Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

We interrupt the normal programming to bring you today's creation. I've wanted to try these just to see if I could pull it off.... Troll cupcakes in a cone....

In other news, I've got one week left on the 9 silkie eggs that seem to be progressing well. I set 18 others today. 4 or 5 had gotten real cold before I got them, so I'm not counting on much from them, but we'll see. Half of them are over a week and the air cells are already bigger than I like at set, but I'll take what I can get.

 

[BigWeenMachine]

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Normally it'd be great, I was just commenting on the blood specs in it. Not my cup of tea, lol.

 

[rochesjourney]

Quote: Blood specked eggs like that I come across get scrambled for the dogs.

 

[WVduckchick]

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Normally it'd be great, I was just commenting on the blood specs in it. Not my cup of tea, lol.

I didn't even see the specks. I get that when I fry bacon first, then fry the eggs in the bacon grease. Looks like bacon bits.

 

[Blooie]

Amy those are so doggone cute!!!

Silkie chicks are due to be shipped on April 3 - let's hope "The Tick", as Ken calls her, is still sitting tight and ready for babies.

Edited: "Let's HOME"? Um no.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Amy those are so doggone cute!!!  

Silkie chicks are due to be shipped on April 3 - let's home "The Tick", as Ken calls her, is still sitting tight and ready for babies.  

 

[rochesjourney]

So, the last 2 turkey eggs I had were no good like I suspected. These eggs are now the end of the low temp problems. It is Day 8 on my Sebastapol Geese. 1 egg has gorgeous veining and the other egg looks iffy at this point. These were a spur of the moment, so cheap I couldn't pass up the opportunity things so I will keep my fingers crossed.

I've got another batch going for lockdown on the 28th and they all look real good! 7 Polish Crested, 1 Lavender Orpington, and 12 Golden Cuckoo Maran.

Welsh Harlequin Ducks are still going strong too! They have another 10 days to go and all have awesome veining.

I am irritated with myself for trusting the digital readings on the incubators. I've calibrated all of my back up thermometer/hygrometers and things are smoothing out. I also ordered a circulating fan for my Little Giant.

My sole Delaware (Buddy) and the 3(started with 6) bantams were lonely so I ended up coming home with 8 Golden Laced Wyandottes!

How is everyone else's incubating/hatching coming along?

 

[rochesjourney]

Amy those are so doggone cute!!!

Silkie chicks are due to be shipped on April 3 - let's hope "The Tick", as Ken calls her, is still sitting tight and ready for babies.

Edited: "Let's HOME"? Um no.

I've never had chicks shipped. I've always been scared they would all end up dead before delivery. How are they shipped? Do they go without food and water all that time?

 

[Pyxis]

I don't think I shared here, but my first goose egg is developing!

I'm very tempted to keep it if it's female.

 

[mtnvwheritage]

This is my second hatch, and with the first I had one chick survive, which I had to help out, humidity was not getting high enough... anyways with this hatch I have had the humidity up to 70% and I had an early hatcher that pipped Friday night and hatched yesterday morning... now the other 4 have done nothing (today is day 21) I had to take the chick out last night, even though I was trying to not open the bator, because it was able to get out of the container I had them in and into a small container of water. Since I opened it anyways and haven't seen any egg movement with the others I decided that I would do a quick candling of the others... I can't see any movement and the air sacs look large... but there is possibly a shadow in the air sac... I'm not sure.. everyone says if you open the bator you have killed the other chicks, but I tend to think that is a bit extreme! So what do ya'all think? What should I do, I really am having a hard time not knowing if they are alive or not :/ Should I float test, or just wait?