Hands on hatching and help

[h2oratt]

Sorry Jennifer. Hatching is hard. Hope the ones you have will stay strong.

 

[Blooie]

Thanks. I'm definitely still learning all this. I was worried after I made the safety hole that maybe they couldn't pip themselves lol. I know it sounds silly. After that, one did actually pip all by itself lol.

Ok thanks. I know alot of this you learn from experience but these eggs are really special to me. I've wanted silkies forever and I can't get them locally so of course I'm terrified of losing even one.

Getting in on the game a little late here, but I understand your frustration with wanting a particular chick for so long and having it just happen with shipped eggs. I almost gave up completely after 3 abysmal hatches, but got helped into trying once more....Amy and Ruby, are you listening?

I broke down and ordered shipped eggs again, this time Silkie eggs from @RubyNala97 Man, were they FRESH...and I couldn't even find air cells on them the first day!! They were packaged very well, but I think the key is the way she handles them from collection from shipping. She gathered these on Sunday and shipped them on Monday. I had them on Wednesday. And I had my best hatch ever! Out of 16 eggs, I had one clear. One. All of the others developed steadily. I had 9 hatch. I think I messed up the humidity at the end, because 5 of the eggs looked like mummies inside the shell when I opened them......the membranes were dark and totally sucked down tightly all around the chicks. So I blame that totally on me. If they'd have continued on to hatch like they could have, I would have had 14 out of 16 eggs hatch. Phenomenal for shipped eggs!! If this hatch doesn't work out the way you want, I can't recommend her highly enough!!

 

[jenniferlamar70]

All of mine hatched, but the last few days were so nerve-wracking that I know I don't want to hatch for a while again! I can't inagine how I'd feel if most if them hadn't made it. Hope you are able to rest and recover!

It's hard because my first hatch was shipped and 8 out of 9 hatched. My second was 4 out of 6. This is my third one and 3 out of 5 isn't bad but the 3rd one may not make it. Thankfully the first 2 are in wonderful health.

Sorry Jennifer. Hatching is hard. Hope the ones you have will stay strong.

Me too. The little yellow one was doing great this morning but then when I give it water and it actually drinks it starts making the fish mouth. I'm worried about maybe a respiratory problem. I think with that batch the flick must have not been so healthy.

Getting in on the game a little late here, but I understand your frustration with wanting a particular chick for so long and having it just happen with shipped eggs.  I almost gave up completely after 3 abysmal hatches, but got helped into trying once more....Amy and Ruby, are you listening?  

I broke down and ordered shipped eggs again, this time Silkie eggs from @RubyNala97
  Man, were they   FRESH...and I couldn't even find air cells on them the first day!!  They were packaged very well, but I think the key is the way she handles them from collection from shipping.  She gathered these on Sunday and shipped them on Monday.  I had them on Wednesday.  And I had my best hatch ever!  Out of 16 eggs, I had one clear.  One.  All of the others developed steadily.  I had 9 hatch.  I think I messed up the humidity at the end, because 5 of the eggs looked like mummies inside the shell when I opened them......the membranes were dark and totally sucked down tightly all around the chicks.  So I blame that totally on me.  If they'd have continued on to hatch like they could have, I would have had 14 out of 16 eggs hatch.  Phenomenal for shipped eggs!!  If this hatch doesn't work out the way you want, I can't recommend her highly enough!!

Maybe someday lol. For now I'm just going to hatch what I have and take a break for awhile. I love these little guys but I'm so exhausted. It may be awhile before I'm ready to take this all on again.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Getting in on the game a little late here, but I understand your frustration with wanting a particular chick for so long and having it just happen with shipped eggs. I almost gave up completely after 3 abysmal hatches, but got helped into trying once more....Amy and Ruby, are you listening?

I broke down and ordered shipped eggs again, this time Silkie eggs from @RubyNala97 Man, were they FRESH...and I couldn't even find air cells on them the first day!! They were packaged very well, but I think the key is the way she handles them from collection from shipping. She gathered these on Sunday and shipped them on Monday. I had them on Wednesday. And I had my best hatch ever! Out of 16 eggs, I had one clear. One. All of the others developed steadily. I had 9 hatch. I think I messed up the humidity at the end, because 5 of the eggs looked like mummies inside the shell when I opened them......the membranes were dark and totally sucked down tightly all around the chicks. So I blame that totally on me. If they'd have continued on to hatch like they could have, I would have had 14 out of 16 eggs hatch. Phenomenal for shipped eggs!! If this hatch doesn't work out the way you want, I can't recommend her highly enough!!

I am soooooo glad you did too!!!

I wouldn't blame yourself though. I think just about every instance of truely shrink wrapped eggs I've had has been from silkie eggs. Out of the 14 eggs I got from Ruby that made it to lock down I only had two that didn't hatch out, and one of them was shrink wrapped. I ran my humidity higher for those eggs than any other eggs I have incubated. I was nervous running them as high as I did, but the air cells said that's what they needed (and so did Ruby...lol) so that's what they got.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Ugh the little buff baby is not doing well. I thought wry neck but it seems to be swollen. Last night when I peeled some of the shell away it had like a vein or something super tight around its eye and neck. It seemed like it was doing better until I gave it some water this morning. I'm think their may be damage. I've never culled anything before but if it doesn't look better by tomorrow I think that would be the humane thing to do. It's not walking and can't lift it's head. Hoping for a miracle..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ugh the little buff baby is not doing well. I thought wry neck but it seems to be swollen. Last night when I peeled some of the shell away it had like a vein or something super tight around its eye and neck. It seemed like it was doing better until I gave it some water this morning. I'm think their may be damage. I've never culled anything before but if it doesn't look better by tomorrow I think that would be the humane thing to do. It's not walking and can't lift it's head. Hoping for a miracle..

Sorry to hear that. That sucks. Hope it turns around for you.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

@Blooie I thought I had taken better pics of my Blooie for you, but now I can't find them if I did. After the "incident" I forgot I had taken some and I fear they might have gotten cleared when I was clearing pics from the IPad. I will get some better ones too, but for now, here's my Blooie. (Cayden has claimed him/her as his favorite, lol)

 

[BantyChooks]

Ugh the little buff baby is not doing well. I thought wry neck but it seems to be swollen. Last night when I peeled some of the shell away it had like a vein or something super tight around its eye and neck. It seemed like it was doing better until I gave it some water this morning. I'm think their may be damage. I've never culled anything before but if it doesn't look better by tomorrow I think that would be the humane thing to do. It's not walking and can't lift it's head. Hoping for a miracle..

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Thanks banty it's been a rough one..

 

[h2oratt]

Ugh the little buff baby is not doing well. I thought wry neck but it seems to be swollen. Last night when I peeled some of the shell away it had like a vein or something super tight around its eye and neck. It seemed like it was doing better until I gave it some water this morning. I'm think their may be damage. I've never culled anything before but if it doesn't look better by tomorrow I think that would be the humane thing to do. It's not walking and can't lift it's head. Hoping for a miracle..

Do you have any antibiotics