My Eggs from Sonew arrived!! I HAVE A BABY!!!!!!!!!

[blessedchickenmama7]

Morning, y'all!

Rachel is still pretty wobbly this morning. More than I thought. She's dry but crusty just like the other olive egger was. I took her out of the bator and put her in the brooder, and let me tell you! Whew, Madeline is feeling those Wheaties that Sonew said she feeds them

She was horrid to poor Rachel who is still not too steady on her legs. I removed Madeline and held her myself for a bit and Bella and Rachel are fine together. Then I added Madeline back to the mix and she made a beeline for Rachel and began pecking, hard. And then Bella joined in. Poor Rachel just cowers. So that's why she's back in the bator til she can stand solidly on those legs and show Madeline who's boss.

On another note, since I've gotten to handle them, both olive EE's have feathered legs on the outside of the shanks. Especially Rachel! The ones I had before didn't have that. They just had green legs. How cool is that??

We have no more pips and no wiggling that I could see this morning. I think we may be finished. #14 was wiggling pretty good last night but still has not pipped. If it does, that will be 3 olive eggers and one silkie. Not bad for all these eggs have been through I think. A rough ride here, a temp spike early, swinging temps at lockdown, hey, I am happy and looking forward to the middle of February to do it all again!! right now, I will leave the others in there for another day or two, and hope for at least one more.

 

[texasgal]

Wonderful update ..

Madeline needs a spanking!!

 

[KKatknap]

Thank you for your faithful updates! What fun (and a little sadness) to be able to follow along. I learn a lot from your sharing of your experiences - thank you again.

CUTE babies!

I hope you get another!

 

[sonew123]

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That little punk! chicks are so funny--just wait until Rachael gets her strength

 

[OwensMom]

Blessedmama, what a ride. But now you have 3 babies! Madeline sounds like a handfull. She may need some alone time. Let the girls mess with her. She believes that she is the dinosaur she was meant to be!! I learned alto from your experience and thanks for the experience. cannot wait for the middle of feb!! take care, Lynn

 

[sonew123]

is there anymoe news? did you "go in and check" After I thinkMy hatch is finished-2 -3 days later I have pipped all eggs to check--most of the time they have passed:-( But I have found 1 or two that are stuck and I helped out..

 

[blessedchickenmama7]

Ok, I finally did remove Madeline and made her the "single" chick for a while. It seems to have helped. Still some pecking going on, but nothing like before.

Rachel is going to be beautiful, Natalie! She's yellow but she has these unique spots all over. She reminds me of that beautiful roo of yours. I am so hoping she turns out to be colored like that. And that she's a she.

In our house, they are all shes until one crows. I hold out hope. Madeline has me a little concerned that's she'll become a Max though. Those feet and legs and that attitude are screaming roo right now. But it wouldn't be so bad if I got a pair of olive eggers. Actually, that would be great!

I'm going to make an ee pen, cochin pen and silkie pen. And the rest will be together in the big pen as mutts. I'm looking forward to more of Natalie's eggs in the future. I want me a lavender silkie eventually! And I want to try again for a blue egger. She has the prettiest birds!

 

[blessedchickenmama7]

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No... I didn't know to. I will do that and report back.

 

[blessedchickenmama7]

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No... I didn't know to. I will do that and report back.

Uh, how to? I know earlier you said in a plastic bag. But if I pip the egg, how do I do it? Do I just poke a little hole with tweezer tips?

 

[sonew123]

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No... I didn't know to. I will do that and report back.

Uh, how to? I know earlier you said in a plastic bag. But if I pip the egg, how do I do it? Do I just poke a little hole with tweezer tips?

yup little hole where the air sac is very sharp pointy scissors or tweezers-I use tweezers-where they should have pipped....alot of the times when you do it you can see it shrink wrapped in there..I do it the size of a pencil eraser-little hole that way you can see in and see if its moving if it is put it right back in bator. Get a ziploc reayd just in case...I have had many eggs leftover and pipped them all just to find out they had all perished before hatching