March 2017! Hatch with us!

[Jessimom]

hmmmm ok I understand upright is better but not in the turner I have an idea as to what I can do I could make a egg sitter that has holes for the eggs to position them upright but give a stable area so they can't get hurt and able to rest in between the rows of eggs do you think about 2 inches of space between each row of eggs would do?

I hatch all mine laying down and let the eggs touch. I believe the chicks communicate with each other. The one time I tried to hatch upright, it appeared to me the chick had to work so much harder than the ones laying flat. I hatch about 90% shipped eggs. I would probably have a better hatch if I hatched them upright, but I figure only the strongest survive. I do help the ones that are obviously struggling, but mostly I let them fend for themselves.

 

[WVduckchick]

I
was courious about that myself is it better to leave them in the turner at lockdown?? Or lay them down I can do both but would love to know which one is better before I build my incubator this summer

Agree with Jessimom. Definitely out of the turner. I lay them down at hatch though, only hatch upright if they didn't lose enough moisture and risk drowning. Lay them down with he lowest side of the dip in the air cell pointed up.

Wanted to show everyone moma hen that I rescued the eggs for she is one of my special girls and sweet as can be

Pretty girl! Looks alot like my OEGB Harriett, now broody sitting on 7 Serama eggs on day 16!

 

[yeye5]

So, my happy chick picture book...


this is Itsy who is a silkie from a very small mom, hatched 3-1 with his/her adopted Brahma sibling, 2 weeks old!


These are my new Brahma babies, adopted by Mima yesterday.
Names so far for sure: Daisy and Tulip. I think there's a Sunflower in there too...2 more names will find us.


More of the same silly Brahmas.


2-3 day old GLWs also adopted by Mima yesterday: Ginger and Rose

 

[angieangie]

Clenched like this?

If so, you will need to make boots for them. They won't fix themselves. It's called Curled toes. Here is one of the posts about how to fix it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72885/boot-for-curled-toes-on-3-month-old-chicken-update-w-pics

Good luck!

Yes like that. They all have it! And the one gets it stuck on her/his wing. I know they aren't even a day old, but it seems weird.

 

[yeye5]

More...


This is Rose


And this is Ginger (who is looking remarkably like a penguin right about now...)


And here is our miniature brooder mom-box. The blanket goes under and around the outside, cardboard covers (at night) the edges of the box, blanket drapes again over the closed box which is weighted down by a couple of safely placed bricks. The neon sweatshirt with holes used to be one I wore (see holes). I startled Mima this late morning after the dawn head-count to ensure everyone was doing well. I lifted her, she flapped a lot, spilled water so I put blanket innards (thanks to my blanket eating dogs) down, covered by an arm of the sweatshirt folded over several times. I didn't want to "mess with the science" of the brooder mom-box that had worked thru winter-in-spring 30's again last night. I figured I couldn't reinvent the box any better so I "fixed" it.
Tonight we'll "only" go down to 44-45 degrees after which we should see this weather pattern break up. We will of course move the new family into Much Larger Accomadations! Ah, the luxury I see coming. Ooh the challenge I see in the peeps exploring and eventually though plz not too quickly exiting the box to learn to be mini-chickens.
I've got to take this slowly in my head!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Agree with Jessimom. Definitely out of the turner. I lay them down at hatch though, only hatch upright if they didn't lose enough moisture and risk drowning. Lay them down with he lowest side of the dip in the air cell pointed up.
Pretty girl! Looks alot like my OEGB Harriett, now broody sitting on 7 Serama eggs on day 16!

Yes they are the only difference is the white on the side of the head I had to study hard to tell the difference but after about 30 pics that looked like her and sending in a pic of her to the society they finally agreed that she was a Dutch and not English then wanted to buy her from me for 3 dollars they were crazy!! Does yours actually chat with you I can talk to her and she atruts around making little sounds and if I don't see her she flaps her wings and squalks to get my attention and she wags her tail a lot sweetestcthing I have ever seen

 

[angieangie]

And it looks like the newborn chicks hips are not in the joint. Not sure if this is normal.

 

[WVduckchick]

I usually give them about 24 hours to uncurl. If they don't straighten out by then, I do this

 

[Jessimom]

And it looks like the newborn chicks hips are not in the joint. Not sure if this is normal.

Can you post pictures or better a video?

 

[WVduckchick]

I like this page for help determining leg issues

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry