Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[RedBrush Farm]

I had thought about orpingtons Another bird that people have mentioned is the show girls and other naked necked chickens. I just don't know f I can go there..... Has anyone had experience with them? Do they play nice with others?

 

[cluckitall]

help!!!!! on the third day of incubating, our incubator got unplugged for the night but since it was so early we thought they would be ok. a lady we talked to said to restart the 3 weeks from then so we did. we were going to take them out of the turner today because they were supposed to hatch tuesday. 3 weeks ago was the day we originally set them in the incubator, but like i said we restarted the time. when i went in to take them out of the turner, i heard peeping and 1 had hatched and 2 were pipped. the one that had hatch had a lot of blood on his head and i think he hit the motor of the egg turner. i know you're not supposed to open the incubator but i had to to take them out of the turner. should i take the one chick out and try to clean his wound or something like that? and are all the rest of the eggs ruined? dont know what to do,

Ack! I don't know, AnimalLover. I bet someone here does, though. Sorry to hear about your chick!

 

[DMRippy]

help!!!!! on the third day of incubating, our incubator got unplugged for the night but since it was so early we thought they would be ok. a lady we talked to said to restart the 3 weeks from then so we did. we were going to take them out of the turner today because they were supposed to hatch tuesday. 3 weeks ago was the day we originally set them in the incubator, but like i said we restarted the time. when i went in to take them out of the turner, i heard peeping and 1 had hatched and 2 were pipped. the one that had hatch had a lot of blood on his head and i think he hit the motor of the egg turner. i know you're not supposed to open the incubator but i had to to take them out of the turner. should i take the one chick out and try to clean his wound or something like that? and are all the rest of the eggs ruined? dont know what to do,

I would go by the day I set them and add 1/2 a day or a 1 day. They would be delayed. Have you candled them? That will tell you lots of information. I have had my bator off over night and still had good hatches. I even had the hatcher off for over night and still they hatched.

Leave them ALONE! The blood maybe from his membrane bleeding. Are you SURE he hit his head on the motor? Still I would leave him alone. Give them time.

 

[cluckitall]

Did you turn the egg turner off? I'd definitely do that, like right now!

And if they're pipping, they're not ruined. You may lose a few, but obviously they've survived and are hatching!

 

[DMRippy]

Wayne are you done for the week? That was a lot of swapping today

I want some of those EE, I don't think I want to wait till spring either.

I am hoping they will breed true.... what do you think?

 

[RedBrush Farm]

Re hatchery chicks - I ordered some silkies from a hatchery thinking I could have new blood in my pen. I kept them separate (thank goodness) and when they began to grow they developed single combs! Yikes! I gave them all away for pets, and now am hatchery shy. It may have just been the one hatchery. Does any one order from a place that they would highly recommend?

 

[DMRippy]

Did you turn the egg turner off? I'd definitely do that, like right now!

And if they're pipping, they're not ruined. You may lose a few, but obviously they've survived and are hatching!

Yeah what she said! NOW! You turn the turner off at day 18.

 

[wayne813]

posted by DMRippy

i actually just offered them i got one more swap for this week i do think they will breed true...i put three of their eggs in the bator and 2 orders to collect and go out this week...the ladie has three more hens the same im going to get them this week to put with the rooster...

 

[DMRippy]

posted by DMRippy

i actually just offered them i got one more swap for this week i do think they will breed true...i put three of their eggs in the bator and 2 orders to collect and go out this week...the ladie has three more hens the same im going to get them this week to put with the rooster...

If you want to do a side swap PM me. I would LOVE a doz to try them. I would toss all my EE if those breed true. VERY PRETTY. I love pretty and colored eggs... but all in the same package. I saw I just missed them.

 

[cluckitall]

Re hatchery chicks - I ordered some silkies from a hatchery thinking I could have new blood in my pen. I kept them separate (thank goodness) and when they began to grow they developed single combs! Yikes! I gave them all away for pets, and now am hatchery shy. It may have just been the one hatchery. Does any one order from a place that they would highly recommend?

RBF, in terms of show quality birds bred to APA standard? I don't think any of the big commercial hatcheries are any good for that. I will say every chick I've gotten from Meyer has been sturdy and healthy, but even at 4 weeks old I can see things that I wouldn't want in a breeding bird. Like I said, my hatchery beasties are practice. Well, except for the cuckoo marans because I didn't know where else to get any -- and now I just saw that kraftyladies has gold CMs!!! AUGH!

I gotta jump offline for the night or the frustration is gonna kill me I've got plenty of time to come play swapsies more - it doesn't have to be tonight!