Good morning! Here is the morning update:
Skippy is the cutest thing in the world! Drinking water on her own - I still have not seen her eat, but she's spilling crumbles out of the bowl, so I am not sure if she is eating or just making a mess!
Tulip is ACTIVE! She was JUMPING in the incubator this morning, so much so that my husband was afraid she was going to hit the heating coils! So, he took her out and put her with Skippy in the brooder. INSTANT BFFs!
Tulip hasn't had anything to drink yet, but Mark did dip her beak in the water. I think she wore herself out because now she is sleeping.
#9 (day 36) has pipped! There is actually a little crack on the outside of the shell! HOORAY! I am not sure what it is supposed to look like, but it looks like a bike tire, with the spokes radiating out. Does that make sense? The shell is not OFF, but cracked. We can hear the pecking! We will get a picture.
#10 - (day 35) We actually noticed a "crack" last night I thought either Skippy or Tulip did it when thrashing around in the bator, because the crack is closer to the pointy end of the egg, NOT the round egg. However, after seeing #9, I think it's a pip on 10 - and she's malpositioned! We candled her really good this morning, and I see what appears to me to be the cord up in the air sac - or, at least a thick vein. And a small piece of the shell is off on the crack near the pointed end, but the membrane is still covering. If I candle by the crack, I can see the rhythmic movement. We also hear peeping as well as the pecking this morning. Looks like 10 is going to be another challenge!
We moved #13 (day 32) to lockdown.
THOUGHTS?
Skippy is the cutest thing in the world! Drinking water on her own - I still have not seen her eat, but she's spilling crumbles out of the bowl, so I am not sure if she is eating or just making a mess!
Tulip is ACTIVE! She was JUMPING in the incubator this morning, so much so that my husband was afraid she was going to hit the heating coils! So, he took her out and put her with Skippy in the brooder. INSTANT BFFs!
#9 (day 36) has pipped! There is actually a little crack on the outside of the shell! HOORAY! I am not sure what it is supposed to look like, but it looks like a bike tire, with the spokes radiating out. Does that make sense? The shell is not OFF, but cracked. We can hear the pecking! We will get a picture.
#10 - (day 35) We actually noticed a "crack" last night I thought either Skippy or Tulip did it when thrashing around in the bator, because the crack is closer to the pointy end of the egg, NOT the round egg. However, after seeing #9, I think it's a pip on 10 - and she's malpositioned! We candled her really good this morning, and I see what appears to me to be the cord up in the air sac - or, at least a thick vein. And a small piece of the shell is off on the crack near the pointed end, but the membrane is still covering. If I candle by the crack, I can see the rhythmic movement. We also hear peeping as well as the pecking this morning. Looks like 10 is going to be another challenge!
We moved #13 (day 32) to lockdown.
THOUGHTS?
Thanks!
