Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Lisa and girls]

My little girl "helping" DH with his newest rebuild project.

Happy Mother's Day all!!!

 

[theron]

Looks like I am going to end up with only one chick from this entire hatch, great. I would love some advice on what you all think might have gone wrong. I have had very successful hatches from this Hovabator Genesis in the past. I ran the humidity around 30-35% the entire time, then elevated to 75% at lockdown. Eggs were rotated with a turner. One thing I noticed that was different from all my other hatches is that when I candled the eggs, instead of the blood vessels covering the entire area of the egg, the bottom 1/2" to 3/4" of the egg was perfectly clear. The chick that I helped hatch had this clear orangish-yellow tinted jelly all over it and actually got stuck to the bottom of the incubator which was awful, I had to pour warm water on her for several minutes to get her unstuck and then hold her under the faucet to get it all off. The other pipped egg died with its beak sticking out last night, and this same yellow gel gooped out the hole around its beak. I wonder if there is any chance of the other four eggs hatching yet, or if I should just pull them to candle, and break the shell at the air cells to see if they are alive and stuck like the other two. The two that pipped were on Friday night which was right on time for hatching. I think I am done with shipped eggs...

We had that with our recent gosling hatchlings. Tons of yellow goop that was really sticky. I heard that it is from have too high of humidity at the hatch.

 

[ldelahanty]

I was lucky enough to pick up some chickens from RaZ.  Thank you so much!  They were immediately busy pecking scratching in my run once we got home.  They are beautiful!

I too was lucky to have two beautiful hens from RAZ. They are now home in Traverse City on vacation. Sad that it has to snow, but they are warm in the coop. They love the soil in the empty garden boxes and have enjoyed kicking around the mulch with the other chicks. No eggs yet from Crispie, but Gravy has given one every day.
They are a nice addition even if temporary. Thanks RAZ for sharing them.
Leah and Hunter

 

[ldelahanty]

I'm sure that they will be fine. They went home with a loving foster Mom. Even still, they were my girls.
"Gardening impulsive", what a great phrase.
I too, fall into this more often than I care to admit. I suggest waiting another week or 2 and then plant or seed right next to what you already have. 

I can not wait either! I have a million seedlings everywhere and just itching to put them in the dirt. I looked up my frost date and it is not unti June 2! Argh! How will I ever wait

 

[gladahmae]

We had that with our recent gosling hatchlings. Tons of yellow goop that was really sticky. I heard that it is from have too high of humidity at the hatch.

That's been my experience as well. I had the most success during my last 2 hatches (including BIL's hatch since we try to run the same setups) running the first part completely dry, and only bumping humidity when I have a pip, and then only to 50%. If you go into your other eggs if they don't hatch, pay attention to if the chicks had pipped internally, if they were wet and goopy or dry, if the yolk was absorbed or not, if the chick seemed 'big' compared to the size of the egg, etc. If you ask for help in the incubator forum those are all things they'll as you, along with whether or not you calibrated your hygrometer.


Happy Mothers Day all!

 

[Scifisarah]

We had that with our recent gosling hatchlings. Tons of yellow goop that was really sticky. I heard that it is from have too high of humidity at the hatch.

Yes, after further research that seems to have been my problem, darn it all. This was my first time doing "dry" incubation, so I was under the assumption that at the end, you were supposed to get things as humid as possible. So mad at myself. I put the smallest serama chick in with the cochin since they are roughly the same size, but it refuses to believe it is a chicken and is running around looking for me instead. Hopefully it will bond with the other chick soon and calm down.

 

[kimmie6067]

Help one of the chicks that hatched out is driving me crazy it is chirping like crazy it did that when it was still in the egg to. It won't shut up only when sleeping of course.I think I have two sizzle's that hatched feathers look curly.

Kimmie

 

[NovaAman]

The funny thing with the humidity, you can never get a "RIGHT" answer. Some people go as low as 50% at lock down, and I read one lady who puts hers at 85%. I went with a 70%, added when it got to 60%.

 

[gladahmae]

The funny thing with the humidity, you can never get a "RIGHT" answer. Some people go as low as 50% at lock down, and I read one lady who puts hers at 85%. I went with a 70%, added when it got to 60%.

AMEN! Sooooo true!

 

[Lisa and girls]

No one told her she isn't a little birdie. She does this regularly. The only one. Lol. Funny girl.