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

[BantyChooks]

Darn I always miss the good stuff.

But the ducks really were that cute!

 

[rIrs roost]

Troll...
Good, eggs are doing wonderful, as you will see if ya go back a page.

:Celebrate. How many did you set?

 

[BantyChooks]

:Celebrate. How many did you set?

12.

 

[kwhites634]

But the ducks really were that cute!

I'll have to agree with that; they sure were

 

[Blooie]

Okay, I was off the computer from Thursday night until this morning....and thar's jest no way to catch up on that much. You are FAST! I wish we had a head-spinning smiley!

Anyway, have a bit of a problem....or maybe it isn't a problem, I don't know. I was gifted by a sweet guy named @LocalYokel a dozen hatching eggs. I had ordered 9 hatching eggs previous to that. I did ask if they could be shipped on the same date so I didn't end up with eggs that I couldn't put in the incubator without having a seriously staggered hatch, and the shipper agreed. Well, I got the dozen today, but the 9 are still sitting in Denver so they won't be here until Monday. <gulp> I know these need to sit for a time to let the air cells settle. Many of them look like round, colored spirit level bubbles in there. But the others will also need their turn to sit and wait. So Blooie's dumb question of the day is how long can I wait with the first shipment before they start to lose viability? My gut tells me that putting all the eggs in one time is critical.

And if someone could point me to a definitive answer about cleaning poopy eggs, I'd be grateful. I spent 45 minutes doing searches and came away more confused than when I first signed in today! Seems to me that if I need to do that, it'd be better to do that before I give the eggs time for their air cells to reattach or I risk knocking them loose again.

My last question is why did I think I was smart enough to do this in the first place? <sigh>

 

[casportpony]

@Saris , if you can't find any sulfadimethoxine (Dimethox, Albon, etc), you could try any type of sulfa antibiotic.

-Kathy

 

[BantyChooks]

Okay, I was off the computer from Thursday night until this morning....and thar's jest no way to catch up on that much. You are FAST! I wish we had a head-spinning smiley! Anyway, have a bit of a problem....or maybe it isn't a problem, I don't know. I was gifted by a sweet guy named @LocalYokel a dozen hatching eggs. I had ordered 9 hatching eggs previous to that. I did ask if they could be shipped on the same date so I didn't end up with eggs that I couldn't put in the incubator without having a seriously staggered hatch, and the shipper agreed. Well, I got the dozen today, but the 9 are still sitting in Denver so they won't be here until Monday. I know these need to sit for a time to let the air cells settle. Many of them look like round, colored spirit level bubbles in there. But the others will also need their turn to sit and wait. So Blooie's dumb question of the day is how long can I wait with the first shipment before they start to lose viability? My gut tells me that putting all the eggs in one time is critical. And if someone could point me to a definitive answer about cleaning poopy eggs, I'd be grateful. I spent 45 minutes doing searches and came away more confused than when I first signed in today! Seems to me that if I need to do that, it'd be better to do that before I give the eggs time for their air cells to reattach or I risk knocking them loose again. My last question is why did I think I was smart enough to do this in the first place?

I can answer your last question.... Because you are!

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony ideas for a chick / incubation first aid kit??
tweezers, wood screw or small drill bit for holes, Qtips , betadine or iodine, papertowels, small cups to set eggs upright if need be, ?????? cant think right now too tired falling asleep!!!!

Vitamins save a chick, or grow gel, Syringe





Homemade Electrolyte Recipe for weak/ill chicks post #3876 USING SPONGE WEDGES post #4473
Chick Pro and Pre Biotic vit cheap! I swear by them! 1st & 2 wks then ACV see post #1409
Chick and Chicken Vitamins HAVE SOME ON HAND post #61039


Common Chick Issues
CURLY TOES Spraddle Leg TENDON Leg ISSUES post #42573
NAVELS She HATCHED! But what's with her butt? post #25012
Umbilical Gunk aka Strings post #25012
Quick lesson on pasty butt post #4657


Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching - Click HERE
I HAVE EGGS LEFT UNHATCHED NOW WHAT? post #12001



MATT this is for you sorry it didnt quote!!

@lozerface79

Excellent list! Of course I would add tube feeding supplies.

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

Okay, I was off the computer from Thursday night until this morning....and thar's jest no way to catch up on that much. You are FAST! I wish we had a head-spinning smiley!

Anyway, have a bit of a problem....or maybe it isn't a problem, I don't know. I was gifted by a sweet guy named @LocalYokel a dozen hatching eggs. I had ordered 9 hatching eggs previous to that. I did ask if they could be shipped on the same date so I didn't end up with eggs that I couldn't put in the incubator without having a seriously staggered hatch, and the shipper agreed. Well, I got the dozen today, but the 9 are still sitting in Denver so they won't be here until Monday. <gulp> I know these need to sit for a time to let the air cells settle. Many of them look like round, colored spirit level bubbles in there. But the others will also need their turn to sit and wait. So Blooie's dumb question of the day is how long can I wait with the first shipment before they start to lose viability? My gut tells me that putting all the eggs in one time is critical.

And if someone could point me to a definitive answer about cleaning poopy eggs, I'd be grateful. I spent 45 minutes doing searches and came away more confused than when I first signed in today! Seems to me that if I need to do that, it'd be better to do that before I give the eggs time for their air cells to reattach or I risk knocking them loose again.

My last question is why did I think I was smart enough to do this in the first place? <sigh>

Most folks say not to set eggs older than 10 days, but that's not etched in stone. As far as the washing, Sally's notes up front contain an article that covers the topic pretty well. Good Luck.

 

[BullChick]