MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

[shahtir101]

@mlm Mike I did start the wry neck treatment it helped but she still can't hold herself up. She can hold her head up though.

@Sally Sunshine she hasnormal poo. There could be under heating as I turned off the heat lamp that night. I have been doing it for a week and the room stays at about 70-80 degrees. She eats and drinks as well as everyone else and the only today couldn't hold herself up but is just as perky. She has heat and is propped up and her head and neck are supported. I'm not quite sure what's going on with her. I checked feed and bedding as well.

 

[mlm Mike]

@mlm Mike I did start the wry neck treatment it helped but she still can't hold herself up. She can hold her head up though.

@Sally Sunshine she hasnormal poo. There could be under heating as I turned off the heat lamp that night. I have been doing it for a week and the room stays at about 70-80 degrees. She eats and drinks as well as everyone else and the only today couldn't hold herself up but is just as perky. She has heat and is propped up and her head and neck are supported. I'm not quite sure what's going on with her. I checked feed and bedding as well.

I'd keep doing the wry neck treatment, how old is she, you might want to keep some extra heat while treating not too hot. She eats and drinks ok?

 

[ambe0487]

Has There been any progress made?

Yes! It hatched while i was gone. The second egg I noticed is also pipped but is malpositioned. It looked really dry so I wrapped it in a damp towel. Fingers crossed. So far I have 4 cinnamon queen/French Maran mix and 1 OE/ Welsummer mix as well.

 

[Chaos18]

Yes! It hatched while i was gone. The second egg I noticed is also pipped but is malpositioned. It looked really dry so I wrapped it in a damp towel. Fingers crossed. So far I have 4 cinnamon queen/French Maran mix and 1 OE/ Welsummer mix as well.

Congrats. My last hatch I had a malpo as well, it hatched just fine on it own.

 

[Hawk12]

@Sally Sunshine I will definitely post pics. I'd like your advice on what qualities to look for and which ones I should keep. I don't have many but I'd like to breed them eventually so I don't want any with bad characteristics.

 

[shahtir101]

I'd keep doing the wry neck treatment, how old is she, you might want to keep some extra heat while treating not too hot. She eats and drinks ok?

She is 4 weeks but she is very small even smaller than the 4 week old seramas. I have the heat lamp for her but it isn't super hot. She will eat and drink if you put the food and stuff in front of her

 

[sdubski]

Hatch update:
Ten dry chicks transferred to brooder this evening.

5 Lavender Orpingtonst
5 Ameracauna/Barred Rock/Australorp mix (Two black, two yellow, one blue? with yellow wings)

Does anyone have a picture of a blue chick?

Two of the Russian Orloffs finally hatched and they are so tiny and cute, but VERY vocal and were not impressed with their curious older siblings. They stayed in the incubator with the other Orloff egg which pipped on the wrong end, but was making progress when I went to put our girl to bed. There are two unpipped still, one Lavender Orpington and the one French Black Copper Marans that made it to lockdown. Hoping for three new chicks in the incubator tomorrow morning, but am happy with the 12/15 we got so far.

We had one weak Lavender Orpington, but she was eating and drinking, just sleeping more than the others in the brooder.

Thank you all again for your encouragement and making me feel welcome as a first timer

 

[Chaos18]

Hatch update:
Ten dry chicks transferred to brooder this evening.

5 Lavender Orpingtonst
5 Ameracauna/Barred Rock/Australorp mix (Two black, two yellow, one blue? with yellow wings)

Does anyone have a picture of a blue chick?

Two of the Russian Orloffs finally hatched and they are so tiny and cute, but VERY vocal and were not impressed with their curious older siblings. They stayed in the incubator with the other Orloff egg which pipped on the wrong end, but was making progress when I went to put our girl to bed. There are two unpipped still, one Lavender Orpington and the one French Black Copper Marans that made it to lockdown. Hoping for three new chicks in the incubator tomorrow morning, but am happy with the 12/15 we got so far.

We had one weak Lavender Orpington, but she was eating and drinking, just sleeping more than the others in the brooder.

Thank you all again for your encouragement and making me feel welcome as a first timer

Congrats on the hatch.

 

[Hawk12]

Hatch update:
Ten dry chicks transferred to brooder this evening.

5 Lavender Orpingtonst
5 Ameracauna/Barred Rock/Australorp mix (Two black, two yellow, one blue? with yellow wings)

Does anyone have a picture of a blue chick?

Two of the Russian Orloffs finally hatched and they are so tiny and cute, but VERY vocal and were not impressed with their curious older siblings. They stayed in the incubator with the other Orloff egg which pipped on the wrong end, but was making progress when I went to put our girl to bed. There are two unpipped still, one Lavender Orpington and the one French Black Copper Marans that made it to lockdown. Hoping for three new chicks in the incubator tomorrow morning, but am happy with the 12/15 we got so far.

We had one weak Lavender Orpington, but she was eating and drinking, just sleeping more than the others in the brooder.

Thank you all again for your encouragement and making me feel welcome as a first timer

That is a great hatch for your first time. Way to go!!

 

[Saris]

Woot, my hatch is complete! 25 chicks hatched!