INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[Sally Sunshine]

I have 38 eggs in the incubator, due on New Years Day... So any input on sexing when they hatch?

Hey @rj122 the most accurate method for sexing chicks of any breed is vent sexing. But some breeds by color, wing feathering, and development of the chicks. See if these help and let me know.

SEXING CHICKS & CHICK IDENTIFICATION
SEXING CHICKS! post #15172
VENT SEXING http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/07/vent-sexing-chicks-sex-links-autosexing.html
Is my chicken a pullet or cockerel? CLICK HERE
LEG BANDS ideas for ID chicks: post #5609
Chickencanoes chick/chicken Identification practices post #25833
FEATHER SEXING LINKS http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/d/d0/d075bb42_13371_sexfaether.jpeg
FEATHER SEXING LINKS http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld006.htm
FEATHER SEXING LINKS post #7608
SEXING DOMINIQUE CHICKS click HERE and post #821
http://www.calvinroberts.us/index.php?_page=5
http://www.nantahala-farm.com/chicken-dominique-looks2-chick-pullet-cockerel-s.shtml
http://www.nantahala-farm.com/chicken-dominique-chicks-sex-link-s.shtml
Sight Sexing Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks at Hatch Click HERE & HERE
Sight Sexing Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks at Hatch click here





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http://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=3&p=32#Feather_sexing

http://articles.extension.org/pages/65437/sexing-day-old-chicks-on-small-and-backyard-flocks



READ THE LINKS TO UNDERSTAND THESE IMAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fast feathering = female chick

Sight: Coverts are shorter than primaries
Feel: Coverts are thin and primaries are thick

Slow feathering = male chick

Sight: Coverts and primaries are short and same height
Feel: Coverts and primaries same thickness
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Super slow feathering = male chick

Sight: Coverts are longer than primary feathers
Feel: Coverts and primaries same thickness

 

[kwhites634]

I just had a bologna sammich myself... without Crunchy Cheetos!

Thanks...I don't feel so bad now

 

[fire370]

I just had a bologna sammich myself... without Crunchy Cheetos!    

Fried Bologna????

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Thanks...I don't feel so bad now

Suddenly... I do. Thanks for the pep talk.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Fried Bologna????

I only fry it when I have a nice red tomato go with it. There's not much better than fried bologna sammich with mayo and tomato!!!

I cheat and put lettuce and onion and mustard on it, too!!!

 

[kwhites634]

Suddenly... I do. Thanks for the pep talk.

Sure...glad I was able to oblige you

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Thank you! I was actually looking into it. I'm tired of all those babies dying right when they are supposed to hatch. It always happens in the middle of the night.

well just ask if you want help deciding anything... @jlashaw there are conversations and stuff on bators in this thread.... here is a link to where I have been throwing some of the good stuff......

UPDATE:​

I have pulled extremely helpful NOTES, LINKS &​

Informational Post Links from this entire thread​

for EVERYONE'S convenience and will continue to put them HERE:​

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links​

 

[kwhites634]

I only fry it when I have a nice red tomato go with it. There's not much better than fried bologna sammich with mayo and tomato!!!

I cheat and put lettuce and onion and mustard on it, too!!!

One thing's better...2 of 'em

 

[Ren2014]

Third one hatched and now the waiting again... #4. I am keeping my hands AWAY from this one, lol

I'm concerned with number 3 and spraddle leg. He was on the grided incubator floor and then onto paper so I'm not sure why his legs are so far apart. Can they come out of the egg with spraddle leg?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

hi everybody tgif!
Just finished candling. Looks like one entire group of shipped eggs are duds.

No signs of any development.
I'll leave them in til day 10 Monday and if no change (which I don't expect) I'll toss.

My flock eggs are slightly better but I was hoping for better fertility. I have 2 EE's growing and 1 EE quitter. The other 3 look infertile.

The breeder eggs that had the longest trip and saddle air cells are developing the best of all. I am only day 4 now but was able to see some good veining. Here's one of the bantam Cochin eggs:

oh noooooo!!!! your kidding me!!! dang!!!!
that is an awesome candle image!!!

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Sally gets busy elsewhere & everyone gets lockjaw..What's up with that?

Came in for lunch and momma had goulash, bread and butter, and my favorite German Chocolate Cake. Yum yum.

show off

I'd answer that question, but I'm waiting for Sally to come back before posting anything. I'll get back to you on that when she does...