July Hatch-a-long

[Gen9]

Does anyone vaccinate their chicks once they're all hatched? I don't plan on keeping all of mine so I was curious what others do. Sorry if these questions are redundant to some, I haven't seen anyone ask about it.

 

[lilliesanchicks]

Does anyone vaccinate their chicks once they're all hatched? I don't plan on keeping all of mine so I was curious what others do. Sorry if these questions are redundant to some, I haven't seen anyone ask about it.

lots of post on this question.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=vaccinate

 

[jnjmanning]

Five hatched, and 7 pips. Yay! 2 ameraucanas, 1 Sussex, a splash or blue marans and a female black sex link.

It's about time you got a good hatch too!
Mine was 99% on shipped eggs! I culled one at day 14, the other 11 all hatched. I am beginning to think it is more about genetics than the shipping.

 

[DragonSadhana]

Omg omg omg!

First hatch ever, and I was expecting activity starting tonight! But then my fiancé comes into the bedroom saying he sees a cracked egg and no chick!

So I run in and peer inside:

And there this little guy is on the other side of the brooder! Most exciting surprise morning ever!! I see two other eggs have pipped!

So, I wait 24 hours before opening the incubator, yes? This little one is all dry. I know she can subsist for 24-48 hours but she gets so excited to see me I just can't wait to take them out!

I will wait. Painstakingly.

If at the end of 24 hours, there are some who haven't hatched yet, do I still open the incubator???

 

[jnjmanning]

Omg omg omg!

First hatch ever, and I was expecting activity starting tonight! But then my fiancé comes into the bedroom saying he sees a cracked egg and no chick!



So I run in and peer inside:



And there this little guy is on the other side of the brooder! Most exciting surprise morning ever!! I see two other eggs have pipped!

So, I wait 24 hours before opening the incubator, yes? This little one is all dry. I know she can subsist for 24-48 hours but she gets so excited to see me I just can't wait to take them out!

I will wait. Painstakingly.

If at the end of 24 hours, there are some who haven't hatched yet, do I still open the incubator???

Opening is totally your choice, but you risk the eggs that have yet to hatch. A sudden drop, even a little, in humidity can and will shrink wrap a chick, or make the membrane very sticky and hard for the chick to hatch.

 

[Gen9]

lots of post on this question.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=vaccinate

Thanks, I have already looked at these topics though. Doesn't really answer my question. I don't plan on keeping all of mine, so would it be best to get them vaccinated? or is it pretty much up to the person buying them?

 

[Shellz]

So far I have 10 out of 11 to hatch. And #11 has pipped! I do have one with a small hernia. So 9 in the brooder, left the one with hernia in bator with pipped egg. Hopefully it will dry up by morning. I may get a 100% hatch! Oh and these were shipped eggs!

Yowza! That's awesome!

 

[DragonSadhana]

Opening is totally your choice, but you risk the eggs that have yet to hatch. A sudden drop, even a little, in humidity can and will shrink wrap a chick, or make the membrane very sticky and hard for the chick to hatch.

Thank you! I will wait for the sake of the other ones. I am so excited. This one is a frizzle! And I have more frizzles and black copper Marans on the way!

 

[DragonSadhana]

Frizzle chick number two hatching!

And here's the first chick fluffing out. I'm calling him or her Prima.

 

[Sonia]