June Hatch a Long

[ceocka]

This is an internal pip

Yes that is good job

 

[el pollo rey]

so... I have seen people posting about dry incubation..... I have never tried this. does it work better than keeping the water wells filled?

. no Water first 18 days any where from 25-35 % humidity is fine for incubation TRUST Me it works no mushy chick problems no drowning in the shell monitor air cell growth during incubation humidity is nothing more than a tool to control the internal evaporation in the egg and the size of the air cell and chick take the instructions that came with your incubator and save to light your grill at a later date these methods are tried and true but it is like any thing else it does not guaranty success it just gives you more control over the incubation process that the embryo requires to hatch by following the mfg instructions you are using a general guideline not a proven method adding water and eggs and pluggining it in is simple but not effective if you truly want succsefull hatches let the egg tell you what it wants and needs if at day 7 your air cell has grown to large the egg is telling you to slow it down by increasing humidity if by day 14 it's to small the egg is telling you it need less humidity and more evaporation if your cell is to small and your chick is to large it will never be able to turn in the shell and pip hence bottom pipers these are the things with in your control when you use humidity as a tool and not a requirement good luck and happy hatching

 

[ceocka]

Almost forgot, 6 peacocks and about a dozen guineas also set last week.  The peacocks wont hatch til next month though

I so want peacocks

I too had horrible hatches with shipped eggs. And honestly it is VERY easy to detach or rupture an air cell. I did it myself on my own eggs. Eggs should not be shipped to hatch. If so, you need to order 4 times what you need. You want 10 chicks, order 40 eggs. I have one more shipment of eggs coming through the PO and I will hopefully get the amount of birds I want. From then on I am done wasting my money!

I hear ya. I have horrible luck with shipped eggs. I just candled 15 silkie shipped eggs and nada. Really it just makes me want to cry. Guess I will just hatch my silkie eggs from now on. I am trying to build up my silkies for the FFA kids in our town. just depressing

 

[el pollo rey]

Put the eggs in lockdown tonight. I filled all the water wells. I hope I get some chicks Friday.

good luck

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

JNJ you sound like me with the shipped/breeder eggs. After this mine only.

El you planning on SLW in Nov? that when yours will mature? I will have (I hope) SLC x SLW by then. Since I have the roo cochin but only pullets that are 7 weeks or so. Bur plenty of other ideas to play with.

Keep fingers crosses at least 1 shipper BR hatches male. That way I can perpetuate my flocks of BR, BA, BSL.

Before I get done I'll have 20 some projects going. LOL oh well keeps me occupied and busy. And feeds the family.

Not a big plan but hoping rouen decides to get broody. She changed her nest spot in last 2 days 3 times

. I think she CAN count eggs. Moved her 3 eggs to coop yesterday where she layed last egg, and she layed different part of coop this AM. Hoping tomorrow she lays with them again. Or its bator material.

Broody guinea still cooking 38 or so eggs. Others will prolly start sitting soon themselves. NO idea where they nesting.
Bators full but not to the rim. Trying hold off on setting eggs. And man its rough. But wanna see what I have from those set. Except guineas, can't get enough. Until they hatch then I will have too many LOL. Have about 4 outlets for them already and thats BEFORE they hatch. Have 7-8 Cornish X I pulled for breeding purpose IF I can keep them healthy til they lay. 1 is a runt and wish she was a WR she looks perfect, but not meat material. Prolly 1 I should cull but I can't bring myself to do it. Maybe she'll be my head meat breeder and not have issues (we can hope).

Just realized this incubation, due Sat hasn't had any of the issues with power others had. Almost tempted to go pull the plug for 6 hrs.
Oh well cook em and see.
Welcome all new hatchalongholics, and GL on all exspecting chicks/duckling/guineas/pealings(what you call a peahen/cock chick?)

 

[Sapphiregemmer]

Today is day 19 for my Ameraucana eggs, and i have 1 egg wobbling ALOT, its been wobbling non stop for hours. I am getting pretty excited. I have some Barnevelders hatching out 2 days after the Ameraucanas as well.

So just now i walked out to check on my chickens, and they are in their usual roosting places, but i notice my Silkie is not where she normally is. I looked around a bit, and found her sitting on the days eggs. She gave me a little growl when i walked by, so i gave her a few fertile eggs. Looks like i'll be hatching my first eggs under a broody! I'm pretty excited, lets just hope she'll be a good mom.

Kyle

 

[ceocka]

Ok what am I doing wrong. I can hatch them fine but my babies keep dying. Why? I clean the brooders every day. They always have fresh water and food. They have heat lamps. And they can go to opposite side for no heat. They are in an old office trailer with a cabinet incubator

 

[Alaskan]

Ok what am I doing wrong. I can hatch them fine but my babies keep dying. Why? I clean the brooders every day. They always have fresh water and food. They have heat lamps. And they can go to opposite side for no heat. They are in an old office trailer with a cabinet incubator

1. Were they a bit off or sickly from day one?

2. Or were they super peppy and perfect until they started dying?

If you answer yes to choice 1, then I don't think there is much you can do about it. Except try to get more vigorous stock.

If you answered yes to choice 2...... Then you need to do some sleuthing. If this has happened in the past and/ or these are expensive chicks, take a dead one to the vet for a necropsy. Check stool color and consistency, check their bottoms, all that stuff. You might want to search for a lost of common chick ailments, and go from there.

Good luck! And I am so sorry for your loss.....stuff like that can be heartbreaking.

 

[ceocka]

1. Were they a bit off or sickly from day one?

2. Or were they super peppy and perfect until they started dying?

If you answer yes to choice 1, then I don't think there is much you can do about it. Except try to get more vigorous stock.

If you answered yes to choice 2...... Then you need to do some sleuthing. If this has happened in the past and/ or these are expensive chicks, take a dead one to the vet for a necropsy. Check stool color and consistency, check their bottoms, all that stuff. You might want to search for a lost of common chick ailments, and go from there.

Good luck! And I am so sorry for your loss.....stuff like that can be heartbreaking.

No and no. Their poop looks normal and bottoms are clean.

 

[ceocka]

Ok on a different note.
I think I am going to take my kids to the relay for life Friday night. I will walk the survivors lap and then let them walk the caregivers lap. Never done this with them since I have been diagnosed. I hope to make it a good experience for them and me. This is my 5th year and I am still fighting!