June 2023 Hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

any one interested in Fancy Nancy, I got her from frizzle feather farms in NC

This is her with feathers.
and her molting...

She did win last year's molt contest.
Some lady said..."You should separate her from the other hens so she doesn't get picked on." I said..."I would not do that, she is the boss hen."

 

[lilwanderer]

20 eggs hatched put of the original 24, I removed 3, waiting on 1 more-
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Not sure what to do about this last one, it hasn't internally pipped yet but i see its body in the low side of the air pocket and can see breathing.
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Also, mentioning again i added 5 to the original 24 that I had taken from my broody silkie, replacing them with chicks from my other hatch before this. (She's doing great!)
If you count the 5, 25 hatched. (All 5 of silkies eggs hatched.)

any idea if i should help this chick? It's still breathing in the egg and still hasn't internally pipped.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Best not to help. If it is still in the egg, it may just be digesting egg contents, and even an egg that has pipped, the chick should kick it's own way out. You don't want to help a chick hatch too soon, it will have intesines hanging off the belly button, and will only live a few days.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Blob and the baby chicks I hatched.

 

[lilwanderer]

Best not to help. If it is still in the egg, it may just be digesting egg contents, and even an egg that has pipped, the chick should kick it's own way out. You don't want to help a chick hatch too soon, it will have intesines hanging off the belly button, and will only live a few days.

Well its day 23 now, when should I help? I don't want to not help and then it die.

 

[Poodlemum]

When you candle the eggs to put into lockdown and it yells at you Guess someone is a little excited to join us! BC1 olive eggers, likely my last hatch of the year. We’ve got too many started pullets that didn’t sell, feed is getting to be a bit overwhelming

 

[gimmie birdies]

day 23 you can help. If it didn't hatch there was a reason though.
I have had chicks hatch on day 23 before. One batch 6/6

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have a chick that hatched day 20, it was due on Mon. It had a crack that I nail polished. And I had to clip the umbilical cord.

Waiting on 3 more eggs.

 

[lilwanderer]

day 23 you can help. If it didn't hatch there was a reason though.
I have had chicks hatch on day 23 before. One batch 6/6

We helped it but I must have saw false movements, chick was stiff as rock and had good bit of yolk left. I even doubled checked for movement, could have swore i saw breathing.

 

[gimmie birdies]

If you rock an egg with liquid- it will look like it is breathing.
It is just liquid rocking, I have gotten tricked by this too.