MGG's Hatching Thread!

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Just found this, I’ll be following along

Same! Sounds great! But sorry about your quitter today @MGG

Also @MGG, how are your broody eggs doing? They must be pretty close to hatching date right?

 

[MGG]

Same! Sounds great! But sorry about your quitter today @MGG

Also @MGG, how are your broody eggs doing? They must be pretty close to hatching date right?

Thanks!
Well, these babies are intended for my broody hen if they hatch. She's on day 23 now. I am thinking about just finding some babies for her. I feel so bad that she's still waiting.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

It's day 13. I feel like such a failure. Another quitter this morning. My incubator has been doing amazing, I don't know what the problem is. The temp hasn't gotten below 99, and not above 100.2. Humidity has been in the 40s.
I'm down to 5 eggs.

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear this! Sometimes quitters just happen. You could do eggtopsies to try to get a better idea as to why but sometimes you just can't know.

When ordering eggs online, you're getting eggs from a flock that you can't see. You don't know how that flock is cared for, what they're fed, how clean they are, whether the eggs are left out in the elements or collected quickly, you don't know how the eggs were stored or whether they were gently rocked before shipment, and don't even get me started on what they possibly could have gone through in shipment, tossing, dropping, radiation from x-rays, etc.
With that many things out of your hands and then the occasional genetic issues. It probably doesn't behave anything to do with you.

I had a great hatch from my shipped eggs, super healthy babies but there were still quitters. One was a late quitter that I did an eggtopsy on and it was completely dwarfed! Short legs, beak, neck, pudgy short little toes...I mean, it was adorable but it was supposed to be a standard sized chick and that was clearly the reason it quit and if it had hatched I'm sure it would have struggled to thrive.

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Thanks!
Well, these babies are intended for my broody hen if they hatch. She's on day 23 now. I am thinking about just finding some babies for her. I feel so bad that she's still waiting.

Oh okay! Yeah sounds great!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I did an eggtopsy. Looked like the baby had crossbeak.

See! My point exactly! There was likely a genetic issue in the flock and may have a lot to do with the higher number of quitters you're seeing.

 

[MarshyRooster]

Good luck! I hope the rest of your eggs hatch . Ivy sounds very patient. I bet she's going to enjoy taking care of the chicks even more after the wait!

 

[human1]

It's day 13. I feel like such a failure. Another quitter this morning. My incubator has been doing amazing, I don't know what the problem is. The temp hasn't gotten below 99, and not above 100.2. Humidity has been in the 40s.
I'm down to 5 eggs.

aw i'm sorry
i doubt it's your fault, MGG, but i hope the rest are okay

I did an eggtopsy. Looked like the baby had crossbeak.

aww

Thanks!
Well, these babies are intended for my broody hen if they hatch. She's on day 23 now. I am thinking about just finding some babies for her. I feel so bad that she's still waiting.

 

[Kellyjenny]

aw i'm sorry
i doubt it's your fault, MGG, but i hope the rest are okay

aww

Wishing you lots of luck.

 

[MGG]

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear this! Sometimes quitters just happen. You could do eggtopsies to try to get a better idea as to why but sometimes you just can't know.

When ordering eggs online, you're getting eggs from a flock that you can't see. You don't know how that flock is cared for, what they're fed, how clean they are, whether the eggs are left out in the elements or collected quickly, you don't know how the eggs were stored or whether they were gently rocked before shipment, and don't even get me started on what they possibly could have gone through in shipment, tossing, dropping, radiation from x-rays, etc.
With that many things out of your hands and then the occasional genetic issues. It probably doesn't behave anything to do with you.

I had a great hatch from my shipped eggs, super healthy babies but there were still quitters. One was a late quitter that I did an eggtopsy on and it was completely dwarfed! Short legs, beak, neck, pudgy short little toes...I mean, it was adorable but it was supposed to be a standard sized chick and that was clearly the reason it quit and if it had hatched I'm sure it would have struggled to thrive.

Thanks, Andrea!!! You're right. I expected there to be quitters, but it's always kind of sad. Esp. to see the baby after it dies, and hold it. It was so cute.
Wow, dwarfed?! That's crazy! Did you take any pics?

 

[MGG]

We're on day 14 today! 5 eggs still going strong. I believe both Olive Eggers were infertile, but I kept them in just in case. I think I'll remove them today, they look clear inside when I candled. I don't think the Marans ever developed.
Here are some eggtopsy pics of the baby yesterday, if anyone wants to see.

Spoiler: Eggtopsy Pics

Does everyone agree that that was crossbeak? I've honestly never seen crossbeaks in person before. Poor baby just didn't look right in general though.