i'v got baby chics, day 21 woo hoo

[donjr721]

is photo bucket the only way to do it?

 

[donjr721]

here is a pic of them in he brooder still have 9 in bator.

 

[BlueBirdChick]

nahh i usually can download my pics with my digital camera right onto my pictures on my computer. Nothing wrong with Photobucket but there are different ways to get your pic downloaded ... After downloading them I go to my uploads click on the picture i want and make sure I click on the resize button and I can get them on here just as easy..

Ps very cute baby fuzzy butts hehehehehehee

 

[donjr721]

here is another in brooder

 

[donjr721]

i have had to help 5 out of the shell, 3 pipped, no zip, and the other two couldn't pip. i pipped for them, and peeled the outer membrane back and moistened the inner membrane. they were shrink wrapped, probably from fluctuating humidity. the first one i didn't think he would make it, this was about 11 last night. i was able to get him all the way out of the shell, his umbilical cord was bleeding a bit, i put corn starch on it, wrapped him in toilet paper. i got up at 1:30am to check on the bator, he was up moving around and two more had hatched on their own. thank god he made it. i thought i may have killed him. i have one in a half shell still, it's yoke not absorbed yet. i am keeping it moist, it's chirping every now and then. the other three i helped, that would't zip, i was able to get them totally out of shell. they are still in the incubator. hopefully they will be ok. i have 4 eggs with no sounds or pips yet. gonna let them go for a while. this is exciting and frustrating at the same time.

 

[donjr721]

the hatch is complete, 25 out of 33. not too bad. 3 went on day ten, no development. 25 babies now. 4 were dead in shell, couldn't pip. fully developed. i should have helped them last night. i helped 5 out, 4 are ok, one died about an hour after it was out. 25 out of 30, not too bad for first time. i feel bad for the 5 though.

 

[sloallie10]

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Dont worry about it you did great! What a nice variation of chicks you got there!!

 

[tennessee]

That is great that you have new chicks. They are adorable! I would love to hear about your homemade incubator. I am working on building one myself for the first time. I have hatched out of the Styrofoam incubators, but I want to try my hand at a homemade one.

 

[3chimama]

beautiful!!!
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[donjr721]

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i will take some pics of the incubator and post them. and talk about it some.