Hands on hatching and help

[WVduckchick]

Ok, day 3 has begun. All 9 of the Spitzhauben eggs are developing. They are more on target time wise. Here's a couple pics: There's at least one spitzhauben egg that looks a little weaker than the others, but we'll see. Now for the silkies, I don't know exactly how many, but I can see development in a good portion. Most of them are more on track with the timeline, 2 or three are more advanced. Couldn't get a great pic, but I tried with one of the advanced developments: It's more impressive in person...lol There are 4 silkie eggs, that I have ear marked for "don't think they will development". A couple iffies. The rest have promise at this point. Incubator isn't running as steady as I'd like. Having to monitor it closely, but nothing too major so far. Can't wait to see how these slkie eggs do.

@AnnikaLF Amy's eggs are about the same timing as yours and she will probably post more pics along the way (please, Amy ) so I thought you may want to follow along!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Here is one of my eggs that is past due. I can't really tell much, but I thought it is worth a try. Maybe someone can show me something I'm missing.

Can't say wether it's still viable or not, but it has no draw drown and no internal pip that can be seen, so It's not anywhere on the verge of hatching. If you see no movement at all and no veining anywhere, I would say it was a quitter.

That's great, Amy! Love candling pics! And they are shipped! I should have shaken them up a little so you could see what real shipped eggs look like!!

(I'm just kidding!!)!!
Hatch day is going to be amazing!! You're going to love it!! It will all pay off when you see those ducklings make their grand entrance!
What breed is this? And how far past due? How were your temps throughout incubation? It doesn't look like it's ready to internally pip yet. I can't tell if it's still alive or not, though.

I don't need to or want to...lol I'm happy with my short trip shipped eggs. lol At least 12 of them are developican't be sure, if I get 14 out of 12 developing, and they make it all the way, I'll be over the moon. I am monitoring this darn incubator all the time worried it'll kill them...lol I'm running my humidity a little higher than usual because the silkies are so darn small that the air cells are growing fast!! And half of my spitz were already a little larger from the low humidity storage. So we are running above 40% most of the time. I'll bring it back down later if I must.

@AnnikaLF Amy's eggs are about the same timing as yours and she will probably post more pics along the way (please, Amy

) so I thought you may want to follow along!

LOL OF course I will be, you know me. lol Actually, I need pics every day for my candling page on my site, so I am stressing to get decent pics!

 

[caesargirl]

Anyone here know the thiamine/b1 dosage for stargazing duckling????
@casportpony

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Anyone here know the thiamine/b1 dosage for stargazing duckling????
@casportpony

You already tagged who I would have tagged for that....lol

 

[RubyNala97]

It is an americauna. It's a day past due and the temp has been an average of 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Right before internal pip the inner membrane forms to the chick. You can see it while candling. You'll see the contour of the chick and you'll be able to see movement along the outline. Usually internal pip happens very soon after. So that's what you should be looking for. If you can't see that or any movement then it may have already died. You can try water candling if you'd like. It's not always accurate but I've had an egg wiggle like crazy.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

I don't need to or want to...lol I'm happy with my short trip shipped eggs. lol   At least 12 of them are developican't be sure, if I get 14 out of 12 developing, and they make it all the way, I'll be over the moon. I am monitoring this darn incubator all the time worried it'll kill them...lol I'm running my humidity a little higher than usual because the silkies are so darn small that the air cells are growing fast!! And half of my spitz were already a little larger from the low humidity storage. So we are running above 40% most of the time. I'll bring it back down later if I must.

That sounds good! My eggs love humidity. I don't know why but I keep my humidity really high and the air cells grow great!

 

[casportpony]

Anyone here know the thiamine/b1 dosage for stargazing duckling????
@casportpony

I'll see if I can find it...

-Kathy

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Right before internal pip the inner membrane forms to the chick. You can see it while candling. You'll see the contour of the chick and you'll be able to see movement along the outline. Usually internal pip happens very soon after. So that's what you should be looking for. If you can't see that or any movement then it may have already died. You can try water candling if you'd like. It's not always accurate but I've had an egg wiggle like crazy.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching
That sounds good! My eggs love humidity. I don't know why but I keep my humidity really high and the air cells grow great!

I am wondeing if it is because of the size. Logically, it needs to loose less moisture to grow compared to bigger eggs. For some reason the incubator this time is giving me a run for my money trying to keep it steady and both sides balanced.

 

[casportpony]

Good info here, but it does not list dose:
http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/31.pdf

The Merck manual says the preventative thiamine dose is 4 mg/kg. What thiamine do you have?

-Kathy

 

[caesargirl]

Thi

Good info here, but it does not list dose:
http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/31.pdf

The Merck manual says the preventative thiamine dose is 4 mg/kg. What thiamine do you have?

-Kathy

Thiamin as thiamin mononitrate. 100 mg/tablet. It's a b100 complex. Just drove 2 hrs 1 way to get it.

 

[Blooie]

I'm getting irritated! I took 3 videos (short, like maybe 10 -15 seconds each) of my "dancers" the very day I said I would (day 8 it would have been I think) and my phone is giving me fits about uploading them to YouTube.....it's like it never even KNEW there WAS such a thing as YouTube. But I've got 'em, and as soon as I find the cable I'll just put 'em up directly on the computer and then load them. I promised I'd post them a couple of days ago, and I will get them up!!