Laree's "I CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM HATCHING!!!" Hatch-a-long

[LarryPQ]

I see at least two fertile yolks.
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We went to The Stock Shop today, and the DH found the one chick out of the 500 running around in the bin with a (minor) case of cross-beak. Suddenly, he turns into a bleeding-heart chicken hugger, and goes and begs the manager to let him have the chick for free. Since the feed store usually puts the cross-beak chicks down, she said yes, and I have another special needs chicken.


Now if I could only get him to love up on a duckling. Or a goose. I could go for a goose.
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Anywhoo, whilst we stopped at the house to drop off the chick between chores, I checked the two turkey eggies I had pipped this morning. One appeared to have drowned in the drippage of the bator's condensation. The other looked to have pulled in most of the blood from the membrane, so I unpeeled it 90% of the way, re-wrapped it in wet paper towels, and set it upright in the bator. Here's hoping the little chickie absorbs the rest of his yolk/blood and is ready to go.

This turkey poult is the one of two eggs shipped from Bargain's lovely stock. I am REALLY hoping for a tom. Or a hen, if one of the other 2 poults that hatched is a tom.

That is: I only want one tom, and lots of girls. I REALLY like the toms, but I think the DH would make us eat any extras. Turkey hens are freak shows, so I feel less bad about eating them.

 

[buckabucka]

I very much enjoyed the turkey fight song!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I had 9 ducklings hatch. #10 is pipped into the membrane but I can't see any movement. No shell pip either....I think that one's a goner

But the goose egg has a pip, that one snuck up on me!

 

[kvmommy]

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Y are turkey hens freaks?

 

[LarryPQ]

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TOTALLY.

This one is in love with the jeep, and cries when the menfolk work on it.

 

[BHep]

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She has some of the best quality birds there are.

I hope you have more luck than me.

Easter Hatch I got 14 eggs from her. 9 made it to lockdown and only 3 hatched.
But those three are GORGEOUS.

I think their postman must have some bumpy roads between her home and the PO.

Same here.... got 15 eggs 7 to lockdown hatched 4, lost one first night. They are pretty !

 

[kvmommy]

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TOTALLY.

This one is in love with the jeep, and cries when the menfolk work on it.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/36979_img_5167_-_copy.jpg

OMG thats sooo funny!!!

 

[callducklover20]

Oh that is so funny
I got a bunch of chicks pips right now, waiting on seeing what I get-It's a bunch of different purebred eggs

 

[ChestnutRidge]

Sigh. Well, I had been concerned that my eggs might have been X-rayed (were marked only "fragile," PO added "eggs"), and I am not thrilled with day 7 candling. Looks like maybe 10 of 16 eggs are developing. I have 4 clears and two early quitters for sure, but the others look a little off to me, although I'm not sure why. I have the feeling that more have quit than I know or that more will be quitting, but maybe I'm just paranoid.

I had two with this weird clam-like shape, and I didn't see that on the last hatch. Seen this before? (Sorry for the lousy pic. The glowing part is the bottom of the egg; the air sac is present on top, just not illuminated.)

Then, some of the developers look like this. I don't know, but it seems too loose to me or something.

Then, I'm dissatisfied with the weight loss. On my last hatch, humidity was way low the first week because of a bad hygrometer, maybe 20%. By day 7, they had lost an average of 5.19%. Now, with a good hygrometer, humidity is steady 30-35% and they've lost an average of 6.4%! I want 3.6-5%.

Well, I think I still have 3/8 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas and 7/8 Silvers, but I'm feeling distressed.

 

[GrannysRoost]

Candled again today at day 10....now down to 9/15...bad part I went to the feed store and while getting feed..got 3 Australorps and 3 Ameracuanas..., now need a new brooder setup for the kids in the bator on the 25th...not tellin' anybody....