Hands on hatching and help

[jenniferlamar70]

The one that pipped didn't make it through the night

the other two are just fine! Can't see anymore pips yet although the eggs have been knocked about abit by the others!

Personally I take mine out and put in a hatcher now. Mine would run all around knocking over eggs. I had a few die from suffocation when the pip hole was turned.

Mind if I join? Today is 21. We've already lost 3 chicks, which I blame partly on inexperience and because I didn't know whether to meddle or not. The first started pipping on day 19! I've had a chick dragging her yolk around and another that pipped facing the ground. The one still alive right now had an open navel, so I first put iodine and later cornstarch (I read both of those options somewhere here). We have 8 more eggs and I'm hoping for a higher hatch rate!

Sounds like we've had the same problem. I've had two hatch one with a open navel which is fine now one hasn't pipped yet and one that hasn't absorbed its yolk yet. I checked my other eggs and they were all dead so I may have 4 out of 18 which is pretty poor

Early hatch with yolk or bleeding is usually caused from high temps I have found. Also humidity being to high can cause the bloody navels. You definitely want a good hygrometer. Even just the cheapies do ok.

 

[newchickmama91]

Personally I take mine out and put in a hatcher now. Mine would run all around knocking over eggs. I had a few die from suffocation when the pip hole was turned.

Early hatch with yolk or bleeding is usually caused from high temps I have found. Also humidity being to high can cause the bloody navels. You definitely want a good hygrometer. Even just the cheapies do ok.

ive been doing the dry hatch I thought that would have something to do with it. Most of mine died from not being able to turn in the egg. I've got calls going into lockdown next Saturday I really hope these make it!

 

[Mule & Flash]

Personally I take mine out and put in a hatcher now. Mine would run all around knocking over eggs. I had a few die from suffocation when the pip hole was turned.

Early hatch with yolk or bleeding is usually caused from high temps I have found. Also humidity being to high can cause the bloody navels. You definitely want a good hygrometer. Even just the cheapies do ok.

I think my #4 died of suffocation. Then #2 with the yolk died and I took the remaining one out. I hadn't wanted to move them to the brooder because of the mess they were making, but they ended up making a bigger mess of things.

Definitely getting a new thermometer and a hydrometer for the next hatch. Luckily these eggs were free. Hoping to get some more soon and try again with all that I've learned.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I normally take the "let the natural world handle her own business" avenue but an incubator isn't exactly "natural" so human involvement (ME) may be required from time to time.  How do you know when a chick is struggling to come out?  I have seen pictures of the results of improper timing.  Personally, I would rather the chick die from nature than due to my ignorance about timing and procedure. 

I'm wondering what is your process for helping out hatching

I give them 24 hours unless something doesn't look right before I step in. I start an assist at that point, but only go as far as veining will let me. If I chip away some shell and she there's still prominent veining I put neosporin or Vaseline on the exposed membrane and stick them back in the incubator. In case of a pointy end malpositioned pipper, I clear the pip and make sure the beak is at the pip and then I give them at least 24 hours.

 

[bob869007]

Ok, that is pretty much what I did. There wasn't any progress over night. The beak was in the hole and in shell was shattered around the area where the hole. It seemed as though it couldn't break through the membrane and just plumb wore out. Went with my gut and slowly helped it to tear open the membrane. I didn't see anything that resembled veins, intestines or anything of that nature. It just looked to weak to break through the membrane. I eventually got the shell in half and the little chick just rolled right out. The lining of the membrane was slick with a bloody substance but the chick seemed fine. It's been 4 hours since. The little guy is wobbly and weak but dry and warm struggling to find its feet. Fingers crossed. The 6th egg never pipped and I don't hear anything in there. Right now it has been 32 hours since the first one hatched and 4 since helping the other. 5 baby Brown Breasted Black Red Standard Old English games. I'm hoping for a few more hens and real nice rooster. The one kept wasn't the pretty of the group but he was the toughest bird. I free range mine and roosters with attitude go a long way in protecting the flock.

 

[Pat 7110]

Please keep fingers crossed for me my Araucana eggs are due this weekend I'm hoping the slight adjustments I have made to this dang cabinet bator worked as if they aren't hard enough to hatch 20/42 made it to lockdown so I would be thrilled w/ 50% followed all the recommendations even "misting" the eggs 3 times a day and added an extra water pan below

I'm a nervous wreck another hatch w/ all DIS babies

esp when it's common w/ these to start w/... I have some local speckled sussex in w/ them hopefully as a control type batch! Hope everyone has a great weekend

Wishing you all the best! Happy Hatching!!

 

[MultipleAnimals]

What Are They? Silkies?

Yes, breeder quality bearded silkies.

I hope to have eggs hatch within a week. I gave my broody hen 16-18 eggs a few weeks ago, and the other day CANDLED and took out bad eggs, leaving her with 8 good eggs and 2 questionable. I don't remember what day I gave her eggs, but they'll either be Game crosses or Silkie Crosses, I only have 2 hens, 1 mixed breed Bantam(Possibly LG and Bantam Cross) and 1 Australorp(could be Jersey Giant, not really sure), I did have a Silkie Rooster and 2 Game Cross Roosters, so we will see if any hatch.

Good luck

Silkies! My Buckeyes are in there too! Hubby says the Silkies are his babies. I will let him keep thinking that!

Congrats.

Thanks

 

[jenniferlamar70]

ive been doing the dry hatch I thought that would have something to do with it. Most of mine died from not being able to turn in the egg. I've got calls going into lockdown next Saturday I really hope these make it!

I'm not sure as I've never done a dry hatch before. Where we live its really dry and low on humidity so it wouldn't work well here I'm thinking.

I think my #4 died of suffocation. Then #2 with the yolk died and I took the remaining one out. I hadn't wanted to move them to the brooder because of the mess they were making, but they ended up making a bigger mess of things.

Definitely getting a new thermometer and a hydrometer for the next hatch. Luckily these eggs were free. Hoping to get some more soon and try again with all that I've learned.

Its definitely a learning experience. I use a cheapie incubator as a hatcher. Then once fluffed up move them to the brooder. Its worked well for me this way but I also only hatch spring and summer and I know ambient temp and humidity also plays a huge role.

 

[bob869007]

Well the little guy I helped hatch has curled toes on his left foot. I taped them straight with some masking tape. The sixth egg at some point in time got some poop on it. They were all squeaky clean when they went under the hen. I guess it got contaminated somehow. I was keeping track of how many hours had transpired since the first hatch. I was feeling a bit uncomfortable with the time frame knowing that the first had hatched 48 hours ago and momma hadn't given up on the last egg. Intuition told me to take her out of the box and place her outside which I did. Then I put the chicks out in the pen with her. I took the egg and tapped on it to find the hollow spot. As I peeled away the shell I could see a mostly formed dead fetus. Momma and chicks went back in for a few seconds came back out into their brooding pen and haven't gone back inside since. The baby with the curled toes I'll check on his foot in two days. I will keep a close on them to make sure he can follow momma around inside their indoor 6X10 brooding pen right along side the OEG pen so they can get used to the youngins. This is a lot of fun. She hatched 5 of 6. That's a fine first season batting average

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Hey guys. I checked the eggs I out under my broodies. The duck eggs I mean. All were developing well when in the incubator. They still seem to have veining but now I'm noticing fluid moving around inside. What does his mean? Have they died. I'm sure they will when they pip if they haven't already. Not sure what to do. Anyone have this problem before?