March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

[Maah]

HI again everyone- wow this is a busy thread, can't keep up w/ all the post!

I had a bad day- woke up this morning to 6 dead chicks! Somehow my ecoglow got unplugged in the brooder last night, I discovered it when I found the dead chicks. so upset!!! 4 of my basque chicks, 1 choc orp & 1 frizzle. Even tho the heater was on in the house, I guess it wasn't enough to keep them warm enough w/o the ecoglow.

Then had a doc. ap, on the way home DH stopped @ the feed store so we could get our feed. They had bunnies in, DH said go ahead pick out the 3 I liked best! I got 1 male, 2 females. I was so excited

Still sad about my chicks, but this lifted my mood alot!

Oh no!!

Sorry about your chickies.

Congrats on the bunnies...

 

[gapeach717]

HI again everyone- wow this is a busy thread, can't keep up w/ all the post!

I had a bad day- woke up this morning to 6 dead chicks! Somehow my ecoglow got unplugged in the brooder last night, I discovered it when I found the dead chicks. so upset!!! 4 of my basque chicks, 1 choc orp & 1 frizzle. Even tho the heater was on in the house, I guess it wasn't enough to keep them warm enough w/o the ecoglow.

Then had a doc. ap, on the way home DH stopped @ the feed store so we could get our feed. They had bunnies in, DH said go ahead pick out the 3 I liked best! I got 1 male, 2 females. I was so excited

Still sad about my chicks, but this lifted my mood alot!

Oh honey!! No!!! This makes me so sad for you!!! I can't believe that!!! ((((Hugs)))) I can't imagine how upset you must be, have fun with your bunnies!! Our TSC doesn't do rabbits. We have them, but we have to cut back on them til we move. We are way maxed out bunny wise, lol.

 

[gapeach717]

Oh NO! That is one of my worst fears. I keep mine in the house for the first week just in case, so that I can hear their distressed chirping if something were to happen.

Congrats on the rabbits!!! What kinds are they? Are they just pets or something else? We need pics! I have 2 myself: Theodore who is a 2.5 year old 2.5 lb Holland lop, and Ariadne who is a one year old mini rex/lionhead mix that I've had since she was born

How's your hatch going??? Aren't we hatch buddies???

What kind of candler is everyone using? I use a flashlight but it is so hard to candle the colored eggs. I am thinking of having my son make one for me using a lightbulb and a wooden box like I've seen on one of the forum threads.

I bought a 900 lumens led off amazon and 2 rechargeable batteries with charger, it is SUPER bright!!

 

[gapeach717]

So interesting and confusing. Had tons of chicks hatch but almost NONE of my silkies made it past lockdown. All were moving on lockdown day, I think only 2 hatched??? What gives???

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

I just use my daddy's maglite flashlight. It works ok, but I'd like to make a candling box eventually.



 

I use a mini mag light that belongs to my 9 yr son it works great

 

[hokankai]

How's your hatch going??? Aren't we hatch buddies???

I bought a 900 lumens led off amazon and 2 rechargeable batteries with charger, it is SUPER bright!!

We're only a couple hours into day 20, so maybe we weren't hatch buddies afterall....LOL. I'm thinking I'm going to check for internal pipping tonight.

 

[thailand]

HI again everyone- wow this is a busy thread, can't keep up w/ all the post!

I had a bad day- woke up this morning to 6 dead chicks! Somehow my ecoglow got unplugged in the brooder last night, I discovered it when I found the dead chicks. so upset!!! 4 of my basque chicks, 1 choc orp & 1 frizzle. Even tho the heater was on in the house, I guess it wasn't enough to keep them warm enough w/o the ecoglow.

Then had a doc. ap, on the way home DH stopped @ the feed store so we could get our feed. They had bunnies in, DH said go ahead pick out the 3 I liked best! I got 1 male, 2 females. I was so excited

Still sad about my chicks, but this lifted my mood alot!

Oh sooo sorry to hear about your poor chicks. That's heartbreaking...

We have bunnies too....7 of them, and 1 dog, 5 cats, tropical fish, 5 chickens currently, 2 talking lovebirds (as well as their 4 x 10 week old lovebird babies, and another clutch on the way).....life sure is busy. Just love animals!!!

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

I believe is was Brookhavens that suggested putting a towel at one end of the incubator and tipping it back and forth for turning. I did that this morning and evening, but is that good enough turning?

 

[hokankai]

That's how I turn my eggs except I use an egg carton wedged under to make a 45 degree angle.

So I just candled my eggs, day 20 for most of them and day 18 for the rest. I HAVE INTERNAL PIPS! Two are pipped internally, a couple are bumping the membrane, and the rest are taking their sweet time, but everyone's alive!

For anyone who cares my hatch cam will be live tomorrow to catch the action! I'll be checking them in the morning for external pips!!!

 

[gapeach717]

That's how I turn my eggs except I use an egg carton wedged under to make a 45 degree angle.

So I just candled my eggs, day 20 for most of them and day 18 for the rest. I HAVE INTERNAL PIPS! Two are pipped internally, a couple are bumping the membrane, and the rest are taking their sweet time, but everyone's alive!

For anyone who cares my hatch cam will be live tomorrow to catch the action! I'll be checking them in the morning for external pips!!!

I have three sets left this month, I'm not going anywhere!! I need to get y'all some pics of the survivors from hatch 1!! They are getting all their feathers in already!!!