Need Help! 18 day old hatching eggs. Hen died

[Sheila 3434]

I have a pip!!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

I have a pip!!!!

 

[Sylie]

I am so sorry for your huge loss, what a tragedy. I vote rebuild the flock and replace the latch with a small gravity latch like this: https://www.houzz.com/product/10863...MIm8fH557o2gIVCdbACh3F0gMtEAYYASABEgIMkvD_BwE
I am so happy that you have a pip!! Maybe you will have enough chicks from this to start your new flock. Congratulations!

 

[B&B FarmsSc]

Just a thought.....cover them with about four to five inches of wheat straw youve soaked in warm water....and put a red dome light about 8 inches above...... Light and airy...holds the heat and humidity...and kinda avoids the shock of moving them this late to an incubator. This does require a substabtial amount of diligence on the part of the Mama/Papa

 

[B&B FarmsSc]

Ived saved countless birds by taking a day off and moving the straw around every couple hours

 

[B&B FarmsSc]

You strart to see a pip....put it into a preset incubator....

 

[TexasSam]

We have kept the temp fairly close to 100 degrees. I have had a vaporizer in the room also. I hear a peep every once in a while so I am assuming some are making it.

Your going to get chicks I know it. You’re doing great!!

 

[Kiki]

You strart to see a pip....put it into a preset incubator....

there is no incubator here.

 

[staceyj]

This is really an uplifting thing to witness even from afar.
Out of tragedy comes joy.
I hope you rebuild your flock indeed.
Hoping for the very best outcome for you and your family.

 

[staceyj]

I am so sorry for your huge loss, what a tragedy. I vote rebuild the flock and replace the latch with a small gravity latch like this: https://www.houzz.com/product/10863...MIm8fH557o2gIVCdbACh3F0gMtEAYYASABEgIMkvD_BwE
I am so happy that you have a pip!! Maybe you will have enough chicks from this to start your new flock. Congratulations!

We use that kind of latch on our enclosed run and secure it with a carabiner. When we first installed it I thought it would be a pain to do that every time I opened and closed it, but it’s become such second nature that I don’t even think about it any more.