Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[Sahwithchicks]

Paypal received from thespoiledchicken. Thank you, please clear her.

 

[madamwlf]

Paypal received from thespoiledchicken. Thank you, please clear her.

cleared

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Had to share this for COF! My friend Michelle who bought your ducklings has a free range mandarin. I have no idea if she clipped the flight wings or what but its pretty neat.

So so cool. We cant do that here as FL is very strict on what you can and can not keep free ranging.


Morning all.............. you talk too much lol cant keep up from over night

 

[GableBabble]

So so cool. We cant do that here as FL is very strict on what you can and can not keep free ranging.


Morning all.............. you talk too much lol cant keep up from over night

Love Love LOVE Mandarin and Wood Ducks. Cannot have them free range either. Well I am sure TN would let me IF I followed their rules and sent them money each year like we have to with the Can Goose. I just am already paying for one.....

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Quote: same here, I wouldnt trust them loose though with the hawks and bald eagels we have flying around


need breakfast, to check weather for shipping and schedule this weeks boxes. OH and take pictures of the surprise hatches from last night. Sorta didnt have a set of Lav Am and SFH on the lock down list, plus a butt load of ducklings and 4 of 5 sebbie goslings with number 5 about halfway hatched

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

I had a rough hatch.

Long story short, among other things, I had 2 malfunctioning thermometers, which resulted in a long draggy hatch.

Only one of the CCL eggs hatched, a boy - but he can't walk, and one leg is all curled up - The other chicks were picking on him, so I put him in isolation. Whenever I hold him on his back to look at his leg, his head shakes, like a tremor. The other two eggs are still in the incubator, but I'm not holding my breath.

One of the SL Marans got stuck zipping, and I had to help him out, which should have been my first clue that something wasn't right. He was completely stuck to the shell,I had to wet him down pretty good, before he could push himself out.

The worst though - I checked on them this morning, and all was okay. When I got out of the shower and checked again, there was blood smeared everywhere. One of the chicks who I thought was fine - I even picked her up and almost put her in the brooder, but decided she needed a bit more fluffing, so she went back into the incubator - anyway - she had somehow managed to pull her guts out. The yolk, and everything. And she wasn't dead!!! She was flopping around trying to get away from the mess. So I had to put her down.

AND clean the incubator - WHICH STILL HAD EGGS IN IT!!! I wasn't about to leave everything all bloody and gross until after Tuesday, when the rest are due. I worked as quick as I could, and quickly removed the eggs, cleaned everything out and reset everything. At that point I noticed that my two hygrometers had massively different readings. So I put in a third. I have no idea how long they've been acting up. The third read closer to my backup, which was significantly higher than the main one. So I had no clue what the humidity was like, for reals.

All in all -
2 CCL from thespoiledchicken are still in the incubator - I candled them quickly this morning and there was still movement, but I'm not holding my breath. The third, a boy, probably will need to be put down tomorrow if there's no improvement.

From Donna - I have:
3 SBELS
2 SLEE (both girls!)
2 SLM (1 of each)
1 Blue Cuckoo Marans - oh my, I hope its a girl because it is adorable!

The SBELS and SLEE are so cute and fluffy, little puff balls.

I swapped for 16 eggs, and she sent 20. 8 is 50% of what I swapped for, so I'm happy, but totally bummed about the SBEL who disemboweled herself.

I have rhodebar and rainbow layers that are supposed to hatch on Tuesday, but I don't have any idea what I'm going to get.

I will be buying a "real" glass thermometer and wet bulb thermometer before I hatch again. which won't be for at least a month, I promised I'd turn of the incubator for a bit. I'm glad, because this was just horrible.

Sew I'm so sorry

Any luck with the other 2 yet?

 

[GableBabble]

Egg headed out for:

Cracrzy4chicks - DC#9405 5036 9930 0340 3512 05
Caitlin_VT- DC#9405 5036 9930 0340 3512 36
Nakanich- DC#9405 5036 9930 0340 3512 29
Little Ameruacana Mom- DC#9405 5036 9930 0340 3512 43

More eggs shipping later this week.

 

[bradselig]

Received eggs from BlackBrookPoultry post# 5152 for 6 blue lemon Cochin and
Eggs from Madamwlf post #4663 for 6+ CCL

Both shipments were well packed and all eggs arrived in great shape

Thank you both!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

I wait to mine until they post the offer. I just know the minute I mine something thinking I'm getting one thing, they will post something else.

sometimes thats fun its like a game of chance

 

[tdhenson86]

sometimes thats fun its like a game of chance

I saw that you offered RIR's on the thread. Are these Heritage RIR or hatchery? Do you have any pictures?