this is also the wing the head was tucked under.
I cleaned the green gunk off and washed the navel in saline before putting a bandaid over it. The chick is wobbling around and drinking, and pooing but it seems like the swelling has gotten worse.

sounds like it got infected.