July 2023 Hatch-A-Long

[Indaria]

Two hatched today. 1 or two are due tomorrow and the rest Sunday.

 

[Indaria]

As the Egg Turns.... The Saga Continues
Ewok might look all innocent and sweet. But while I was off picking up my Walmart order he was "Helping" the other chicks by pecking vigorously at their pip cracks. There is shell everywhere. Yoda is even bleeding a little. What a brat! Yoda, Din Djardin, Anakin and now Kylo Ren (*edit, it's Kylo not Han Solo) are all pipped and thanks to Ewok, a little more zipped than they were ready to.
I put a little ointment on the membranes so they wouldn't shrink wrap in the shell while they zip the rest of the way. Meanwhile, the Oh So Helpful and Naughty Ewok is being watched. As long as I'm sitting here, he's happy to lay in the incubator and nap on the side where I'm sitting. But if I walk away, he starts peeping and then goes and picks at the other eggs.
So if I need to leave again, I'm jerking the brat OUT of there. He's dry now, just left him in to encourage the others with his peeping and such.

 

[Indaria]

I ended up taking him out and putting him with the 2 day old Qui Gon and Lando. He's not happy about it. He only stops peeping when you hold him or put your face up to the glass.

 

[tranquiliti]

“Close” hatched by ~6AM today! Unfortunately I didn’t have my phone with me before I ran out the door to get to work, but here is the incubator after I moved the fluffy dry “Close” to the brooder holding my week-olds.

I monitored them until I saw the older ones teach “Close” how to drink (finding food was a snap).
Back inside, here are “Almost” and “Close 3” thinking about zipping.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

I ended up taking him out and putting him with the 2 day old Qui Gon and Lando. He's not happy about it. He only stops peeping when you hold him or put your face up to the glass.

Have to say, I love the naming! I'm more of a trekkie so my chicks will end up being a mix of Enterprise and Voyager crew, but same concept I guess XD

 

[tranquiliti]

Hatch time was probably midnight, because when I came through at 1:30AM “Almost” was out of the shell already.

This one is probably a keeper!!! The hen is lavender & cock was most likely her lavender mate from May (egg laid in June)… I don’t see the prominent pied streaks that the new guy imparts on all of his offspring

 

[tranquiliti]

Back inside, here are “Almost” and “Close 3” thinking about zipping.

The last of this week’s predicted round is hatched!

Here is “Close 3,” who didn’t show much indication of going anywhere when I checked before dinner!!

edit: formatting

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had built them a bigger pen, put them in, and checked on them later. The dark blue chick escaped, then tried to squeeze back in, got stuck, and it was really hot. I rescued him, but he still passed away. I have since plugged the hole.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Indaria]

Have to say, I love the naming! I'm more of a trekkie so my chicks will end up being a mix of Enterprise and Voyager crew, but same concept I guess XD

LOL. Well GUESS what my August hatch naming theme is. You got it! Star Trek TOS!