Hands on hatching and help

[casportpony]

 

[WVduckchick]

We are a very accepting group of people on this thread. While we have our philosophies, we accept others do things differently. However, this thread is for hatchers that are hands on. We are here to interact with other hands on hatchers and to help those who want to be hands on or assist so that they know how to do this with the least risk to the hatchling. Please, do not come on this thread telling our members not to help or leave them alone. We started this as a condemnation free space for like minded individuals to get away from that kind of conceit and narrow mindedness. Many of us have helped hatchlings and other members so they could save a chick that otherwise wouldn't have made it, more often than not due to human error during incubation. If you are a hands off hatcher and not open minded to other methods, this is NOT the thread for you.

 

[lloges0127]

That'll work! that it's able to get everything absorbed properly.

Another update: I had it in a small container. This morning I woke up and it was out of the container walking around the bater! It must've absorbed what it could but there's still a little bit dried hanging off it. I ramped up the humidity to 75% but overnight it came Down (at least the digital display said so). Here's a pic. It's small compared to the others. It's the one at the top of the picture. It's eyes are open now yeah!

 

[WVduckchick]

Another update: I had it in a small container. This morning I woke up and it was out of the container walking around the bater! It must've absorbed what it could but there's still a little bit dried hanging off it. I ramped up the humidity to 75% but overnight it came Down (at least the digital display said so). Here's a pic. It's small compared to the others. It's the one at the top of the picture. It's eyes are open now yeah!

Being that energetic is a good sign. It should draw in soon.

And if I may make a suggestion... get some rubber shelf liner from the dollar store and put a layer on the bottom, next time you incubate. Those wire shelves are tough on chicks. Legs fall through and get stuck, etc. And the shelf liner is definitely softer for one with an open navel.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Being that energetic is a good sign.  It should draw in soon. 


And if I may make a suggestion...  get some rubber shelf liner from the dollar store and put a layer on the bottom, next time you incubate.  Those wire shelves are tough on chicks.  Legs fall through and get stuck, etc.  And the shelf liner is definitely softer for one with an open navel. 

Xs 2 and makes clean up of the bator much easier!

 

[casportpony]

Being that energetic is a good sign.  It should draw in soon. 


And if I may make a suggestion...  get some rubber shelf liner from the dollar store and put a layer on the bottom, next time you incubate.  Those wire shelves are tough on chicks.  Legs fall through and get stuck, etc.  And the shelf liner is definitely softer for one with an open navel. 

Xs 2 and makes clean up of the bator much easier!

X3

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have 5 externally pipped silkie eggs in the bator and one internal pipper. Hopefully we'll see everyone hatched by tomorrow. I believe I already have a buyer for these guys.

 

[casportpony]

I have 5 externally pipped silkie eggs in the bator and one internal pipper. Hopefully we'll see everyone hatched by tomorrow. I believe I already have a buyer for these guys.

hope you have a great hatch!

 

[newchickmama91]

Well I'm sure my duckling is trying to worry me as soon as I write on here it does the thing I was worried about!!! Just checked for life and I have a internal pip

so do I wait 24 hours for the external and then help out or just leave it?

 

[Beefcake15]

My first hatch is wrapping up as we speak 21/30 sweet fluffy chicks. I am impressed with my first hatch percentage, but about 8/21 hatched through the narrow end of the egg. They did fine I didn't help them, but they definitely took longer to hatch. I have a hovabator genisis with a horizontal egg turner. I turned off the turner on day 18.


My question is why did so many of them hatch through the narrow end of the egg? I pulled them straight from the coop for 5 days and put them in a basket until it was time to put them in the incubator. Only thing I can think of in that I should have stored them in a carton to insure narrow side down before incubation. Does anyone else have any suggestions?