Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Cynthia12]

my little silkie "calico's" baby and I are having a snuggle

That is just too cute.

 

[Cynthia12]

The egg on left is 2 hours in. The one on right is two days in. Is it even developing? (It's defiantly fertile. The egg I cracked after it was fertile.)

Won't see much on day 2. Give it a couple more days.

The yolk is darker, like that.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: she is precious

 

[Cynthia12]

when it's time to remove the electrical tape OR band-aid, you can use baby oil on a q-tip to gently unstick it (so you don't rip it away from the chick's leg/foot). clean off the baby oil with hand sanitizer so the new band-aid will stick to it.
VetRap is nice because it sticks to itself and doesn't have this problem
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Vetrap-Bandaging-Tape-Purple/dp/B000F9ZVN2

That's the neat thing about the electical tape..it doesn't stick to the skin. I know, it sound strange, but it is so easy to get off. I have to pinch the tape inbetween the toes to keep it sticking together. It sticks to itself really great, but not on the leg or toes. I tried the band aids, they don't stay on.
Haven't tried the vet wrap on splayed, but have on bumble foot. I can see the vet wrap working great on splayed leg too.

 

[Lacey1988]

Just put in a dozen OEG Eggs.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

can you candle it from the fat end down so we can see the air cell? is the yolk rolling when you turn the egg? it's really too soon but sometimes you can tell by some small changes

Yes, the yolk rolls. Today is day 3.
Here's some pics .

Won't see much on day 2.  Give it a couple more days.     The yolk is darker, like that. 

Oh thanks.

 

[gimmie birdies]

what are all those lines?

 

[rayray983]

Quick question I have silkies,silver Phoenix,polish,EEs, mixed bantys and barnyard mixes in the incubator I have a forced air lg my question is when I go into lock down would it be okay to put a plastic barrier to divide the eggs up and keep chicks sepperated till I can mark them with food coloring I don't want to mix my EEs up with the barn yard mixes I'm incubating for my brother i know the polish will be easy to tell and the silkies should be easy to tell apart from the bantys anyone else ever mark chicks

 

[jjaazzy]

Well I saw this and had to share it with my fellow chicky people.... Happy Hatching Guys!

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[gimmie birdies]

almost gross,