Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

Well, here we go with bad news and good news. Good news: Two Calls are hatched, both assisted, and the three malpos are still with me. Two I was able to find the beaks on and get them air. The third's head is really deep into the egg but I think I've made a passageway down to it through the membrane and it can breathe. Bad news: Four Calls turned to start zipping, blocked off their air, and suffocated And one malpo looks deformed. But if it has a will to survive and its deformities aren't life ending, I'll keep it as a pet if it can make it to hatch and live afterwards.

I have found my non-chicken friends just have no idea, they prob think I am a little nuts but that's ok..e

I know mine do, but that's ok. Lol

Hi There! So I am posting up pics of my air cells for ducks and chicks at the end of day 10. @AmyLynn2374 I have been keeping my humidity at 50-55% due to high altitude and air cells growing too fast last year...it seems to be working so far Anyway...any feed back would be great!!! I am excited for these babies to hatch The pencil is the first air cell I measured..red is the 10 day Duck egg #1 Duck egg #2 Chick egg #1 Chick egg #2 I saw development in 5 of my duck eggs, 20 of my bantam chick eggs and 5 in the quail eggs...I think..LOL! those babies are tough to candle! Thanks!!!!

They look pretty good to me so far. I hope this is a good hatch for you!

It was actually four malpos, not three. Sadly I've lost two. The other two are hanging in, including the deformed one.

That sucks. Hope the other two make it.

 

[Calichicken2015]

They look pretty good to me so far. I hope this is a good hatch for you!

Thanks!!!! I hope so too!!!

We are birdless right now

So we are REALLY looking forward to these babies

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Hey guys all the info I looked into said mareks isnt transferred to waterfowl. I've already ordered my call eggs and they arrived today. We had planned on hatching for pets so was thinking about setting them. Unfortunately they all arrived with detached air cells. Any chance they will still develop or is it a waste of time?

 

[newchickmama91]

Hey guys all the info I looked into said mareks isnt transferred to waterfowl. I've already ordered my call eggs and they arrived today. We had planned on hatching for pets so was thinking about setting them. Unfortunately they all arrived with detached air cells. Any chance they will still develop or is it a waste of time?

Set them for 24 hours and then pop them into the incubator unplug the turner (if you have one) and leave them for a couple days or longer. I've got calls with the same problem and they are developing fine now

 

[rochesjourney]

My little poult passed.

 

[newchickmama91]

My little poult passed.  

Sorry for your loss

 

[WVduckchick]

Those big fluffy birds come from little eggs?

Not tiny little, but smaller than I expected. Some of them lay a little bigger, and they seem to get bigger in their second year, but some of mine still lay fairly small, even in their second year.

For comparison, 3 random sized LO eggs on top, on bottom are a duck egg, 2 Seramas and a bantam cochin.

They told you to leave the plug in? Are they crazy? They need the air once they are hatched. Personally, I think that is awful advice, but, . First thing I did when I got my hovabator was pull the plug out and toss it in a drawer. Never used plugs in the LG, and won't use it in the Hovabator.

Congrats on the hatchers!

Exactly what I was thinking!

Well, here we go with bad news and good news.

Good news: Two Calls are hatched, both assisted, and the three malpos are still with me. Two I was able to find the beaks on and get them air. The third's head is really deep into the egg but I think I've made a passageway down to it through the membrane and it can breathe.

Bad news: Four Calls turned to start zipping, blocked off their air, and suffocated And one malpo looks deformed. But if it has a will to survive and its deformities aren't life ending, I'll keep it as a pet if it can make it to hatch and live afterwards.

So sorry. I'd have to double check my notes, but I don't think I had a single malpo with those eggs. Maybe one.
So sorry you are having such a time with them.

My little poult passed.  

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Not tiny little, but smaller than I expected. Some of them lay a little bigger, and they seem to get bigger in their second year, but some of mine still lay fairly small, even in their second year.

For comparison, 3 random sized LO eggs on top, on bottom are a duck egg, 2 Seramas and a bantam cochin.

Exactly what I was thinking!
So sorry. I'd have to double check my notes, but I don't think I had a single malpo with those eggs. Maybe one.
So sorry you are having such a time with them.

Just had my first Malpo it's out and resting now phew I'm glad you guys and gals are on here best advice in the world is the collective minds here on BYC!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My little poult passed.  

So sorry.

Just had my first Malpo it's out and resting now phew I'm glad you guys and gals are on here best advice in the world is the collective minds here on BYC!!

Great! Congrats!

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Set them for 24 hours and then pop them into the incubator unplug the turner (if you have one) and leave them for a couple days or longer. I've got calls with the same problem and they are developing fine now

Thanks ill try that. I've never had luck with mine developing so I assumed these would end all duds. Hopefully not.so I I should set them for a few days without turning? I'm using a brinsea Eco.