I've never hatched my own eggs before and I'm also fairly new to the chicken world..
The fair just left our town and there was a chick hatching exhibit. They had all sorts of little fuzzballs. I asked the man what he was going to do with all of the hatchlings and he said that he was going to just give them away and if I wanted any to come back tomorrow night. Well I came back when he told me to and he was GONE! No chicks in the little pen at all and everything was shut off. The only thing left was his incubator (that was turned off), two little guys that just hatched and hadn't dried out yet and one egg that was still pipping. We took them. (ahhhhhhh!!!)
So now I'm left with two cheep-cheepers sitting next to me in a box with a 100 watt bulb and an egg thats wrapped in a warm towel underneath the lamp, it's still moving and making noises, so things seem OK. I have the box set up in my four seasons room that is pretty warm and humid. I wasn't prepared for this! I didn't have an incubator ready! I thought these guys were going to be a few days old and eating already. But I felt like I should take them bc he turned off the machine and I couldn't leave them there to die!!! I'm about 90% sure he wasn't going to come back for awhile bc the fairgrounds were deserted. I left a note with my number on it just in case bc there were other eggs.
So now my questions are:
What the heck do I do with the two chicks?!
What can I do about this egg?
They labeled the one egg "BcB" it's supposed to stand for what breed they are, I can't for the life of me think of what it is. Some kind of bantam. Any guesses?
My feed store is closed so I can't just go out and buy an incubator and I don't know anyone who has one. The lamp seems to be keeping them pretty warm bc they aren't as loud anymore (they're still breathing), so I'm guessing it's a good sign?? I would just cry if they didn't make it. In my mind, I saved them!
Any advice would be welcomed!! I always buy my birds so I've no clue what to do here.
Thank you
The fair just left our town and there was a chick hatching exhibit. They had all sorts of little fuzzballs. I asked the man what he was going to do with all of the hatchlings and he said that he was going to just give them away and if I wanted any to come back tomorrow night. Well I came back when he told me to and he was GONE! No chicks in the little pen at all and everything was shut off. The only thing left was his incubator (that was turned off), two little guys that just hatched and hadn't dried out yet and one egg that was still pipping. We took them. (ahhhhhhh!!!)
So now I'm left with two cheep-cheepers sitting next to me in a box with a 100 watt bulb and an egg thats wrapped in a warm towel underneath the lamp, it's still moving and making noises, so things seem OK. I have the box set up in my four seasons room that is pretty warm and humid. I wasn't prepared for this! I didn't have an incubator ready! I thought these guys were going to be a few days old and eating already. But I felt like I should take them bc he turned off the machine and I couldn't leave them there to die!!! I'm about 90% sure he wasn't going to come back for awhile bc the fairgrounds were deserted. I left a note with my number on it just in case bc there were other eggs.
So now my questions are:
What the heck do I do with the two chicks?!
What can I do about this egg?
They labeled the one egg "BcB" it's supposed to stand for what breed they are, I can't for the life of me think of what it is. Some kind of bantam. Any guesses?
My feed store is closed so I can't just go out and buy an incubator and I don't know anyone who has one. The lamp seems to be keeping them pretty warm bc they aren't as loud anymore (they're still breathing), so I'm guessing it's a good sign?? I would just cry if they didn't make it. In my mind, I saved them!
Any advice would be welcomed!! I always buy my birds so I've no clue what to do here.
Thank you