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

[BantyChooks]

My babies are growing up too fast. Sunny already has wing feathers!

 

[BullChick]

That means its a girl!

 

[Pensmaster]

Thanks MC on my way to kitchen to get second cup. Hope your doing well. There's lots to do today but this weekend will be more for resting and preparing for Easter than anything else
I'm getting a better earlier hatch than expected so part will be getting brooder plate going and moving chicks today.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I just want to thank everyone today for your kind words and support.
I also got several nice PM'S.... God bless.....a lot of wonderful people here

That was a scary story. I'm glad all is getting better.
Since she seemed relatively OK shortly after, it probably wasn't a stroke but she surely had a concussion.
The stroke isn't something to mess with. They need treatment within about 30 minutes or the damage is irreversible.
When that happens, you have to force the person to seek medical help.

Guys im really at a loss

i dont know what to do about this chick with the messed up leg... i tried electric tape, didnt work... anyone know how to make a hobble? I might have to put him down.. although he can walk enough to get food and water im not sure what to do. He is my favorite of the batch, mostly because he loves me and jumps in my hand when i put it in there...

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My mom doesnt want to put it down, but i dont think it would be fair to the bird, would it? It doesnt look in pain, just that it cant walk..

That's your call. In my experience, the majority of messed up legs don't do well in the long run.
You also don't want to breed them in case it is genetic.
Animal husbandry makes for some tough choices.

I just got home after about 8 Hours of being gone from the house, and when I came in, the incubator was off! The plug in short circuited I'm guessing, and the temp on my thermos told me house temp is 74 incubator 76. I have no idea how long it's been off. I have eggs on day 19 and 8.

Hopefully it wasn't off that long. Internal egg temperature won't be the same.
Up to the first week, they can take quite a chill and embryos the last couple days can handle wide temp swings for a short period.
Fingers crossed you're OK.

I had my incubator plugged into a 60+ year old outlet attached to my breaker panel. The tabs holding the plug were weak and the plug just fell out. Lost that whole hatch. I promptly replaced the receptacle with a new one.

Question .... My humidity keeps flipping from 68-71 and temp goes from 99.1- 99.9 - 99.1quickly... Is that because I just moved them into the hatching gator? How long til the temp and humidity stop jumping around... I don't want to go to sleep until it evens out for more than 30 minutes... Both have changed several times even as I type the post...

Those swings wouldn't bother me.

I just did a spot check with my infrared thermometer...it says 104.2 degrees...that can't be right but it's an automotive thermometer...up to 3000 degrees if it was that got the eggs would have cooked a long time ago....I'm gonna tend to believe the Brinsea thermometer.....and the medical calibrated thermometer...but they both show the temps being a little low.

I've ignored the desire to buy an infrared because they just aren't accurate enough at 100 degrees to make them useful. It would be nice to get the egg shell temperature but they don't work for that.

What does it mean

Maybe you're too inquisitive. Put it back in the bator and wait.

 

[BantyChooks]

That means its a girl!

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Really??


I didn't think you could sex them like that unless one parent was a fast feathering breed and the other slow?

 

[Phage]

What,does it mean if in the air cell there is a spot that's turning brown.

??

My best guess is that the membrane is drying out because it gets taken out of the bator all the time to and gets candled.

You gotta leave it alone, especially just now as you are reducing its chances of hatching.

Not sure why we bother repeating this as you do what you want anyway.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

My best guess is that the membrane is drying out because it gets taken out of the bator all the time to and gets candled.

You gotta leave it alone, especially just now as you are reducing its chances of hatching.

Not sure why we bother repeating this as you do what you want anyway.

it's where the back is and because I can

 

[country lovin]

good morning everyone. I have 24 out and 2 pipped!

 

[Phage]

My best guess is that the membrane is drying out because it gets taken out of the bator all the time to and gets candled.

You gotta leave it alone, especially just now as you are reducing its chances of hatching.

Not sure why we bother repeating this as you do what you want anyway.

it's where the back is and because I can

Because you can do what?

Just because you can do something does not mean it is the best or even an ok thing to do.
You can leave the top of the incubator for a day or turn the temp up to 40 degrees but should you??

Learning consequences is essential for maturing into an adult.

Going to school may help here.

 

[BullChick]

I didn't think you could sex them like that unless one parent was a fast feathering breed and the other slow?

Eh, not everyone will agree with me, but I believe in it.