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[RussianChickens]

I opened a spot the size of a nickel or so and stopped when I saw a little blood. He is peeping and wiggling but I don't think ready just yet. His wing elbow is over his eye??? Does that sound right?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

First possible pip for CH's eggs.  I'm betting his temperatures have been running on the low side.

who said that

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Merry Christmas everybody. Now I've got a bunch of thermometers and hyrgometers for my bator.

Chaos

and calibrated?

2 of my boys will be invited to the cull coop tonight. Processing day tomorrow. 3 days rest in the fridge, then off to the freezer.

sounds relaxing!

Sunday at 5:23 AM

Sunday at 1:05 AM

What a great present -bet it was a good cry though.

was that

I'm beat

I had a nap

I have a hatching question on the normal thread. Can somone help? Thanks

what is a normal thread? @RussianChickens welcome to our house!

Good evening everyone! Just cleared the house of kids and grandkids, got the food packed away( what little didn't go home in doggie bags

), and now off to the neighbors for some drinks and carousing! Hope everyone else had a good Christmas Day as well. Chat later....if I am sober enough to type that is!

LOL! I havent seen that carousing word in some time! Enjoy yourselves! Oh No, sober enough to type!

Someone is getting in trouble tonight

I have a chick that pipped late last night externally but now 24 hour later has made no hatching progress. The humidity is way up and down because he is hatching 3 days early.

I only have this one chick so I don't want to lose him. I'm not sure if I should assist in opening the hop of his she'll a bit more or not. He peeps and moves around alot but nothing happens. I'm afraid he got dried out or will become so because of our humidity varying

I have my assist article link in my signature, hang on...

Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching - BackYard Chickens Community

Yes.
yes. But the problem has been it keeps going down faster than I can controll it. He sat all night in 30% humidity (only one egg, so just him in therr) it's about 60 now after fresh water 10 minutes ago

do you know why you couldnt keep humidity up so you can get it worked out next hatch?

Nap help?

I think! I had drinks too, and they tired me out. now coffee and perhaps a drink or two ONLY later

Anybody have cookies or brownies or chips or even a sandwich??????

whatever you want sour!

L.A.

Hi CH, I see you never answered my questions in that post before I took my nap. Thanks!

Sunday 5:23 AM

Sunday at 1:05 AM

 

[Cynthia12]

sour, why can't you have that turkey sandwich..ey? You should have left over turkey! Or was it Ham?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Me too.... and he will have a higher post count than sally if that is true...

what

 

[Cynthia12]

I made cookies yesterday..want one? Or two? For sour?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I opened a spot the size of a nickel or so and stopped when I saw a little blood. He is peeping and wiggling but I don't think ready just yet. His wing elbow is over his eye??? Does that sound right?

as long as his beak is clear, he is fine until he absorbs, keep the bator closed keep humidity up, everytime you open the bator that moisture wicks off the egg shell.

 

[BantyChooks]

Merry Christmas to me! Another present for me! From my RSL, her first egg. Pretty small for now, but, will get larger soon enough. Saw Bubba breeding her yesterday, she squat for him, so thought, she should be laying soon. Yep!

Congrats!!!!

 

[kwhites634]

I'm only about 40 miles away.....

Good! Run over there & tie the boy to a chair in another part of the house from his incubator, before he has a stroke.

 

[sourland]

Oh sour......

Hey, I looked at your title.... Can you make my hens go broody???

I want one of my EE's or BSL to go broody... or one of my game hens... I had a BSL go broody last year so

they will again. Can you give me a magic dance?

Broodies are easier to manage than an incubator..... last time I almost forgot the hatch date I was so not involved, and you don't have to worry about temp fluctations or humidity problems!

sing a little song

'n' do a little dance

walla

Wait a minute, just where do I point this Broody GPS?

the last time this happened

lady's entire flock went broody, her mares came in heat, and we thought that maybe she and Critter -----------------------------------------