Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Arielle]

I have 10 out of 24 pipped through the shell. 2 of them pipped at the wrong end. I flipped one around and then I saw the other one. Should I be fipping the pipped end up to assist or should I leave them alone??? HELP!!!!

WHen they pip at the wrong end- you will have to decide which way you want to handle this. WHen I was hatching only a few and I had lost my only hen of that breed, every chick mattered. In that case, I did help the chicks hatch. IMO chicks hatching on the wrong end generaly do not zip, so I help. Remember there is a long process of finishing vein absorption and yolk, so immediate assistance is not effective; 24 hours is reasonable to wait.

There used to be a mean little boy that lived here in the court . 5 years old or so. Many times I caught him throwing rocks at my stallion. Went down to his mother and asked her to keep him home and the reason why ( He was throwing rocks at my horses.) Her reply was not my little boy he wouldn't beside he never goes down there. OK I thought.
I I had put a hot wire about 18 inch off the ground around the bottom of the fence to keep dogs out of pen. I saw the little monster out by the pen. He was in that man stand of going to go pee. I stayed in the house and watched him pee on the hot wire. He let out a scream took off running and crying like someone killed him. I about dead laughing. His mother was down here in minutes madder than an hornet. I am still laughing. I just replied your son does come down here....

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Good for you to prove the point!!! What did the mother say ?????

 

[Wisher1000]

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Nice concise explanation, very helpful!

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I think (hope) my Hatchitis will make working Monday out of the question. My temps were pretty steady throughout the hatch. The times I had fluctuations, it was always low. I am planning to have pips late.

I couldn't post last night just before I went to bed. I had a long multi-quote and lost it. All I can remember is that SCG said she mingt need my help with work.....

....There ya' go! What can I say? I'm a giver and strive to keep a servant's heart! Whatever I can do to help....

 

[ChestnutRidge]

How's this for a first pip !!!! And now there are 4 all together.

All EO's. So far nothing on the 2 araucana, 2 BC Marans or 4 B/B/S Orps that made it to lockdown

Fantastic picture!

1 more swap egg, so 15 so far from Thursday-set eggs. One of little crooked-toed Sneakers' blue tape shoes fell off already. I'd still love any advice or a link on that front.

 

[PollyC]

I have eggs pipping, they are the NY eggs, 1 is zipping his way out. I am so excited, These eggs have been through quite a bit from being cold to a couple of rides in the car. will be tough little bugges.

 

[Wisher1000]

Oh, one more thing, the toilet tissue rings that I tried to use as egg holders? Complete fail! As soon as the humidity got to them, they unraveled and laid the eggs on their sides. I guess you don't learn if you don't experiment!

 

[Lady Chickadee]

I have four eggs that aren't doing anything, one that's peeping, one that has pipped, and the rest have hatched out.

 

[RollinWithTheStones]

Still okay? I used a stick to remove some of the open shells so the chicks had some extra room and I didn't know they were stuck to eggs. The eggs that were not hatched moved.

I know hatched chicks are notorious for rolling eggs.

Chances they will be okay?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Oh, one more thing, the toilet tissue rings that I tried to use as egg holders? Complete fail! As soon as the humidity got to them, they unraveled and laid the eggs on their sides. I guess you don't learn if you don't experiment!

Well at least that helps me some... people recommend using them to prevent cutworm in the garden and I was nervous they wouldn't disintegrate.

Thanks for doing the experiment.

 

[mbleily]

There used to be a mean little boy that lived here in the court . 5 years old or so. Many times I caught him throwing rocks at my stallion. Went down to his mother and asked her to keep him home and the reason why ( He was throwing rocks at my horses.) Her reply was not my little boy he wouldn't beside he never goes down there. OK I thought.
I I had put a hot wire about 18 inch off the ground around the bottom of the fence to keep dogs out of pen. I saw the little monster out by the pen. He was in that man stand of going to go pee. I stayed in the house and watched him pee on the hot wire. He let out a scream took off running and crying like someone killed him. I about dead laughing. His mother was down here in minutes madder than an hornet. I am still laughing. I just replied your son does come down here....

I got such a laugh about that. I hope he learned his lesson and didn't come back! I am still laughing.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

Some pictures...

Here's little Sneakers before my shoeing attempts


The fluffy butt beside her is a Silver Ameraucana x Speckled Sussex. (Question: If the rooster is SS and the hen is SA, is it "SS over SA" or "SA over SS"?)



And here are my Basques!!! I have 8 so far, including little Sneakers and one which seems to have leg issues but just hatched this morning.