July 2022 Hatch-A-Long

[3KillerBs]

It’s if you want to know which chicks hatched from which eggs, if all the the eggs look very similar. For example if I want to know which chicks came from which of my hens, assuming I can tell their eggs apart! Also if you have chicks from different breeds that all look similar than you can tell which ones are which. Hope this makes sense! Example is when I was hatching Polkies and Silkies, which look almost identical at hatch, and I wanted to make sure I was selling the right chicks to the right customer.

I had a few hatch at night and I wouldn’t have known which egg they came out of!

By the time they're dry they've moved around so much in the incubator that I have no idea what egg they came out of.

 

[FreedomFarm13]

By the time they're dry they've moved around so much in the incubator that I have no idea what egg they came out of.

Yeah, honestly I couldn't tell you which wheatens came out of which egg. Good thing it's not super important, although I was gonna try and keep track of who came out of the bluest eggs. Oh well. Guess we'll just see what happens, lol. I'm just so glad to have Ams again, I'm not overly concerned with anything else.
I'm up to 12 hatched chicks, out of 16 that went into lockdown. 6 wheatens, 4 bbs, and the 2 silvers. There's a 5th bbs almost out. She's been pipped for over 28 hrs and is zipped almost all the way. She pretty much just has to push out, but I had to help just a moment ago because her membrane was looking really dry and starting to stick to her a bit. Now she's doing the chewing motion with her mouth, so I think she may still be absorbing yolk. As long as she's breathing and doesn't seem distressed, I'm gonna leave her be. The last bbs egg is still only barely pipped. It may have pipped into a vein or something and is dead in there...idk. I'll give it a while before I check. She's only been pipped since 4:30pm yesterday. I really hope both hatch!

 

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

Hi, I have an emergency. My little Pavlovskaya chick is dying, I think. Please look at this thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-chick-please-help.1539254/

 

[3KillerBs]

They won't be hatching until Aug. 9, but I FINALLY got a broody to graft to the nest in the maternity ward (5th try, I think), so I gave her 8 eggs this morning.

Mixed hatch -- some Marans crosses, a California White egg, and some of the random light brown ones that are *mostly* from the Australorps.

Last hatch with Ludwig as a possible father. I'm not going to incubate again until at least early September.

 

[FreedomFarm13]

So, I've got a problem. The baby that's been pipped since 4:30pm yesterday...curiosity got the better of me and I tried candling it after the other bbs baby finally hatched. I couldn't see anything so I decided to widen the pip hole just a tiny bit. It was right on the edge of the air cell and I broke into both the air cell and inner egg when I poked at it. After doing this, I could see the chick breathing inside, but didn't see its beak in there, either in the air cell or where I poked at the egg. I have no idea where her head is. My question is, will she be able to make it out on her own, do you think? Or will the membrane dry out too much now that I've pierced it? I'm just wondering if I should maybe help her more, give her some time and just monitor the membrane, or what. I hope I didn't just screw up and kill this chick

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

So, I've got a problem. The baby that's been pipped since 4:30pm yesterday...curiosity got the better of me and I tried candling it after the other bbs baby finally hatched. I couldn't see anything so I decided to widen the pip hole just a tiny bit. It was right on the edge of the air cell and I broke into both the air cell and inner egg when I poked at it. After doing this, I could see the chick breathing inside, but didn't see its beak in there, either in the air cell or where I poked at the egg. I have no idea where her head is. My question is, will she be able to make it out on her own, do you think? Or will the membrane dry out too much now that I've pierced it? I'm just wondering if I should maybe help her more, give her some time and just monitor the membrane, or what. I hope I didn't just screw up and kill this chick

That’s a tricky one:

1) It hasn’t been pipped for 24 hours. The golden rule for assisting.

2) It missed it’s air cell. Meaning this was intended to be an internal pip. Which will take even longer to hatch,up to 48 hours.

3) It may have shifted a bit after it pipped. It possibly occluded it’s pip and it can’t get enough air (emergency situation).

Without air it’ll die. Without absorbing it’s blood it’ll die. Without absorbing almost all its yolk it’ll probably die.

Almost all of the chicks have hatched by now. It shouldn’t be overlooked that this chick could be delayed for a reason (congenital defect or such).

Assisted hatches are most successful when the chicks are close to hatching on their own. That doesn’t sound like the case with this egg/chick. It’s malpositioned (based on you not seeing a beak) and delayed (hatch day was yesterday and it’s barely pipped). If you want to go the distance with this one make a separate post for it. Tag the big guns that deal with assisted hatching and be prepared for all outcomes. I hope you little one makes it. This is the dark side of hatching.

 

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

So, I've got a problem. The baby that's been pipped since 4:30pm yesterday...curiosity got the better of me and I tried candling it after the other bbs baby finally hatched. I couldn't see anything so I decided to widen the pip hole just a tiny bit. It was right on the edge of the air cell and I broke into both the air cell and inner egg when I poked at it. After doing this, I could see the chick breathing inside, but didn't see its beak in there, either in the air cell or where I poked at the egg. I have no idea where her head is. My question is, will she be able to make it out on her own, do you think? Or will the membrane dry out too much now that I've pierced it? I'm just wondering if I should maybe help her more, give her some time and just monitor the membrane, or what. I hope I didn't just screw up and kill this chick

That’s a tricky one:

1) It hasn’t been pipped for 24 hours. The golden rule for assisting.

2) It missed it’s air cell. Meaning this was intended to be an internal pip. Which will take even longer to hatch,up to 48 hours.

3) It may have shifted a bit after it pipped. It possibly occluded it’s pip and it can’t get enough air (emergency situation).

Without air it’ll die. Without absorbing it’s blood it’ll die. Without absorbing almost all its yolk it’ll probably die.

Almost all of the chicks have hatched by now. It shouldn’t be overlooked that this chick could be delayed for a reason (congenital defect or such).

Assisted hatches are most successful when the chicks are close to hatching on their own. That doesn’t sound like the case with this egg/chick. It’s malpositioned (based on you not seeing a beak) and delayed (hatch day was yesterday and it’s barely pipped). If you want to go the distance with this one make a separate post for it. Tag the big guns that deal with assisted hatching and be prepared for all outcomes. I hope you little one makes it. This is the dark side of hatching.

Agree with most of that. First three are definites. The thing you have to consider is if there is a defect, if you want to care for it, or if you want to leave it, even if it may not have a defect. Personally, I would assist. But if you're not willing to care for a defect, you may have to face culling. Just think about it.

 

[FreedomFarm13]

That’s a tricky one:

1) It hasn’t been pipped for 24 hours. The golden rule for assisting.

2) It missed it’s air cell. Meaning this was intended to be an internal pip. Which will take even longer to hatch,up to 48 hours.

3) It may have shifted a bit after it pipped. It possibly occluded it’s pip and it can’t get enough air (emergency situation).

Without air it’ll die. Without absorbing it’s blood it’ll die. Without absorbing almost all its yolk it’ll probably die.

Almost all of the chicks have hatched by now. It shouldn’t be overlooked that this chick could be delayed for a reason (congenital defect or such).

Assisted hatches are most successful when the chicks are close to hatching on their own. That doesn’t sound like the case with this egg/chick. It’s malpositioned (based on you not seeing a beak) and delayed (hatch day was yesterday and it’s barely pipped). If you want to go the distance with this one make a separate post for it. Tag the big guns that deal with assisted hatching and be prepared for all outcomes. I hope you little one makes it. This is the dark side of hatching.

Agree with most of that. First three are definites. The thing you have to consider is if there is a defect, if you want to care for it, or if you want to leave it, even if it may not have a defect. Personally, I would assist. But if you're not willing to care for a defect, you may have to face culling. Just think about it.

Thanks for the advice. I did help just a little...enough to make sure she could breathe, and am now just gonna let her go at her own pace. Now that I know she can breathe, I'm not as worried. If she has some sort of defect, that's OK, I won't hold it against her. If, for some reason, I need to cull her, I can handle that, too. But for now, we're just gonna give her a chance to get ready and come out on her own. Fingers crossed for her!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Thanks for the advice. I did help just a little...enough to make sure she could breathe, and am now just gonna let her go at her own pace. Now that I know she can breathe, I'm not as worried. If she has some sort of defect, that's OK, I won't hold it against her. If, for some reason, I need to cull her, I can handle that, too. But for now, we're just gonna give her a chance to get ready and come out on her own. Fingers crossed for her!

That’s the best case scenario. Make sure it can breath. Then leave it alone and let it do it’s thing.

 

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

Thanks for the advice. I did help just a little...enough to make sure she could breathe, and am now just gonna let her go at her own pace. Now that I know she can breathe, I'm not as worried. If she has some sort of defect, that's OK, I won't hold it against her. If, for some reason, I need to cull her, I can handle that, too. But for now, we're just gonna give her a chance to get ready and come out on her own. Fingers crossed for her!

That’s the best case scenario. Make sure it can breath. Then leave it alone and let it do it’s thing.

Yeah, don't make my mistake of helping too soon.