Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

Not quite....in birthing classes they teach you how to breathe by panting and deep breaths - during lockdown you CAN'T breathe!!

lol

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Not quite....in birthing classes they teach you how to breathe by panting and deep breaths - during lockdown you CAN'T breathe!!

Yeah I couldn't breathe during labor either lmao. Those birthing classes were a rip off haha..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Yeah I couldn't breathe during labor either lmao. Those birthing classes were a rip off haha..

I never had birthing classes and they wouldn't have helped if I did....lol It was a horror show!

 

[RubyNala97]

Whirlwind weekend for me! I can't catch up right now. But @RubyNala97 here's a pic of what I did to the styro bator. AND e Juice hatched all 10 of the eggs she was on! Finally I get a 100% hatch Ok, fine, she did it. But I let her, right?

Thank you for the pic! I have to take a picture of the side of mine tomorrow and you can tell me what you think. My lid goes inside the styro base. And congrats on the babies!! So so so adorable! It must be really special getting to watch all those duckie babies with their mama! I've got 3 new chicks under a broody. They came out today and were yelling at her to get off the nest and take them to play. So I felt under her and sure enough someone managed to lay a new egg in the few hours I didn't check and she was sitting on it with a vengeance!

@RubyNala97 about the lack of notifications from BYC (I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else had a problem), I contacted Sumi who gave me the link for: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ifications-please-read-and-reply-with-details so I left Nifty a post and he looked into it and it's all fixed now and I am getting my notifications again! Yay!!

Oh, thank you! Going to check my emails now!

I never had birthing classes and they wouldn't have helped if I did....lol It was a horror show!

Tell me about it! First one was a nightmare! Second one was emergency c-section, last one was 2 weeks overdue and I had to be induced but it was a breeze. Thank god. Made up for the first two!

 

[SherrynBill]

Are you removing the chicks as you go or waiting for all of them to hatch forst?

I remove the new ones and put them in another incubator that just has heat. I have had too many problems with new ones smashing into pipped and unpipped eggs. I had a full grown chick die this time after its internal pip. Nothing looked unusual except for the egg being smashed around by a newborn.

 

[2crazyflockers]

Perfect answer! I was trying to figure out the days.

thank you both!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Thank you for the pic! I have to take a picture of the side of mine tomorrow and you can tell me what you think. My lid goes inside the styro base.

And congrats on the babies!! So so so adorable! It must be really special getting to watch all those duckie babies with their mama! I've got 3 new chicks under a broody. They came out today and were yelling at her to get off the nest and take them to play. So I felt under her and sure enough someone managed to lay a new egg in the few hours I didn't check and she was sitting on it with a vengeance!
Oh, thank you! Going to check my emails now!
Tell me about it! First one was a nightmare! Second one was emergency c-section, last one was 2 weeks overdue and I had to be induced but it was a breeze. Thank god. Made up for the first two!

The one was enough for me. The delivery room looked like a blood bath, the dr had to wipe his feet off on a towel before leaving the room so he didn't track blood out the door, I had (according to him) between 30-40 stitches and when the nurse came in to roll me to my room all she could say was, "I'm glad I am not housekeeping"....lol It was all worth it though. Just not something I ever wanted to happen again.....lol

 

[Blooie]

I just went into the hospital, got up on the bed, assumed the position and told the babies "Go into the light......into the light...." and they walked right out.

 

[FridayYet]

I just went into the hospital, got up on the bed, assumed the position and told the babies "Go into the light......into the light...." and they walked right out.

LOL, Kinda the same for me. Longest labor was 3 hours. No drugs, no epidural. Just breathing

Forceps on the second were not fun though....

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Oh my. My labors weren't that bad lol. My first was really long 3 day and 8 hours of pushing. Still I had an epidural so I can't complain. With the next 3 they came in less then an hour. I barely made it to the hospital lol. They hurt so bad though. Everytime i.always think why am I doing this again lmao..