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

[BantyChooks]

But bubbles don't you know that by choosing the name "bubbles" you were destine for chicken site fame...I had such high hopes for you.....and the you just took them all away from me......oh the horror.

Ever considered I might NOT want to be famous?

-Banti

 

[mrleeroy]

Ever considered I might NOT want to be famous?

-Banti

 

[Chaos18]

Ever considered I might NOT want to be famous?

-Banti

To late Bubbles is already famous. Morning Bubbles

 

[gotro17]

Good morning everyone! On 4 hours of sleep but I figured now is the only time I can keep up with you people! Sorry for being MIA- after the death virus swept through our house, claiming a final score of 6/8 ears infected, 4/4 sinus infections and 3/4 bronchitis with 1/4 pneumonia, we got a stomach bug.

Somewhere in there, one BCM chick passed away and I had to begin a valiant effort to save 5 more showing symptoms. So far, so good.

With all hatched chicks doing great, one "customer" who had bought a Greenfire extra Bielefelder, put it outside in his coop (in a box with a lamp) and it died

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... He seemed confused as to how that could have happened. Oy.

I'm sorry I have not been able to post- it's so hard to catch up and reply anything relevant with a T minus 3 hour delayed start (plus work, kids...and, oh yeah- animals!). I've ordered all my eggs for the HAL- but, I might have to set a little early on the 5th...@Sally Sunshine, am I "allowed" to set when you all do and pretend I'm an East Coaster? We are leaving to go out of town that morning.

Lastly, I have 18 in my bator on day 15. For _____s and giggles, @Jessimom have me some silkie eggs she was to scramble for the flock, along with 6 Buff Brahma eggs she had leftover. Talk about a size difference!!! Being so green, I figured I could use the practice, and set them the day my last one left the incubator (after cleaning, of course!). I've had trouble with humidity but took some pics of air cells...and some strange looking freak show going on in the brahma egg. Here are the photos:

@TJChickens- while we did find the mountain lion photos amazing, I am so sorry for what's going on down there. I hope you're having better luck!

I'm sure after writing this lengthy post I lost footing on being "caught up"... Getting my coffee- be right back!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: idk I dont count them anymore, just set them. there are three egg trays in the cabinet cooler and the reg coolers however many will lay in it lol

Quote: but of course!! how are you whites? ?

Morning

good morning!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: They're good! The little one finally suckled a bottle last night instead of chewing the nipple. And he finished all three yesterday, instead of only half. It only too a week!

He will only take a bottle from my lap; being a boer/nubian cross I see no problems with this in the future.

campin you have babies?

Nope. But I've got internals! And drawdown in all but the iffy egg.

awwww yer babies!!!!! so cute!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!!! that is awesome!!! you better let them alone now and keep that thing closed!! no sticky stuck chicks sweetness!!!

 

[gotro17]

@Laodicia
Welcome!!!  I hope you have chicks soon!!!  was your temp too low for a still air?


oh great!!!

Thank you!!!!

IDK not sure, looks like veining ?  cant tell   its hard to judge air cells  videos are best and side shots.  from the top I cant tell, sorta look small but again images from the top dont really show depth of air cell, and even then are tough. 

Thank you! We cross posted... I'll retake some side shots in a minute... I'm too inept to upload a video. The shadow in the egg seemed to be part of the chick- almost looked like feathers were coming off it.

 

[mrleeroy]

Good Morning @Sally Sunshine . Update on my staggered hatch:
Locked down 7 eggs yesterday in the new coolerbator hatcher. Wish I would have had more time to tinker with it but temps are stable and humidity is sitting at 65%. We'll see how it does. Due to hatch 2/25.
The other 32 are due 3/3.

 

[Laodicia]

baby who pipped last night is moving the chip with its beak but still no progress. one other egg which the air cell disappeared on yesterday chirps occasionally but still hasn't pipped. (with my incubator i can candle without taking the eggs out and it doesn't affect the humidity either. egg 3 still hasn't pipped internally

 

[Chaos18]

idk I dont count them anymore, just set them. there are three egg trays in the cabinet cooler and the reg coolers however many will lay in it lol

So you measure in handfuls for the cooler?