Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[luvmypets]

Is it odd that silver laced Wyandottes seem to be awful, but everyone says BLRW are such nice birds? I honestly hate my SLW, they're mean to the other birds and are just all around awful.

I have on slw she is so sweet and nice. But every chicken has their own personality

 

[luvmypets]

Hey does anyone have any old English game bantams. Thinking about getting some red pyles and self blues look them up their gorgeous.

 

[chickydee64]

Here They Are..............................................

 

[DeannaA]

Love your Avatar!

I also received more eggs today..EE's. I am wanting a white EE out there so bad. I have been buying from those that have photos of whites, and I'm also getting more OE's .. on their way the first of next week.

I have one. Saffron. I gave my friend some hatching eggs and she hatched one. Probably her baby. She lays a mint egg.

Thanks!!! I was really torn about this after reading posts saying to clean them, but now I feel better about putting them in as is.

There is a coating on the eggs that protects them from bacteria. If you get eggs wet, it washes off. When you whipe, scrub or wash them the bacteria can get pushed thru the shell.

 

[DeannaA]

Something we have discussed previously but there are a lot of new hatchers, so I will post it again.

If a chick doesn't hatch on it's own, it can be for a number of reasons. Some are genetic, some are situational. Bad position, stuck to the membrane, to weak, too small, died before hatch. These can happen if parents had poor nutrition, the temp wasn't right, poor handling (big one for shipped eggs) and so many other reasons. If you decide to help a chick hatch, it could be deformed, not ready, too small, yolk not absorbed, blood not absorbed. If it is deformed you have to decide is you want to help it or cull it. If it is too small it may need extra care and need to be seperated. If the yolk isn't absorbed, it needs more time. If the blood hasn't been absorbed, it can bleed out. If the reason is genetic aand you save it, you can be passing on the bad quality if you breed it. If it is situational, it could heal and thrive to be a great chicken. The more you help, generally, the more you will have to help. The chicks will get weaker in time if continuted to breed.

The most difficult for me, is trying to save the weak ones and they die anyway. I have to say for me, it's more often than not. Some people on here are great at being able to tell which to help and which not to. I am not. I was trying to help most of minebut this time around I am not. If they are strong and healthy, they will hatch. (Ok, I may help the one that are just stuck,but that's it). I had too many heart breaks last time.

This is just to give you a heads up. Which ever you choose, there are people on here to help with advice. I was not prepared for the heart break. And it is not easy. You need to keep them damp and warm. Just be prepared with tissues.

 

[otis7]

I'm feeling that at this point. With only two eggs, I don't have a couple healthy fluffy chicks running around to ease the pain of a few losses. All my eggs are in one basket, these two. Not sure what to do now, not sure if I even have anything to help.

 

[chickydee64]

Something we have discussed previously but there are a lot of new hatchers, so I will post it again.

If a chick doesn't hatch on it's own, it can be for a number of reasons. Some are genetic, some are situational. Bad position, stuck to the membrane, to weak, too small, died before hatch. These can happen if parents had poor nutrition, the temp wasn't right, poor handling (big one for shipped eggs) and so many other reasons. If you decide to help a chick hatch, it could be deformed, not ready, too small, yolk not absorbed, blood not absorbed. If it is deformed you have to decide is you want to help it or cull it. If it is too small it may need extra care and need to be seperated. If the yolk isn't absorbed, it needs more time. If the blood hasn't been absorbed, it can bleed out. If the reason is genetic aand you save it, you can be passing on the bad quality if you breed it. If it is situational, it could heal and thrive to be a great chicken. The more you help, generally, the more you will have to help. The chicks will get weaker in time if continuted to breed.

The most difficult for me, is trying to save the weak ones and they die anyway. I have to say for me, it's more often than not. Some people on here are great at being able to tell which to help and which not to. I am not. I was trying to help most of minebut this time around I am not. If they are strong and healthy, they will hatch. (Ok, I may help the one that are just stuck,but that's it). I had too many heart breaks last time.

This is just to give you a heads up. Which ever you choose, there are people on here to help with advice. I was not prepared for the heart break. And it is not easy. You need to keep them damp and warm. Just be prepared with tissues.

x's 2 for sure...................I also tried to hatch every one and ended up with several chicks with deformed legs ect. that could not make it in a flock.....
and having to cull is a heartbreaking experience .I rarely help now...just my experience..................

 

[chickydee64]

I'm feeling that at this point. With only two eggs, I don't have a couple healthy fluffy chicks running around to ease the pain of a few losses. All my eggs are in one basket, these two. Not sure what to do now, not sure if I even have anything to help.

I do not want to give you false hope.................wish I could see your eggs.............
but do want you to know that I have had day 25 hatches...............and one of those almost got tossed out.
It started chirping as I was carrying it to the garbage can....................

Hoping for the best for you.
And what to do if this hatch fails........................get more eggs and try again....................really!

 

[Cynthia12]

I still laugh out loud every time you say you hate your SLW lol. You must REALLY not like them. Are yours hatchery or from a breeder, maybe that is what makes the personality a little different. I just find mine to be bossy and top of the pecking order, but only in their new pen. They were in a different pen last year and they were somewhere in the middle of the pecking order and stayed pretty neutral. Maybe different breeds bring out different sides of them.

I had one SLW named Willow, LOVED her she was sweet, I called her my garage chicken, at dusk instead of returning to the coop with the others she would come in the garage and roost on the railing of the stairs leading into my kitchen, just waiting for her nightly petting. Sadly she died just before winter I think due to stress when I added a rooster to her coop.

This is interesting. My girl is the sissy of them all. I started hatching years ago because my BLRW was broody, had the eggs under her all that time, but when they started pip and peep, she literally flew the coop! I had gotten a bator because I was told to have a back up plan..ha..glad I did..sort of..now I can't stop hatching.

 

[JDchicks]

Kids and I candled a few tonight seeing veins in the barnyard mix eggs could see the heart beating in one I have had the worst luck with my Rhodebar mail order eggs they were held up in the mail and my kids against my instructions immediately put them in the bator when they came, woke up the other morning to a 104 degree temp and came home from work today and their bator was unplugged and temp was down to 79. I moved them to the other bator with barn yard mix whoch means they are now being turned. It will me a wonder if I get even one of them to hatch 1st time ever with hatching eggs maybe I should have held off on the mail order eggs. I hope I get a few chicks already thinking about getting more from my local farmer. another question for everyone has any one ever tried incubating a double yoker egg?

I have tried a couple of times. The double yolkers have never made it past day 10.

Wow, can't believe that next Wed. is lock down for my EE's. I have more on the way. Should be here tomorrow..or Sat.

Locking down a day behind you. How many are going in? I only have 2 Brahmas. Then the silkies the following week. Haven't candled them yet. Scared to touch them with their detached air sacs.

Would like to join this Hatch a long- as I missed New Year's day. Got a new Genesis Hovabator 1588 for Christmas, so it is up and running now. Set 8 lavender orpington eggs I purchases from Ebay and 4 mutt eggs of my neighbors. Nothing more exciting than waiting for baby chicks.

Welcome. Lavenders are coveted down near me. Good Luck.

They're here!!!

Congrats. Now the count down begins.

Hello everyone I just received my shipped eggs and am excited to put them in the incubator. Here are my eggs.

Awesome. There are several of you guys that are going to be hatching together!

I'm about to set 30 eggs in my new incubator wifey got me for Christmas. I started it up a couple days ago to make sure the temps would stabilize. My humidity is a little low now but I know once I add the eggs it will change. I think i'll set them tonight. The eggs arrived yesterday and i've been letting them settle. I ordered a few Black Copper Marans from another breeder and I'm setting some of my own Black Copper marans also. I'll probably throw a few of my Welsummer eggs in there as well. Looking for a few new layers to add to the flock and maybe a good back up rooster or two.

Okay, how did you manage getting an incubator as a gift. I keep hinting and not getting anywhere.

You call them babies too? So do I! I'm overprotective as well. I end up waking up a few times in the night just to check the temperature in the 'bator- and I'm not one that will compromise my sleep for ANYTHING.. These chicks have me wrapped around their finger and they aren't even at the cute stage yet!

I don't think I sleep for 2 days during hatching, scare something will go wrong if I don't check the bator every hour. Debating to start setting the hatch day for holidays so I am off from work.