Little Giant Hatch Along

[BookWorm243]

The shell pours are turning a reddish color, should I be worried? He still has not moved at all and it looks like the membrane around the pip is drying out.

 

[kycklingmamma]

Here are some pics of my little hatchers so far...

In the order they were hatched..Licorice, Lemon (Head) and Sugar Ray (It is a fighter for sure, this one was shrinkwrapped..opened him/her up at 1am was able to move around by 8 am...long 7 hours for sure)

They are coming out of our homegrown rooster Guld..he is a Giant Blue Cochin/Buff Orpington..

Mommies were Buff Orps and either an Australorp or a Rhode Island Red, I really have no clue as Licorice is blackish-grey with dark red on its head..white belly..heinz 57..

 

[youngbiddy]

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Moisten the exposed area with a damp cotton ball. If you don't see the beak moving at all for a while, he may be gone. I had one do that in my first hatch.

Check your e-mail!

 

[BookWorm243]

She is still alive but weak, I sent you an email. Sorry to hear you had this problem

 

[Mommysongbird]

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We are on day 22 also and I have one that was going strong while there were other chicks in the bator, but now it has slowed. I am going to keep in going though. I have another 1 or maybe 2 that have pipped and were rocking ealier. I just can't give up on them, I want them to have a chance, no matter how long it takes.

 

[mudchicken]

About what day can I expect to see movement. Day 19 started this mourning at 8 am

 

[bburn]

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any time....day 20 started for me last night at 8pm and I had a pip that finally hatched this morning at 11......almost day 21 now and I have a bunch in the incubator with pips!!! This is so much fun! And I am so tired!

 

[mudchicken]

Just so darn anxious!

 

[Mommysongbird]

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Day 18 was it for us, 2 or 3 eggs, not all

 

[bburn]

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Yep....that is what the rest of us went through. Finally got to the point where I thought if I just had ONE hatch I would be happy. Now, three in the brooder and 7 pips in the incubator....yes, it is exciting too!