January 2020 Hatch along

[Spudsnsalsa]

Sadly, egg A quit this afternoon. He was active this morning, maybe a little panicky. I gave him a safety hole yesterday to buy it time. I wish I’d helped this morning, and not listened to advice from the emu groups. I knew he had a chance of not being able to do it on his own due to the low end of weight loss. Hindsight and all that.

Eggtopsy showed he was ready to come out. No veins, no yolk sac remaining. Membranes looked good. He was big, tummy a bit bloated. He needed to hatch. He was beautiful.

Egg B had never developed.

Incubator is turned off for a while.

Oh so very sorry to read this!

 

[FortCluck]

Taking my turner out today and need to find something to put my eggs in that I added a week and a half into the incubation. I don't want the chicks hatching to push them all around since I will still be turning those ones.

I've never don't a staggered hatch, but I guess I am now

 

[Erba]

Ten days to go now and last time I candled all twenty were developing.
I'll be candling again on the 14th day, so see if they are still all ok, I am kind of sceptical. My luck doesn't normally work that way.

 

[dougieee]

Sadly, egg A quit this afternoon. He was active this morning, maybe a little panicky. I gave him a safety hole yesterday to buy it time. I wish I’d helped this morning, and not listened to advice from the emu groups. I knew he had a chance of not being able to do it on his own due to the low end of weight loss. Hindsight and all that.

Eggtopsy showed he was ready to come out. No veins, no yolk sac remaining. Membranes looked good. He was big, tummy a bit bloated. He needed to hatch. He was beautiful.

Egg B had never developed.

Incubator is turned off for a while.

Sorry to hear this
I had a friend who hatched 4 rhea eggs, he said its nothing like a chicken hatch, you get way more attached to them individually and because you incubate so few and for so long you are heavily reliant on a good hatch rate, he managed 2 out of 4 but the two losses hit him hard.

 

[FortCluck]

I pulled another egg last night when I put my eggs into lockdown.

 

[Rockporters]

Sorry to hear this
I had a friend who hatched 4 rhea eggs, he said its nothing like a chicken hatch, you get way more attached to them individually and because you incubate so few and for so long you are heavily reliant on a good hatch rate, he managed 2 out of 4 but the two losses hit him hard.

It is really true. There is so much more interaction. They respond to your voice and whistle, and they get excited. You’re building a relationship with them over the 50-60 days. It’s heartbreaking to lose them, especially at the end. I’m still kicking myself.

 

[Erba]

I'm astonished you even found Rhea eggs to hatch. A very extraordinary bird indeed!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I pulled another egg last night when I put my eggs into lockdown.

I had to do the same. Down to 59 as of now. But lockdown is still a week away for the first group in the incubator. Will probably lose a couple more.

Good luck with the hatch coming up

 

[FortCluck]

I had to do the same. Down to 59 as of now. But lockdown is still a week away for the first group in the incubator. Will probably lose a couple more.

Good luck with the hatch coming up

I already put mine in lockdown, they hatch on Sunday. I always put mine in lockdown at 14 days and it has always worked. Eggs do not need to be turned after 14 days because the chick is fully capable of moving by itself and not getting stuck.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Good to know! I’m 35 years old and I still learn stuff every day...

Maybe I’ll give it a go this time around. Going to be tough no matter what with two hatches in one incubator. Emus are still using up the other. Both are scheduled to hatch next week.