June Hatch a Long

[bigT88]

GF just read temps 99, 101, 103.3

 

[GeorgRodway]

I think you have just answered your own question , you can not see them moving no internal pips it's day 23 ,,, it may be time to eggtopsie ,,,,,

But I did the float test and they bobbed in the water on their own.

 

[Aschenfire]

Been super busy and came back to over 400 messages on this thread... WOW!!

Just wanted to announce my first baby from this hatchalong! It was hatched last night, about two days early. Little red baby by my gorgeous mahogany and black cockerel (Mommy is either smooth or frizzled...time will tell if I got a frizzled baby this time)

Pics soon!!

 

[dolfi]

Been super busy and came back to over 400 messages on this thread... WOW!!

Just wanted to announce my first baby from this hatchalong! It was hatched last night, about two days early. Little red baby by my gorgeous mahogany and black cockerel (Mommy is either smooth or frizzled...time will tell if I got a frizzled baby this time)

Pics soon!!

babies!!!!

 

[dolfi]

Its been raining all week. havent done a chicken coop and they are just too wet in the cages. I hate to think that i have to go out there, in the rain to get them shelter. huuu, feel guilty. i think thats just whats going to happen me in the rain getting my chickens contherble. lol just for the sport

 

[SullyD]

An update from last nite. Three have hatched. 2 had pipped over 14 hours before I went to bed but nothing more. I did expand the hole enough for them to breathe since the membrane was still covering the hole. 4th egg nothing. I read the above info and did the water test. Egg floated but didn't move. I did an "eggtopsie" and the fully formed chick was dead inside. The air sac was so big it most likely couldn't move into position to pip the shell. Wishing I intervened yesterday! This was such a horrible batch with only 4 viable out of 15! Hopefully I have enough hens and a couple of good roosters to only do my own from now on! Thank you everyone for all the info!
Here are three blue Ameraucana's Looks like a couple of splashes and maybe a blue?

 

[dolfi]

Thanks God i didnt put the chicks in there. they would have drown.

 

[el pollo rey]

quote name="bigT88" url="/t/782076/june-hatch-a-long/900#post_11369901"]i would say its about 3/4" away from lid.
[/quote] tuck it up to a 1/4 and see if this helps don't worry about the eggs cooling down while u do it they will be fine and remember cooler is better any thing over 103 and bad things start to happen

 

[Madpolak]

Its been raining all week. havent done a chicken coop and they are just too wet in the cages. I hate to think that i have to go out there, in the rain to get them shelter. huuu, feel guilty. i think thats just whats going to happen me in the rain getting my chickens contherble. lol just for the sport

I made a chicken tractor last year out of an old dog house. Holds about 6 comfortably but I could probably squeeze in 8 if I had to. Looks like I might have to or expand if all the remaining eggs hatch. You might want to check Craig's to see if someone is giving one away or real cheap. Chicken habitat angst is not a good thing.

 

[dolfi]

habitat angst

what is that? and what causes it? sounds bad