Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[daisychick]

goochgirl, When you get your temps and stuff going good you should use both of your certificates and set them all at once and increase your odds of getting some great chicks to hatch!!!

That was very nice of you to offer one of them for me, but trust me I have plenty of chickens (I don't even know exactly how many....LOL! ) So I would love for you to get a good hatch from your hard luck certificates.

 

[SteveH]

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I lost my quail chick today, the only one I had hatch for NYD hatch. It seemed to be doing great and then last night and today it was not walking the same. I put down some rubber shelf liner to maybe give it more grip, but it seemed to be something else wrong with it???? It had sugar water and vitamins but nothing seemed to help. Then it started getting pasty butt, so I picked it up to clean off it's backside and it collapsed in my hand.

I think it was about done and me picking it up was the last straw. I have no idea why it went downhill so fast. But needles to say I am chickless.......for now.

Sorry Chandra .

 

[daisychick]

Thanks Steve! Sorry about your little chick too.

 

[daisychick]

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Yeah! Those are the naked necks that are going to take over the world.

 

[leeandtina]

does anyone know what post is the one w/pics of the egg carton hatching info? i've been looking for quite awhile now and i still can't find it. i'd appreciate a hint

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Yeah! Those are the naked necks that are going to take over the world.

The chickens are super excited about it, too. All the eggs I've collected so far were still warm in the coop. I've got some shoveling out to do today so hopefully I can continue to stalk the nest boxes.

I know you will get some NN cuties from this - my broody just hatched 3 out, too. Phase one of Turken Takeover is progressing nicely.

 

[BHep]

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Yeah! Those are the naked necks that are going to take over the world.

The chickens are super excited about it, too. All the eggs I've collected so far were still warm in the coop. I've got some shoveling out to do today so hopefully I can continue to stalk the nest boxes.

I know you will get some NN cuties from this - my broody just hatched 3 out, too. Phase one of Turken Takeover is progressing nicely.

I had a question about the NN. My little chick sleeps standing up with beak to the floor ( I really need to get a pic of that). Now her (I hope) neck is a starting to peel. Is she getting sunburn from the heatlamp. The lamp is about 4 feet above the brooder and temps inside the brooder are at 80-83 right now. Should I put some neosporin or vasaline on her neck?

 

[dsqard]

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I think post 4053 is what you are looking for.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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The chickens are super excited about it, too. All the eggs I've collected so far were still warm in the coop. I've got some shoveling out to do today so hopefully I can continue to stalk the nest boxes.

I know you will get some NN cuties from this - my broody just hatched 3 out, too. Phase one of Turken Takeover is progressing nicely.

I had a question about the NN. My little chick sleeps standing up with beak to the floor ( I really need to get a pic of that). Now her (I hope) neck is a starting to peel. Is she getting sunburn from the heatlamp. The lamp is about 4 feet above the brooder and temps inside the brooder are at 80-83 right now. Should I put some neosporin or vasaline on her neck?

I don't and mine are peeling a bit, too. They also get burnt in the summer a little bit from the sun, but I've had no issues I've had to step in on.

 

[dsqard]

OK finally got my page done! Here is the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=60251
Here is a shot of all the newbies a week later: