Lost power, chicks on heat.

[Cyprus]

Odd as it may sound, I contemplated making their own mom sit on them She doesn't know she has kids, though. Probably could've used their father, he does whatever I make him do lol. Sweet boy.

 

[Cryss]

Or a good food thermometer...I got one of these and never needed another either in the kitchen or the incubator room.

FOOD thermometer! You trying to scare those babies?

 

[aart]

FOOD thermometer! You trying to scare those babies?

Most accurate therm on the market, other than a human medical therm.

 

[Cryss]

Most accurate therm on the market, other than a human medical therm.

I do tend to think along medical lines. Retired nurse.

 

[Cyprus]

I candled to check the eggs, and all but 2 are dead.

 

[Cryss]

I candled to check the eggs, and all but 2 are dead.

I'm so sorry to hear this. Good luck with the remaining 2.

 

[rjohns39]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Good luck with the remaining 2.

X2

 

[aart]

I candled to check the eggs, and all but 2 are dead.

AhCrap!!
That stinks....they were on, what, day 3-4?

 

[Cyprus]

AhCrap!!
That stinks....they were on, what, day 3-4?

Yeah. Day 3 when power went out, transitioned to 4 during outage. I have some hope at least, because the Serama eggs are a little hard to see into. Brown shells.

I rechecked to make certain. 2 for sure still alive eggs, 4 ?'s that I think are alive 2 ?'s that I'm almost positive are not fertile (too dark to see much) and the rest are clears. I'll recheck day 12 or so.

Annoyingly, it's been proven that the frizzled pullet is not being bred. She's the one I really needed the chicks from. She's laying, but no action. Maybe my cockerel doesn't like frizzled?

 

[Cyprus]

On another note, the two littles aren't eating or drinking and I've dipped their beaks. Their siblings are eating and drinking and they watch. Suggestions? I have ND but don't like to use it after a bad experience of a chick aspirating despite careful attention.