Hatchers Anonymous *Official Thread*

[gryeyes]

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Rocky/Rockette is alive and in the brooder with the other chicks. It's quite a bit smaller than the others only 2 and 4 days older! It drinks, knows where the water is and will bumble its way through the other careening chicks to get a drink. If I put a special itty-bitty dish of feed down for it, the others rush that dish and it can then go eat from the regular feeder. Go figure, huh?

No signs of pasty butt, thank goodness. Body fluff has fluffed out good, but the head fluff is still looking like a bad hair day with too much conditioner. It loves to snuggle against the faverolle chicks - the FBCM chicks are the mad dashers - and sleeps a lot. I can see it breathe, seems like its respirations are... more full body movement.. than the others. But its NOT lethargic. I just wish I would see it eat more, as heartily as the other chicks.

I don't have the same sense of surety about its survival as I do for all the others, but I'm pulling for it. And it's hanging in there!

Thanks for asking.

 

[Sumatra503]

I had to ask!! It was killing me when you went, what like a whole day without telling us how he/she was doing. I was wondering, cause I prayed for the little thing and you said it was doing well before. Just wanted to know it there were any changes.

You may want to consider putting it in a separate brooder with the smallest of the other chicks. It may do better and eat more that way without all of the competition.

I'm sure it is eating if it can weasel it's way in for water I'm sure it is weasling in for food as well.

I've had many late hatchers and special cases before. I usually have a special little place I set up all cozy and smallish so I can spoil them and keep them separated.

Oh, bythe way, I have an avatar pic and signature now.

 

[wolftracks]

OK been putting this off, but I can't take it anymore.

I am a hatchaholic.

I haven't had too much success during the summer months. Lots of personal reasons and bators that suddenly acted up, stopped completely and shipped eggs with lots and lots of broken aircells.

I have a Sportsman that went out and I've replaced the wafer/thermostate and need to buy a heating element next, just haven't gotten to it.

I have a LG that my husband bought me a few months ago and another one that I got at the poultry auction (haven't taken it out of the plastic bag yet and needs holders for the turned.

I also have a few that I made with my husband or that he made for me. I use one for hatching.

Right now I have d'Uccles, FBCMs and Lav & split lav AMs that are all due next month.

3 Brooders going with various breeds, including a few of a project and some EEs I wanted but all those seem to be roos. Darn it!

I have a yard full of feathers (just cleaned it on Wednesday) due to the longest moult I've ever seen, but once that's done I'm loading this Sportsman up with eggs from my girls so I have some new ones for spring.

OK.............do I qualify?

If not I'm bidding on some eggs on eBay.....would be my first from there if I win, but most of my shipped eggs come from BYCers.

OK now do I qualify?

 

[LaurenM23]

Wolftracks, welcome to HA! It sounds as if you certainly belong with us! Haha Have you had any successes with your LGs? I am wondering what I've done so wrong with mine, since plenty of folks do well with them!

Linda, so glad Rockette (positive pullet vibes) is hanging in there! Just have faith and see that little come going on to lead a full little life with you! More prayers coming your way! I hope SHE turns into the best layer you've ever had!

 

[nikoh84]

Hey, im Nikol... with a king suro 20 incuabtor... keep ordering eggs from e-bay, and hatch them... my wardrobe is full of chickens at the moment... its is too cold outside, and i have nowhere to hang the lamp. Anyone has pills?

it must be a sikness. My neighbours are gonna kill me... i dont even know i m allowed to keep chick or not in the area where i live...

 

[Newyorkrita]

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Rocky/Rockette is alive and in the brooder with the other chicks. It's quite a bit smaller than the others only 2 and 4 days older! It drinks, knows where the water is and will bumble its way through the other careening chicks to get a drink. If I put a special itty-bitty dish of feed down for it, the others rush that dish and it can then go eat from the regular feeder. Go figure, huh?

No signs of pasty butt, thank goodness. Body fluff has fluffed out good, but the head fluff is still looking like a bad hair day with too much conditioner. It loves to snuggle against the faverolle chicks - the FBCM chicks are the mad dashers - and sleeps a lot. I can see it breathe, seems like its respirations are... more full body movement.. than the others. But its NOT lethargic. I just wish I would see it eat more, as heartily as the other chicks.

I don't have the same sense of surety about its survival as I do for all the others, but I'm pulling for it. And it's hanging in there!

Thanks for asking.

Poor little guy. Hope it gets stronger and makes it.

I have one myself that I helped out of the egg because it couldn not zip. It is much smaller, really much skinnier than the others. It just doesn't seem to have the idea about how to eat. It looks but doesn't seem to catch on. I give it gateraid one tiny drop at a time for the electrolytes and sugar for energy.

 

[gryeyes]

In case there is anyone out there wondering about all my incubators, here are some photos of my set up.

In the book case are a 3-egg R-Com, a Brinsea MiniAdvance and MiniAdvance EX.

Just turn your head to the side to see all this glory (I can't seem to get it turned around!!) of 3 Octagon20 Advance EX units, 1 MiniAdvance and 1 MiniAdvance EX.

Here's a view that shows the MiniAdvance EX between two of the Octagon20s.

And a closer view of the end of the table with the MiniAdvance NON-EX by the third Octagon20.

And a closer view of the R-Com.

October 31st is the next scheduled hatch date; two of the Octagon20s were set at the same time.

 

[LaurenM23]

Alright, Linda, you are officially a Brinsea maniac! Haha As long as this doesn't impact your fire escape plan, you're set. Hmmm...wonder how many incubators you could run out with at once...

 

[Sumatra503]

I'd be so totally screwed during a fire!!! I wouldn't grab the bator. It's old and i need and excuse to get a new one. I'd grab all my many many animals out of my room( the various ones listed after cornsnakes) and run like crazy. That bator'd be toast!!

Me frantically running back and forth while on fire. Picture it as frantically running.

I'm glad to see a picture of the Octogon 20's. I've been wondering. Our extension office has the older version of the mini. The old ones are so carappy and unsafe. Does it have an octogon shape somewhere in it? It looks like it has a built in turner.

Welcome to the two newbies. It's nice that you have admitted you have a problem.

Exactly one week til 10/31!!!

My next hatch date!!!

Can you tell i'm excited?

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

Hello. My name is Heather, and I am an admitted "hatchaholic". My incubator has officially been in storage for a week. It was supposed to remain therein until approx. Feb. 2011. I am literally preparing to retrieve it right NOW. And as if I wasn't my own worst enemy...it was actually my husband who recommended I fire it up again! "Well honey, we have 8 purebred cochin eggs sitting here...come spring we could sell the young birds if you hatch them now for a nice profit..." And the addiction is fed again.