I've candled my first eggs!!! Day 7 Pics!

[Sally Sunshine]

Congrats on the healthy hatches.

Remember to let them alone and hatch, if you assist them they will not have absorbed and will ultimately die. please see the hatching 101 timeline of a silky hatching. IT takes a long time in there from first internal to external to actual zipping, a pip is not a zip! You cannot open the shell for them at all, what that does is helps them out, but before they are ready, so instead of helping it causes harm and in most cases will cause death in the days following hatch. You should only assist after 24 hours after you see your first pips. Be very careful with opening and touching them, let them do their thing.

What day were they due, only other thing that could happen for the umbilicus to be out and yolk sack is that you ran too high of heat. but I think you are on schedule?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ha so exciting! I started my first 8 tonight!

Welcome to BYC @goatee

 

[subhanalah]

If you have wet babies in there, you can pull them out to give a quick candle to see if there is any movement. That's what I'd do anyway.

 

[JennaLynn122]

Congrats on the healthy hatches.

Remember to let them alone and hatch, if you assist them they will not have absorbed and will ultimately die. please see the hatching 101 timeline of a silky hatching. IT takes a long time in there from first internal to external to actual zipping, a pip is not a zip! You cannot open the shell for them at all, what that does is helps them out, but before they are ready, so instead of helping it causes harm and in most cases will cause death in the days following hatch. You should only assist after 24 hours after you see your first pips. Be very careful with opening and touching them, let them do their thing.

What day were they due, only other thing that could happen for the umbilicus to be out and yolk sack is that you ran too high of heat. but I think you are on schedule?

My hear was stable between 99 and 100 the whole time. I did help one but not to zip i help it get air to its nostrils because it had a piece of loose mebrane from the pip on top of its nose sucking it in. Other than that no assists at all. And I have read Sally's assisting post and hatching 101. They were due to hatch yesterday morning.
Although I AM new I'm not uneducated about the subject. I had a few bump that I wasn't prepared for but fixed them quickly.
I'd like to add also, that the one I helped breath is now a very healthy fluffy butt.

 

[JennaLynn122]

We have 3 babies and no more to come. Pics later.

 

[subhanalah]

Can't wait Jenna.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Awesome!! I was trying to help out with two reasons a chick could be running around with umbilicus or "stuff" hanging out behind it, perhaps it was just the normal gunk? I told you before you have this in the bag and I felt win all over this remember? wasn't in any way insinuating you did wrong, I was trying to help you with the one running around, I had thought from reading that you were meaning its something else like the yolk or something and you had worry over it. I am glad its all fine, I was waiting for your response on what it actually was hanging. I had checked several times for an update on him. You have to remember how many people come for help after they have done just as I stated and ask for help for the chicks, I was just trying to prevent anything from happening should you not have understood the process.

 

[Farmer Viola]

If you have wet babies in there, you can pull them out to give a quick candle to see if there is any movement. That's what I'd do anyway.

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We have 3 babies and no more to come. Pics later.

Hooray!! I have been folowing and waiting since around day 7 I think!!
yay babies! congrats new chickie mama!!

 

[randerson846]

What about the three that were late did they hatch??

 

[JennaLynn122]

Awesome!! I was trying to help out with two reasons a chick could be running around with umbilicus or "stuff" hanging out behind it, perhaps it was just the normal gunk? I told you before you have this in the bag and I felt win all over this remember? wasn't in any way insinuating you did wrong, I was trying to help you with the one running around, I had thought from reading that you were meaning its something else like the yolk or something and you had worry over it. I am glad its all fine, I was waiting for your response on what it actually was hanging. I had checked several times for an update on him. You have to remember how many people come for help after they have done just as I stated and ask for help for the chicks, I was just trying to prevent anything from happening should you not have understood the process.

Oh, I didn't mean it to come off like I was insulted or mean it to sound rude. I have a habit of typing things that sound totally different than what I actually mean. lol. It was really good advice. I was just letting you know that I did educate myself before jumping in.

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Hooray!! I have been folowing and waiting since around day 7 I think!!
yay babies! congrats new chickie mama!!

Well I guess I kinda lied we have more to come but not for another 21-22 days or so. Im setting about 60 in a few mins, maybe a little less dont know how many will fit.

What about the three that were late did they hatch??

They didnt hatch. I candled and they had "bursted blood vessels" and blood floating around in there. I'm pretty happy with 3/11 for my first hatch. I'd prefer better but I had a few things to figure out and might have to adjust some things here and there. But overall great learning experience for me and my boys.