June Hatch a Long

[monitagabel]

So El, I put in 12 and 10 went into lockdown, yesterday they started pipping so I uped the humidity, have 8 of 10 pipped! Eggs are rocking and rolling! Hatch day isnt till tomorrow. This is the difference with local to shipped eggs! I needed this, I forgot I could hatch eggs! LOL
Oh and the chipmunk has made it back to the woods. My phone froze or I would have gotten a great video, Hubby in underwear chasing munk, fire tool in one hand, firewood in the other, beagle dog screaming at the top of its lungs. I was atop one of the dining room chairs. It bounced around the great room like a pinball, I opened the sliding door and out it went to freedom. Dont you know this Munk had a great story to tell its Munk friends!!!!

congrats on your eggs..... can't wait to see pics of all the lil fuzzy babies.

glad to hear the chipmunk is back in the woods where he belongs and yeah that would have been a sight to see lol but I dont' think your hubby would have appreciated that video being posted for the entire BYC world to view and crack up at lol.

can't stop laughing about the chipmunk story..... that's great.....lmao. the mental picture I have of that is just hilarious.....lol.

 

[jnjmanning]

Well, thanks to BYC member Stevens21, I picked up two buddies for my lonely Silver Campine chick yesterday. Stevens21 found them on Crags list for me. A local farm was selling them. They had ordered 300 barred rocks to sell in Lucusville Ohio but they still had 280. They were not far from my house. I grabbed the two darkest ones that I could find, hoping that they are female. I brought them home and put them in with the little Campine chick. While I was dipping their beaks in the water, she started to attack them. She continually pecked their eyes and combs even though she is half their size!

I guess she was just trying to show them who was boss because by the end of the night she calmed down and they are getting along great.



Thank you for everyone's help in finding chicks!

Oh yeahhhhh They so hate being alone!!! It will thrive now. What is your hatchling, and what did you buy?

 

[jnjmanning]

First one out, and man it was fast. ALL eggs pipped now. I think this dry method is for me!

Here is the hatching!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10200936177674091

 

[GeorgRodway]

Hello, I'm looking for some help. I had some of my eggs hatch on day 19 and they are strong heathly chicks I have 3 left in the incubator and its day 22 I candled last night and none seemed to be mooving so I did the float test this morning and two of the eggs moved in the water. They have saddle shaped air cells so I'm not sure if this has put them in a posision where they can't pip on their own. Can some one please give me some advice

 

[el pollo rey]

Awwwww El.......lol

Guess what? Got another cabinet given to me!!!! Maybe 2 incubators???? This one is a double door double drawer!

. What ! For real ? Good for you jac when is the new one ready for a test drive ? I need to figure out a way to get one in a suitcase lol

 

[monita]

First one out, and man it was fast. ALL eggs pipped now. I think this dry method is for me!

Here is the hatching!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10200936177674091

doing the happy dance for your babies hehe

 

[el pollo rey]

First one out, and man it was fast. ALL eggs pipped now. I think this dry method is for me!

Here is the hatching!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10200936177674091

I have been hatching dry for ever I do just a few things different as I will bring my moisture up gradually after lock down from ambient to around 50% then after the first pip I pour it on to 65-70% never fails never have drowned a chick and never have shrink wrapped one with the larger breeds like jerseys and now these brahmas I find it absolutely nessacery to monitor the air cell and chick growth in the first 18 days if they are getting a lil on the large size I will add moisture to slow them down so they don't fill the shell this will limit problems with them being able to turn and pip in the air cell and also limits problems like curled toes and other issues at hatch time bottom pipers and the like ,, that's why I try not mix sets with large and small breeds keep good notes jac and let's compare

 

[jnjmanning]

Hello, I'm looking for some help. I had some of my eggs hatch on day 19 and they are strong heathly chicks I have 3 left in the incubator and its day 22 I candled last night and none seemed to be mooving so I did the float test this morning and two of the eggs moved in the water. They have saddle shaped air cells so I'm not sure if this has put them in a posision where they can't pip on their own. Can some one please give me some advice

This is a very touchy subject. Every saddle air cell I have had to assist. I would keep humidity stable and listen for internal pipping. Candle and then tap the egg and listen for sound. That is when they will start peeping. If you hear that I would Candle and pip a small hole and see where the beak is and where it has pipped. You need to make a small hole in the aircell at top. Then candle and see if you can see any movement. Most saddle air cells can pip the membrane but not the egg, and the chick will suffocate and die inside the egg.

 

[jnjmanning]

I have been hatching dry for ever I do just a few things different as I will bring my moisture up gradually after lock down from ambient to around 50% then after the first pip I pour it on to 65-70% never fails never have drowned a chick and never have shrink wrapped one with the larger breeds like jerseys and now these brahmas I find it absolutely nessacery to monitor the air cell and chick growth in the first 18 days if they are getting a lil on the large size I will add moisture to slow them down so they don't fill the shell this will limit problems with them being able to turn and pip in the air cell and also limits problems like curled toes and other issues at hatch time bottom pipers and the like ,, that's why I try not mix sets with large and small breeds keep good notes jac and let's compare

Did you watch the video? You can see the air cells lines on my shells...lol That is from 7 days, 14 days, then 18 days. Humidity ran as high as 31 and as low as 21. I am taking notes with this last bunch. The Cream legbars, ameracaunas and silkies. Pretty sure this guys head roo a RIR is infertile. This chick and the one I can see are both dark. His other roo is a barred rock. First batch of 35 eggs only 12 were fertile. Second batch of 24 only 12 were fertile.

 

[el pollo rey]

This is a very touchy subject. Every saddle air cell I have had to assist. I would keep humidity stable and listen for internal pipping. Candle and then tap the egg and listen for sound. That is when they will start peeping. If you hear that I would Candle and pip a small hole and see where the beak is and where it has pipped. You need to make a small hole in the aircell at top. Then candle and see if you can see any movement. Most saddle air cells can pip the membrane but not the egg, and the chick will suffocate and die inside the egg.

. That is the key as jnj has pointed out keep the humidity stable as they will be spending a extended time in the shell after pip you don't want thing drying out and creating more problems all you need to do is get them access to the outside air and let them continue to do the job once they have a stable outside air supply the can normally zip ok as long as they do not dry out