May hatch-a-long

[chickenmama109]

Most of the chicks I've had under broody hens have hatched at day 21 or sometime day 22 so hopefully you'll have a chick soon, I know it's hard to be patient though!

I candled the egg that was no longer rocking/peeping and there was no movement so I decided to make a little hole in the air cell. The chick had pipped internally but had a really severe scissor beak and must have been unable to break through the shell and had died

The two that hatched seems to be doing well though (although the warren x is quite small compared to the dorking x).

thanks im so sorry about your chick

 

[KittyCat13]

thanks im so sorry about your chick

Thank you, it's a shame to lose a chick, but I'm almost glad it passed before it could hatch as I think it would have had to have been culled as it was really very bad.

I've got 6 Brahma eggs due next Tuesday so everything crossed for a good hatch with them! Plus 9 eggs under my Dorking which I'll candle on Thursday this week.

 

[chickenmama109]

Thank you, it's a shame to lose a chick, but I'm almost glad it passed before it could hatch as I think it would have had to have been culled as it was really very bad.

I've got 6 Brahma eggs due next Tuesday so everything crossed for a good hatch with them! Plus 9 eggs under my Dorking which I'll candle on Thursday this week.

yes i understand i hate seeing animals in pain good luck with your hatch hope every thing goes well

 

[sawilliams]

I love how much more active broody hatch chicks are then bator hatch chick

 

[chickenmama109]

so it is day 20 and i had to candle to see if there was any movement and when i candled and the whole egg was dark i could not see an air cell is this good or bad

 

[sawilliams]

so it is day 20 and i had to candle to see if there was any movement and when i candled and the whole egg was dark i could not see an air cell is this good or bad

That is a 50/50 possibly good becuase it has broken into the air sac. But possibly bad becuase it may be malposistioned. It might be a good idea to do a safety hole and check things out

 

[ldawntaylor]

No more pips that I can see. But it is only day 22.

I came home to a new chick. So far 10 of the 13 that made it to lockdown have hatched.

Tomorrow night I plan to candle again unless there is one or more with an external pip.

It seems that a 77% hatch rate is respectable. But perhaps it was beginners luck.

Pictures of the new one tomorrow when the light is better.

 

[ldawntaylor]

As planned the single chick is still in the incubator tonight. I did put a little food on a paper towel in case.

I was worrying about how to make water accessible and had an idea.

I put a cap from a milk jug near the food and put some water in it.

This new hatchling should be okay with the others right? Or do I need to keep it separate for a day or two?

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

4 Black Bearded Silkies and 2 Blue-Laced Red Wyandottes in lockdown! <3

 

[chickenmama109]

That is a 50/50 possibly good becuase it has broken into the air sac. But possibly bad becuase it may be malposistioned. It might be a good idea to do a safety hole and check things out

well today is day 21 and still no pip i want to do a safety hole but i dont know how too i tryed on my bantam egg and im not too sure on how to do it