Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Timba]

I've hatched chicks up to 6 days late, ducks 7 days late & muscovies 8 days late. I've had temperature issues the past 2 winters dur to moving & power outages. Hatch rates drop, but some always still hatch.

When they are that late do you just leave them in the lockdown stage? As in higher humidity and no turning?

 

[AmericanMom]

Same feeling here. When were they supposed to hatch. Mine on Monday. Let's see

Yesterday at 1pm marked the 21st day....

 

[AmericanMom]

On a side note, My Java that I got last year laid her first egg of the season yesterday!! Went out this morn to tend to the animals and she was already in the nest getting prepped to lay again!! So exited, I would love to have some babies from her, already hoping she will either go broody or I can get some of her eggs, gonna wait a few more days then start saving them, the roo is covering her and the eggs are fertile!!!

I got her last year from a lady because she didn't want a broody hen, of course I didn't expect her to stay broody after we got her and she didn't, but she only laid for a month and then went into a hard molt, I knew she was coming out of it by last week when I noticed her hanging around the rooster more and squatting for him instead of him having to chase her...

 

[dfreas]

It looks like more than half of my eggs are probably a loss - I knew I was taking a risk collecting eggs to hatch when the weather was so cold, and based on what I just saw candling a lot of them froze before I got to them. About 10 of the 29 seem to be developing. I'm leaving them all in until next candling to be sure.

On the plus side my new flashlight for candling is great. If you are looking for a good flashlight I recommend this one:
http://www.amazon.com/FordEx-Group-...qid=1391189574&sr=8-1&keywords=led+flashlight

It's really bright, super cheap, and small enough to hold in the palm of your hand while holding an egg. Candled my brown eggs much beter than the giant maglite I was previously using.

 

[chickydee64]

When they are that late do you just leave them in the lockdown stage? As in higher humidity and no turning?

yes.................

 

[Heidisgran]

I finally have 2 of my tiny call duck eggs that are looking fertile!!

 

[chickydee64]

I finally have 2 of my tiny call duck eggs that are looking fertile!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Me too. I always tell everyone about hatching weak chicks blah blah blah right before admitting to helping. I try not to but I can't not help.

I am pretty sure there are a lot of people out there that help their chicks hatch, that won't say anything, because it's supposed to be tabboo..they will always say though, only as last resort. I see it as last resort when I either have had..a lot of chicks that have hatched, or pipped by the end of day 20, and nothing at all from other eggs. I get a lot of great hatches by helping some in time, but often, there are some that have already made it being internally pipped, but couldn't reach the shell, or drowned in what I call, the goopy stuff. Never have figured out what that is. But when it's there, they don't make it on their own. I've helped some that had that goopy thick stuff in there, and they made it just fine. Helping helps..me. That's me.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: I would always help...better to have tried I think

 

[oesdog]

I want to share some pictures! Here is my 3 Silkies from my first hatch..

First picture is dad, I am new to Silkies so please share your thoughts on him.. I don't know good or bad with them I am just learning. He has a silver collar, and emerald green tail flume, I have not seen a silkie like this so I don't know if that is good or bad.. . He is from a breeder that is into showing.





Sorry that it look so yellow they were still in the incubator, I didn't want to scare them with the flash..... did on one by mistake. ooops! .

Your Silkie is just like the one we found on the road - I thought he might be a calico/ partridge ? Anyhow that was what I was told.
Here is a link to the thread I posted before after we found him He does look like yours! - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/832163/found-a-chicken

Oes - lovely birds!