May 2021 Hatch - A - Long

[AusHen]

First quail is out. Big chick decieded to try and eat its feet and even flung it a little so snatched it out before it hurts the quail. I may try and introduce it to broody Bella when her chicks hatch which went into "lockdown" yesterday.
Here is the bully named Echo

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had 3 eggs hatch and one I am waiting on Friz/NN. I have a duck egg aswell that is in the aircell. I am just waiting on those. One egg I think due on weds. is a welsummer mix. I don't have hatching plans beyond that.

 

[BullChick]

I didn't calibrate anything because I don't know how. I'm using a thermometer and hydrometer made for hatching, so since they're made for hatching, I figured they'd be good to go. It is a styrofoam still air incubator. After they'd been in there for a few weeks somebody told me to move the eggs, so I did that one time.

Is it still possible for some of the other eggs to hatch?

There's a little beak working away on that egg.

Use your imagination for a digital thermometer. Putting it in a ziplock bag should work to keep it dry while in the ice bath.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Rather then all the pain of a small digital thermometer and calibrating etc just get a good old fashioned mercury one. Yes they still make those. They aren't hard to read, they don't need batterys or power and they are as accurate as you can get

 

[gimmie birdies]

My last NN/Frizzle "Flora" She is also naked on her back and butt.

 

[The Kooky Kiwi]

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My last NN/Frizzle "Flora" She is also naked on her back and butt.

I have to admit - I'm conflicted.
Part of me recognises the cuteness of any chick - in which case this picture elicits the usual "aawwww".
The other part of me just doesn't appreciate the naked neck trait.

 

[AusHen]

Went to check on broody bella and she was off the very cold eggs, candled and there was no movement.
Two more quail have hatched and one zipped most of the way then looks to have passed. Pips on some of the other eggs

 

[BullChick]

Went to check on broody bella and she was off the very cold eggs, candled and there was no movement.
Two more quail have hatched and one zipped most of the way then looks to have passed. Pips on some of the other eggs

I’m sorry for the problems, but happy for the hatches.

 

[AusHen]

OMG I put the eggs in the incubator because of the saying "its not dead until its warm and dead" and after they warmed up THERE IS MOVEMENT IN BOTH EGGS!!!!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

3 hatched. The others DIS. Incubator litterally dried out over night