Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

zipping was sure quick after waiting 12 hours from Pip!! One is out of the shell and the other has 2 pips. First time hatching if you can't tell. I love these little eggs so much!!!

My other one I have been waiting to enlarge it's shell like the last one did, just started zipping!!!! The first spent almost 12 hours enlarging it's pip hole. This one piped a new hole and took off zipping within an hour. I thought we were going to be in for a long night. 19 year old son and hubby are just don't understand the excitement me and the 5 year old have in our hearts right now!!!

Rotten day here today. Momma and the babies are on their way out. They are enclosed in the large dog carrier I have atm. I feel so awful. Momma decided to get so protective that she started getting aggressive with my little silkies. They were doing great, both were in and out of the coop, but if one of the babies got anywhere near the silkies, momma would go after the silkies and run them off. I had been making regular checks all day and on one of those checks I went in the coop and my favorite silkie, the splash looking one was huddled against the door with a couple of her siblings and her head was all bloody where the mamma must have cornered her and pecked the crap out of her head! One of the black ones is limping, not putting weight on her foot. I checked her over good. There's no visual signs of anything, so I am thinking she pulled something??? I brought the splash in and have been tending her head. She's a little more alert now, but I don't know what's going to happen. I'm so mad at myself and the momma. I know she's only being a good momma, and protective about her babies, but I never had this much aggression from the other two that brooded. I wish I had never moved her to the coop. Now I am just praying that my silkies are going to be ok. Of course as soon as I started pulling out the dog carrier to put it together we had a sudden downpour, thunder and lightning. Of course I had to get the momma and the babies out so I could get the silkies back in because the rest of them wouldn't go in the coop and they were getting drenched. So I had to towel them off once I got everyone back in and I am just beside myself. My nephew is going to try to come up and take the momma and babies either tomorrow or Friday. So a very emotional day on our chicken front.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Aww don't be to hard on yourself. How could you know mama would react that way.. I know I would feel the same way in your situation though. It sounds like the little silkies are going to be ok so try not to feel to guilty. Your a good mama hen.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Aww don't be to hard on yourself. How could you know mama would react that way.. I know I would feel the same way in your situation though. It sounds like the little silkies are going to be ok so try not to feel to guilty. Your a good mama hen.

I hope they are, I' not going to feel too positive with the head injury until I pass the 24 hour mark and then I'll let myself have hope. And thanks.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

I hope they are, I' not going to feel too positive with the head injury until I pass the 24 hour mark and then I'll let myself have hope. And thanks.

Well I'll pray she pulls through. It must just be the day for head injuries. When I went out to collect eggs my girls had got in a fight over one of the nesting boxes. My ameraucana hen was guarding all the nesting boxes and had pecked my maran. He comb was bleeding but not bad. I had to guard her while she layer her egg. It was just so weird. They are all good now so hopefully it was some fluke..

 

[Laurel Meadows]

@AmyLynn2374 I'm sure that was extremely stressful. Hope your little silkies will be ok with some tlc and time.


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[AmyLynn2374]

Well I'll pray she pulls through. It must just be the day for head injuries. When I went out to collect eggs my girls had got in a fight over one of the nesting boxes. My ameraucana hen was guarding all the nesting boxes and had pecked my maran. He comb was bleeding but not bad. I had to guard her while she layer her egg. It was just so weird. They are all good now so hopefully it was some fluke..

What is it with hens and nesting boxes?? Why do they all have to fight over the same place? And what is up with monopolizing all of them??

@AmyLynn2374

I'm sure that was extremely stressful. Hope your little silkies will be ok with some tlc and time.


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Thank you!

BYC doesn't like to quote me.

 

[Pyxis]

Amy, sorry about your silkies Hopefully they will recover well.

Looks like I'll be setting more duck eggs if I can get them. I was gonna order more welshies from Holderread but they're done hatching for the year, apparently. So if I want some nice quality ones they're gonna have to be hatched by me.

My naked necks are due the fifth! I'm actually hoping for one day early babies so that I have them on the 4th. Fingers crossed! I think I will keep one cockerel and any pullets that hatch.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Amy, sorry about your silkies

Hopefully they will recover well.

Looks like I'll be setting more duck eggs if I can get them. I was gonna order more welshies from Holderread but they're done hatching for the year, apparently. So if I want some nice quality ones they're gonna have to be hatched by me.

My naked necks are due the fifth! I'm actually hoping for one day early babies so that I have them on the 4th. Fingers crossed! I think I will keep one cockerel and any pullets that hatch.

Thanks. I don't think she is going to make it.

Good luck on the hatch.

 

[elizabethu42]

Has anyone recently has their chicks hatch.

 

[Pyxis]

Has anyone recently has their chicks hatch.

I had one hatch today An AC. One yesterday too.