Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

That's a hard one. Doesn't sound like it's been internally pipped for very long but it should be chirping. A safety hole is good and bad. As the chick loses oxygen it causes a neck spasm to help the chick break through the shell. Of coarse complications come up and sometimes they need help. If it were me I would probably make the smallest safety hole just because it's quiet but I know it's usually advised to wait Adleast 24 hours. I think this will have to be a personal call. Maybe some of the more experienced hatchers can help. @RubyNala97 ,@AmyLynn2374 ,@Pyxis

I don't always hear chirping//peeping from my egg. Some yes, some no.

Trying to kill eggs experiment...

Step 1. Remove 8 eggs from broody after 1 week incubation.
Step 2. Place eggs on kitchen counter.
Step 3. Leave eggs alone for one week.
Step 4. Place eggs in killerbator (Janoel 48)
Step 5. Don't add water and see where humidity ends up.
Step 6. Wait until eggs pip externally, then raise humidity to 50%
Step 7. Open killerbator 5-10 times a day.


Experiment failed, lol. Five chicks fluffed, three externally pipped.

All joking aside, I wish I had this sort of luck with peafowl.

-Kathy

Wow! Congrats!!

A few cute pics that I got of my bantam cochin's hatch. I haven't been home yet to check on the one I assisted last night, but these are its siblings.
Cuckoo bantam cochin momma Katherine
Some babies are pure cochin, one is a silkie/cochin mix (the darkest black one standing on the bowl in the first pic) and 2 chocolate orpington/cochin mixes:

Congrats!

Oh my word! They're adorable! I love that last one too. Mama and baby looking at each other. That needs to go into "What is this chicken thinking".

Behave! I sat on you and brought you into the world and I can sit on you and take you out!

@WVduckchick Those pics are just so adorable! Last one is priceless!

So listen to what happened today!....(this is super gross, just FYI for everyone reading).....you know the missing egg? Well today everyone was out free ranging and a paint hen when carrying something around in her mouth and being super possessive every time I got close...I thought it was a dead mouse but it was a dead chick! Super tiny and she had eaten some of it.

Ewe!! I guess you know where it went now.

Oh I forgot my other news. I just fired up both Brinsea 20's, one has 14 chocolate orpingtons and the other has 18 self blue OEGBs. One CO egg had a bit of yucky goop on it, so I'm experimenting and I washed it, and marked it as washed. Here we go again!

Good luck!

 

[Featherlyadvice]

@WVduckchick Those pics are just so adorable! Last one is priceless!

So listen to what happened today!....(this is super gross, just FYI for everyone reading).....you know the missing egg? Well today everyone was out free ranging and a paint hen when carrying something around in her mouth and being super possessive every time I got close...I thought it was a dead mouse but it was a dead chick! Super tiny and she had eaten some of it.

Ewwww. Not looking forward to that kind of chicken drama.

Oh I forgot my other news. I just fired up both Brinsea 20's, one has 14 chocolate orpingtons and the other has 18 self blue OEGBs. One CO egg had a bit of yucky goop on it, so I'm experimenting and I washed it, and marked it as washed. Here we go again!

Good luck with these batches!

In my news, I came home from looking at a new coop for sale to 3 internally pipped, 2 cheeping up a storm, one quiet and one drawn down, but not internally pipped yet. It's cool because I marked my probably pip points with an X and 3 of them have their beaks right there. I'm pretty good at this!

 

[Featherlyadvice]

I also checked my 9 Americauna-silkie eggs which are on day 3 and they're looking good!

 

[WVduckchick]

Ewwww. Not looking forward to that kind of chicken drama.
Good luck with these batches!

In my news, I came home from looking at a new coop for sale to 3 internally pipped, 2 cheeping up a storm, one quiet and one drawn down, but not internally pipped yet. It's cool because I marked my probably pip points with an X and 3 of them have their beaks right there. I'm pretty good at this!

Thanks. And c'mon chickies, make your appearance!

I also checked my 9 Americauna-silkie eggs which are on day 3 and they're looking good!

That's going to be an interesting cross

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ewwww. Not looking forward to that kind of chicken drama.
Good luck with these batches!

In my news, I came home from looking at a new coop for sale to 3 internally pipped, 2 cheeping up a storm, one quiet and one drawn down, but not internally pipped yet. It's cool because I marked my probably pip points with an X and 3 of them have their beaks right there. I'm pretty good at this!

I also checked my 9 Americauna-silkie eggs which are on day 3 and they're looking good!

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Thanks ladies!

I have more good news. The chick that I assisted last night was doing well when I got home. I'm leaving before dark, so I took a chance at giving him to Momma Katherine early. I took 2 chicks out, as she watched me, and I put 3 chicks back I think she noticed, but immediately started grooming him, where his fluff was all matted.

I've been watching for a couple of hours and they seem to be doing great! He is a little slow, but I probably won't recognize him by tomorrow....(well, I did band his ankle, so I will know, but I feel good about this one!)

Yay that's the best kind of ending!!!

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@WVduckchick Those pics are just so adorable! Last one is priceless!

So listen to what happened today!....(this is super gross, just FYI for everyone reading).....you know the missing egg? Well today everyone was out free ranging and a paint hen when carrying something around in her mouth and being super possessive every time I got close...I thought it was a dead mouse but it was a dead chick! Super tiny and she had eaten some of it. [/quote
Eww I would have freaked out...

Oh I forgot my other news. I just fired up both Brinsea 20's, one has 14 chocolate orpingtons and the other has 18 self blue OEGBs. One CO egg had a bit of yucky goop on it, so I'm experimenting and I washed it, and marked it as washed. Here we go again!

I said no more and then ended up purchasing 6 more ameraucana eggs lol. Whoops.

Ewwww. Not looking forward to that kind of chicken drama.
Good luck with these batches!

In my news, I came home from looking at a new coop for sale to 3 internally pipped, 2 cheeping up a storm, one quiet and one drawn down, but not internally pipped yet. It's cool because I marked my probably pip points with an X and 3 of them have their beaks right there. I'm pretty good at this!

Yay how exciting!!

 

[Featherlyadvice]

My first external!! It's actually the third to internally pip. It's in a hurry, I guess! I'm so excited!!e

 

[RubyNala97]

Oh I forgot my other news. I just fired up both Brinsea 20's, one has 14 chocolate orpingtons and the other has 18 self blue OEGBs. One CO egg had a bit of yucky goop on it, so I'm experimenting and I washed it, and marked it as washed. Here we go again!

I set last night too! So we'll be hatching together!
And I missed your post but I just saw it in someone else's reply about the little assist baby!! I'm so happy!!

 

[Pyxis]

Oh I forgot my other news. I just fired up both Brinsea 20's, one has 14 chocolate orpingtons and the other has 18 self blue OEGBs. One CO egg had a bit of yucky goop on it, so I'm experimenting and I washed it, and marked it as washed. Here we go again!

I set last night too! So we'll be hatching together!
And I missed your post but I just saw it in someone else's reply about the little assist baby!! I'm so happy!!

Hey, I set too! AC eggs

 

[WVduckchick]

I set last night too! So we'll be hatching together!
And I missed your post but I just saw it in someone else's reply about the little assist baby!! I'm so happy!!

Awesome!

Hey, I set too! AC eggs

Yeah!! This will make it even more fun!

Who else set eggs today???