Is anyone hatching on the 15th?

[MagsC]

Well, I guess its just the two little Brahmas for this hatch. I have more Brahmas and mixed hatching the 21st/22nd so we will see.
But I REALLY love these two! My daughter is already spoiling them.

 

[sonew123]

well I think my hatch is pretty much over! SO far 8 silkies-3 polish-20+mixed breeds. There's still 22 eggs in bator-some are 3 days over due and some just a day. Im going to let the bator run for another week-I have a weird sense that an egg in there is a duck egg-and if so they need 28 days so the other eggs will remain to see if we have any late bloomers-overall-I got more chicks than I had anticipated from al these shipped eggs-very happy-unfortunately-I have 3 with problems-spraddle legs ( and he's not even standing tall-still crouched down with taped lage but eats and drinks fin-a few pasty butts...silkie with bent toes that I taped straight for a few days. and a spraddle leg silkie that will be bandaged shortly too.. MY dh and I were joking that were are going to have to build a handicap run and coop-we both believe that they all need a fair shot at survival even if they have their physical issues-they will just never be used for bredding just spoiling and helping them...Ill keep you guys psted on teh "duck" egg

 

[sonew123]

I just candeled the eggs that were due Thursday and no life at all so one by one I cracked them open-9 were fully formed-most had their yolks absorbed but just died. No signs of life whatsoever :-(

 

[Stina]

My seramas starting pipping last night

 

[KnightslilAngel]

My smallest egg looks like its working on an internal pip :3
my favorite eggie too :3

 

[sonew123]

you know hatching can be the most exciting thing ever but after this hatch it is also very sad. I have 3 silkies Im going to have to put down-they all look ill-spraddle legs-not just that, they are really tiny-cannot get their food or water-Ive been hand doing it all day and night-and 2 of my other chicks have severly deformed legs-I've been nursing these guys and my hubbiw is so sad for them-their legs are literally frozen all bent and crooked-no give whatsoever-I can on BYC tonight to find the formula to co2 them all in one batch--It's so not fair to them to be thirsty or hungry and if I'm not here to take care of them they'll dehydrate or starve-that is not a life for them :-( It's breaking my heart because they are all my babies...The last of my eggs are still in bator which I am leaving running just in case something was slow on hatching-then I'm done -I think-my bator is a discusting mess...bleah... I hope all of you have fabulous hatches and I pray you have very healthy babies---I have 18 very healthy and vibrant babies left-for that I am greatful and truly blessed..

 

[KnightslilAngel]

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I'm really sorry to hear that. it sounds like you are doing all you can. Life is a delicate thing and sometimes things just dont go as you planned. That really is sad and i hope you get to feeling better. They'll be loved.

 

[sueg6255]

what was your humidity on that hatch?

 

[sonew123]

Thank you so much for your sympathy-I mean..I knew that I would have an issue or two with some chicks because I was hatching so many eggs. but so many problems...is this normal? I don't know if I can do the CO2 at home-my DD asked if I could take them to work and do it. We have dozens of CO 2 chambers-I wish I could-but it's totally against protocol's. I am hoping my 11 yr old doesn't really notice that so many chicks are missing because she cried at seeing all the dead babies from the eggs-She saw the bag in the garbage looking for something she thought she threw away and found the bag with like 10-11 dead babies from the eggs I opened... I thought I totally hid them -who knew she would go chest deep in the garbage can? good grief..

 

[KnightslilAngel]

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aw.... well as long as the babys dont feel anything i guess. It would be better than letting them grow up like that right? I dont have any exsperience with hatching sicks babys this is my first. looks like ones dead because i had to take the here on a car ride... bad idea at day 24...
But i hope evrything gets better for you. Just next time I'd put and deceased babys in the outside trash.