My First (and 2nd) adopt and egg hatch-a-long of the year

[junior67]

We've used muti-colored mini zipties for ours. you can make them loose enough that they don't fall off but will fine if left on for more than a week

I thought of that too.. but they are all together and I can't tell them apart. When the 2 were stuck this morning and I had to assist them I didn't want to put them in with the 12 active chicks when so weak and they had to finish hatching. So I quickly moved the Ameraucana over into the other incubator so the 2 weak ones could have the other incubator to themselves. I wasn't even thinking about mixing them up just thinking about keeping the other babies safe and it was before work so I didn't have a ton of time... Oh well. hopefully I will be able to tell them apart before I sell some. LMAO!

 

[junior67]

I went up and checked on the last egg again shortly after I posted that and there was no more movement. I am kicking myself for not doing a safety hole or checking sooner but I couldn't be sure it internally pipped and it wasn't chirping when I checked it. I opened it up and it was DIS. fully formed all veins absorbed and yolk sac absorbed.

I then opened the other 2 I thought had quit. the other owlbeard quit sometime in lockdown. I didn't fully open that one as it looked a bit smaller and still had the yolk sac. The SF had internally pipped and everything was absorbed but it never externally pipped.

So totals for this hatch (the Cochins were horrible, my flock was terrible. but the other shipped eggs were decent for shipped).....

3 from my flock

2 Cochins

5 Lemon Owlbeards (the other one is still hanging on but still weak. it is in the incubator still and I am trying nutridrench and some egg yolk)

6 Chocolate Emeralds

2 Lavender Ameraucana

5 Salmon Faverolles

total of 23 chicks. (way more DIS than I wanted or ever had before. )


I am hopefully setting duck eggs tomorrow. Wish me luck as I have NEVER hatched ducks so a bit intimidated. My daughter wanted ducklings I love them but don't want ducks and don't have room for them so someone I know from a FB group is giving me eggs to hatch out and wants all the babies that hatch back. so excited to give that a try. I may do a hatch-a-long for that.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I went up and checked on the last egg again shortly after I posted that and there was no more movement. I am kicking myself for not doing a safety hole or checking sooner but I couldn't be sure it internally pipped and it wasn't chirping when I checked it. I opened it up and it was DIS. fully formed all veins absorbed and yolk sac absorbed.

I then opened the other 2 I thought had quit. the other owlbeard quit sometime in lockdown. I didn't fully open that one as it looked a bit smaller and still had the yolk sac. The SF had internally pipped and everything was absorbed but it never externally pipped.

So totals for this hatch (the Cochins were horrible, my flock was terrible. but the other shipped eggs were decent for shipped).....

3 from my flock

2 Cochins

5 Lemon Owlbeards (the other one is still hanging on but still weak. it is in the incubator still and I am trying nutridrench and some egg yolk)

6 Chocolate Emeralds

2 Lavender Ameraucana

5 Salmon Faverolles

total of 23 chicks. (way more DIS than I wanted or ever had before. )


I am hopefully setting duck eggs tomorrow. Wish me luck as I have NEVER hatched ducks so a bit intimidated. My daughter wanted ducklings I love them but don't want ducks and don't have room for them so someone I know from a FB group is giving me eggs to hatch out and wants all the babies that hatch back. so excited to give that a try. I may do a hatch-a-long for that.

Congratulations on the chicks that hatched!
Im sorry about all the ones who didnt
I hope the Lemon Owlbeard makes it!


Ducks are dun but messy

 

[junior67]

Congratulations on the chicks that hatched!
Im sorry about all the ones who didnt
I hope the Lemon Owlbeard makes it!


Ducks are dun but messy

So far it is hanging in there and getting more active. I need to figure out what I am doing with it if I get the duck eggs. I don't think it is strong enough for the brooder yet.

Yes I have heard how messy they are!!! That is why I figured a few days to a week and off they go. Lol