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

[Sally Sunshine]

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I dont think thats necessary just open the tops lol you got this!

 

[BullChick]

We eat ducks in PA though.

Do you than drink the coffee?

Sorry

No

NOOOOO COFEE IS SACRED,!

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If I see a bug in my coffee, I still consider drinking it. I have a container of coffee in the fridge that I make iced coffee with. Each day, if there is anything left from the pot, it goes in there. If I must dump coffee because it has too many dregs, I almost always accidentally dump it on my eggs that are waiting to be cleaned.

 

[runt325]

I have a emergency I have a chick that keeps acting like she is dieing and I fed her sugar water and it didn't help plz help me

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have a emergency I have a chick that keeps acting like she is dieing and I fed her sugar water and it didn't help plz help me

? is she warm enough? did you try cocci medications? what is she acting like?

 

[kwhites634]

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I must be terrible mean,

I just cut them with the round dog nail clippers and let them bleed until they clot !!
An instant bleeding stopping could be achieved by putting some coffee ( not instant!) On the wound.

I have three kinds of blood stop LOL they dont bleed long, never killed a roo yet! knock wood!!
Do spurs have a quick, like dogs nails? I would think they would.

 

[runt325]

Yes she is warm enough but I laid her back in the palm of my hand and she could not hardly get up

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Chart estimate times from pip to chick

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

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Hi there, sweets. It's been while! I really miss being on here, but I won't be incubating until the spring, so I don't really have much to contribute to the thread. Besides, I never really seem to have enough time to just sit down, relax, and cruise the threads. If I ever finish the new coop/run/ pen, I might be able to squeeze in a few extra minutes...

 

[LittleLakePhil]

No
If I see a bug in my coffee, I still consider drinking it. I have a container of coffee in the fridge that I make iced coffee with. Each day, if there is anything left from the pot, it goes in there. If I must dump coffee because it has too many dregs, I almost always accidentally dump it on my eggs that are waiting to be cleaned.

dregs....?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Troubleshooting Incubation

Problem

Possible Causes
Chicks hatch late

• Large Eggs
• Old Breeding Stock
• Eggs have been stored for too long Weak embryos
• Inbreeding
• Incubator Humidity too high

Slow (drawn-out) hatch

• Mix of eggs (different sizes, different aged breeding stock, different storage times)
• Poor egg handling
• Hot or cold spots in the incubator
• Incubator or Hatcher temperature too high or http://www.theincubatorshop.co.uk/eu/pages/incubation-hatching.htmllow

Sticky Chicks, smeared with Albumen (Egg white)

• Low incubation temperature
• High incubation humidity
• Poor egg turning
• Old eggs
• Very large eggs

Chicks stuck in shell, dry, shell fragment stuck to feathers

• Low humidity in storage
• Poor egg turning
• Cracked shell or poor shell quality

Premature hatching, bloody navels

• Temperature too high

Small chicks

• Small eggs
• Low humidity
• High temperature
• High altitude
• Thin, porous shells

Unhealed naval, dry, rough down feathers

• High incubator temperature or temperature fluctuations
• Humidity too high when hatching
• Inadequate nutrition

Weak Chicks

• High hatching temperature
• Poor hatcher ventilation
• Contamination

Chicks malpositioned

• Eggs sat small end up position
• Inadequate turning
• Excessive turning at late stages
• Too high or too low temperature
• High humidity
• Old breeders
• Round shaped eggs
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Retarded development
• Poor egg handling or storage conditions

Malformations

• Poor storage conditions
• Jarring of eggs
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Inadequate turning
• High or low temperature
• Inadequate ventilation

Crooked toes, bent legs

• High or low temperature
• Poor nutrition (especially vitamin B)

Short down, wiry down

• Nutritional deficiencies (especially riboflavin)
• High incubation temperature

Eyes closed, down stuck to eyes

• Temperature too high in hatcher
• Chicks remain in hatcher too long after hatching
• Excessive air movement in hatcher

Exploding eggs

• Dirty eggs from nest
• Eggs not washed properly
• Water condensation on eggs
• Water sprayed on eggs
• Contamination from earlier exploders
• Contaminations from handling with dirty hands

Dwarf embryos, runts in growing chicks

• Egg contaminations
• Breeder diseases
• Nutritional deficiencies

Haemorrhage

• Incubator or hatcher temperature too high
• Rough handling at transfer
• Nutritional deficiencies (vitamin K or E)
• Contamination

Swollen head and back of neck

• Nutritional deficiencies

Small air cell, egg weight loss under 10%

• High humidity
• Very thick shells
• Low temperature

Exposed brain

• High incubation temperature
• Low oxygen levels