July Hatch-A-Long

[ChickyChickens]

The bun was born sometime since 11 p-m last night. Has 5 litter mates. Mom was thought to be male and was in with her brother litter-mates. Yep Now I have to get at least 4 more Doe hutches built. Mom and babies are in a buck cage that we had silkies for isolation.

Awww cute.... congrats on the hatch oops meant birth HAHAHAHA

 

[KendyF]

My one chick who hatched under my broody is still the only chick hatched. Now my concern is when will mom get off the rest of the eggs and take care of this baby chick. The chick looks healthy, I need to move Momma and Chick, should I take the rest of the eggs away, so she can focus on the chick? I can't candle them as they are dark, dark brown. As this is my first hatch, I would love advice.
Thank you

 

[boyswillbeboys]

My one chick who hatched under my broody is still the only chick hatched. Now my concern is when will mom get off the rest of the eggs and take care of this baby chick. The chick looks healthy, I need to move Momma and Chick, should I take the rest of the eggs away, so she can focus on the chick? I can't candle them as they are dark, dark brown. As this is my first hatch, I would love advice.
Thank you

I didn't look to see when your first chick hatched, but chicks can go up to three days without food or water, I'd wait and see, mama often knows if there are any more gonna hatch, and will wait for a day or two to let the others finish up. or at least that's what I've read, still no broodies to hatch for me.

 

[darkbluespace]

The bun was born sometime since 11 p-m last night. Has 5 litter mates. Mom was thought to be male and was in with her brother litter-mates. Yep Now I have to get at least 4 more Doe hutches built. Mom and babies are in a buck cage that we had silkies for isolation.

Ahhh, we have brand new baby buns too, 6 of them! Yours looks like it will be spotted... so cute!

 

[darkbluespace]

Whoa, you BUILT that? Pretty swanky! My brooder's a bit...heh, low tech, shall we say. I lose seeing all these babies! My air cells are finally starting to grow but I worry it may be too little, too late. Only time will tell. They're already slanting!

I wasn't worrying too much about my air cells even though it has been really humid here in Portland (I am doing a totally dry hatch and humidity has been about 35 but went up to over 40) but when I looked at them yesterday before lockdown I freaked out a little, okay, quite a bit, because several of my 15 eggs air cells were really quite small. I read somewhere on here that they shrink during lockdown, but I wasn't sure if it was true. I thought about delaying lockdown because I didn't have any internal pips, but early peafowl can hatch at 26 days, so I went ahead and raised humidity to about 60- 65%. This morning I opened the bator because there are no external pips yet and stuck my flashlight on them and wow, in 24 hours all but one of the small air cells have gotten a fair amount bigger by about 1/8th to 1/4 inch. I was surprised and it made me feel super hopeful for a good hatch.

 

[kristianhope18]

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I now have two baby ducklings. The third one broke thru the shell yesterday. It looks like the membrane may be drying out. What should I do? It's been that way for 15 hours now. I don't want to open the incubator unless I have to. Can anyone advise me on what I should do?

I would absolutely take him out and help him just read what I told the girl in the above post and do exactly that! If it bleeds any just wrap a warm moist paper towel around him leaving a hole where his head is!

 

[Amykins]

I wasn't worrying too much about my air cells even though it has been really humid here in Portland (I am doing a totally dry hatch and humidity has been about 35 but went up to over 40) but when I looked at them yesterday before lockdown I freaked out a little, okay, quite a bit, because several of my 15 eggs air cells were really quite small. I read somewhere on here that they shrink during lockdown, but I wasn't sure if it was true. I thought about delaying lockdown because I didn't have any internal pips, but early peafowl can hatch at 26 days, so I went ahead and raised humidity to about 60- 65%. This morning I opened the bator because there are no external pips yet and stuck my flashlight on them and wow, in 24 hours all but one of the small air cells have gotten a fair amount bigger by about 1/8th to 1/4 inch. I was surprised and it made me feel super hopeful for a good hatch.

My humidity was closer to 65-70%! The air cells didn't budge one iota for the first two weeks, but since lowering it to 20% They've grown by about 1/4 inch in just a few days. So I'm starting to breathe again...barely. I'm gonna bump it back up on Monday for lockdown!

 

[darkbluespace]

My humidity was closer to 65-70%! The air cells didn't budge one iota for the first two weeks, but since lowering it to 20% They've grown by about 1/4 inch in just a few days. So I'm starting to breathe again...barely. I'm gonna bump it back up on Monday for lockdown!

I'm glad... we can control much of what goes on in the incubator, but we can't control the weather ; )

 

[Cynthia12]

Aww, cute babies! I just had one hatch, a small white egg..cochin mix. These eggs are due to hatch tomorrow, I have several pips in 7 that are left. 4th of July babies.

 

[feedman77]

Just found nest of 2nd broody Narragansett hen she's been real good a being Houdini there on second gone the next. Saw where she went caught her off running around by feeder went over to where she disappeared and found a nest of 6 eggs.

So should be interesting month. Have total of 17 eggs under broody hens. Have 24 in incubators.

1st set goes into lockdown sunday.

Set 13 on 2nd so about the 30 th should hatch.

1st hen around the 21st

2nd hen not sure think been broody about week.

Never used broodys before so hoping for best.