June Hatch A Long

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Woah. I needed to add some water to the incubator and fill another reservoir.

(What do you all set your duck lockdown at?)

Anyway, SO MANY of the eggs have internally pipped. It sounds like popcorn with the pecking on the shells. I’m a little worried it’s early, but I mean I guess not if they still take 48 hours!

So this egg I have been showing you for the last two weeks with such poor bottom development... it for a TAD more veining in the bottom. But I mean that’s almost 20% of the egg that’s fluid. And.... it’s pipping.

I put it in a carton.

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Oh how interesting! GL with your hatch!!!!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

So cute!

How do you get them to stay still for the pic's? I have tried and they are all over the place.

Lol! They don't really hold still. I turn my camera on and set the distance before I actually put the chicks in the "photo booth" and then I just take a few pictures really fast and hope that one picture comes out.

 

[jolenesdad]

Lol! They don't really hold still. I turn my camera on and set the distance before I actually put the chicks in the "photo booth" and then I just take a few pictures really fast and hope that one picture comes out.

Lol.

@two j farm i actually crow. I’m glad no one can see me, but it works EVERY time. I bark at dogs, meow at cats, etc. I used to do a ton of dog photos for a magazine and carry around a duck call in my camera bag.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Lol.

@two j farm i actually crow. I’m glad no one can see me, but it works EVERY time. I bark at dogs, meow at cats, etc. I used to do a ton of dog photos for a magazine and carry around a duck call in my camera bag.

That's the best! Oh, I'm definitely crowing for the next photoshoot!

 

[jolenesdad]

Do duck eggs typically bruise as they are starting to pip or is that indicative of a potential problem?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Do duck eggs typically bruise as they are starting to pip or is that indicative of a potential problem?

I wish I had an answer for you. Maybe @LilyD would know?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Well, I delayed the broody adoption last night to get a better idea of which chicks I need to keep inside since this was such a difficult hatch. Two of the assisted chicks definitely wouldn't have made it if left to nature, including mug chick whom I'm still pretty concerned about. So I'll be keeping my two CCL roos inside with the 2 Mottled Orpingtons that seem delicate. I'll be rehoming the roos eventually but I wanted to make sure neither of the brooder babies ends up being alone if recovery doesn't work out for one of them. If the 2 weaker chicks make it I'll be putting them in pet only homes after a few weeks or so just to be sure whatever caused this isn't genetic.
Mug baby is very small compared to the other Orpingtons, she's closer in size to my CCLs and her navel is still slightly open which I don't like. Someone else mentioned this happening in their hatch this month...I'm staying hopeful!
Hope to have cuter broody pictures to share tomorrow instead!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Do duck eggs typically bruise as they are starting to pip or is that indicative of a potential problem?

I think that this is related to the previous discussion that we had about the duck egg air cell that became visible after the duckling pipped. In that case, the duckling hatched and was healthy! I’ll see if I can find the link to that discussion...

Revised: I went back and looked at that thread... unfortunately, that particular duckling didn’t make it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/21486430/

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Well, I delayed the broody adoption last night to get a better idea of which chicks I need to keep inside since this was such a difficult hatch. Two of the assisted chicks definitely wouldn't have made it if left to nature, including mug chick whom I'm still pretty concerned about. So I'll be keeping my two CCL roos inside with the 2 Mottled Orpingtons that seem delicate. I'll be rehoming the roos eventually but I wanted to make sure neither of the brooder babies ends up being alone if recovery doesn't work out for one of them. If the 2 weaker chicks make it I'll be putting them in pet only homes after a few weeks or so just to be sure whatever caused this isn't genetic.
Mug baby is very small compared to the other Orpingtons, she's closer in size to my CCLs and her navel is still slightly open which I don't like. Someone else mentioned this happening in their hatch this month...I'm staying hopeful!
Hope to have cuter broody pictures to share tomorrow instead!

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awww, poor little fella! Glad that he made it out of his cup!

 

[jolenesdad]

Well, I delayed the broody adoption last night to get a better idea of which chicks I need to keep inside since this was such a difficult hatch. Two of the assisted chicks definitely wouldn't have made it if left to nature, including mug chick whom I'm still pretty concerned about. So I'll be keeping my two CCL roos inside with the 2 Mottled Orpingtons that seem delicate. I'll be rehoming the roos eventually but I wanted to make sure neither of the brooder babies ends up being alone if recovery doesn't work out for one of them. If the 2 weaker chicks make it I'll be putting them in pet only homes after a few weeks or so just to be sure whatever caused this isn't genetic.
Mug baby is very small compared to the other Orpingtons, she's closer in size to my CCLs and her navel is still slightly open which I don't like. Someone else mentioned this happening in their hatch this month...I'm staying hopeful!
Hope to have cuter broody pictures to share tomorrow instead!

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Perfect plan!!

I think that this is related to the previous discussion that we had about the duck egg air cell that became visible after the duckling pipped. In that case, the duckling hatched and was healthy! I’ll see if I can find the link to that discussion...

Revised: I went back and looked at that thread... unfortunately, that particular duckling didn’t make it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/21486430/

I’ve read it’s not necessarily one way or the other. It’s supposedly more common with ducks due to the translucent shells? It looks like the worst one scratched a blood vessel or something moving around. It’s still super active and shaking so fingers crossed.

No external pips AND my new location has week WiFi so no streaming.