Mornin' everyone! Congrats on the hatches and best wishes going out to those still waiting.
I have 15 of 30 out.
The Ameraucana on the half shell [love the sound of that
] was addressed after a couple hours sleep. I dampened anything stuck to the upper half and got all but a few little fragments of shell off; lowered the rest in a cup of warm water, and it basicly fell off a few dips.
I had three zip and quit last night [technically this morning] and they were all glued tight as ticks to a dog's ear. I used the same technique on them. All are alive, the Ameraucana on the shell and a Sussex are not on their feet wel but tryingl. The Sussex had pipped correctlly, then zipped down vertically, turned left and stopped. It was upside down in the shell when I opened it, and I wonder if one leg was even working correctly when it tried to zip.
I sat it in a carton and it pushed out and returned to the floor to stumble to a place and where it could get both legs under it. Time well tell if it's going to walk better.
I had two pipped and stalled long term. I enlarged both pips, drawing blood on one, and returned them to the bator. I'm pretty sure they're both glued, but waiting to see what happens. Thirteen others are not pipped.
I'm 90% sure the rising humidity from so many pipping and/or zipping in a short time caused the sticky chicks. I've pulled both plugs from the large vents, and spent a lot of time readjusting the wafer to compensate for the increased air flow. If the hygrometer still calibrates to 6 points under what it reads, it's at 66% and will not go lower. [House humidity is higher than I've hatched at before due to rain.]
As I've typed, the Sussex has got up and is walking better.
The Ameraucana can't be identified, it may be walking fine also.
I have 15 of 30 out.
The Ameraucana on the half shell [love the sound of that
I had three zip and quit last night [technically this morning] and they were all glued tight as ticks to a dog's ear. I used the same technique on them. All are alive, the Ameraucana on the shell and a Sussex are not on their feet wel but tryingl. The Sussex had pipped correctlly, then zipped down vertically, turned left and stopped. It was upside down in the shell when I opened it, and I wonder if one leg was even working correctly when it tried to zip.
I had two pipped and stalled long term. I enlarged both pips, drawing blood on one, and returned them to the bator. I'm pretty sure they're both glued, but waiting to see what happens. Thirteen others are not pipped.
I'm 90% sure the rising humidity from so many pipping and/or zipping in a short time caused the sticky chicks. I've pulled both plugs from the large vents, and spent a lot of time readjusting the wafer to compensate for the increased air flow. If the hygrometer still calibrates to 6 points under what it reads, it's at 66% and will not go lower. [House humidity is higher than I've hatched at before due to rain.]
As I've typed, the Sussex has got up and is walking better.
