No Brooders, No Problem

[hokankai]

Chickie momma is the egg full and the aircell large?

After reading this thread I'm concerned that the temperature isn't sufficient for a healthy hatch. A human's core body temp is around 98.6, and the skin temp is probably 95-98. A hen's skin temp during incubation is around 99.5. I know that low temperatures during incubation can cause deformities, incorrect positioning during the hatching period, and weak chicks. I think if one wanted to do this it would be better to incubate in an actual incubator and hatch the baby under a breast if you really wanted to do so since at that point temp isn't as crucial. I'm also concerned about lack of aircell development due to low temps and too high humidity since that can cause chick mortality too. Sorry I'm a science nerd

I'm interested to see if your baby hatches Chickie momma, but it worries me that you can still see so much detail at this point. Usually the eggs become full and black around day 18 and at that point you can't really see much until the chick starts to push against the aircell. Good luck though! I'm rooting for the chick

 

[Just plucky]

We just had 3 chicks hatch at day 30, possibly 32 even, due to the below freezing temps & snow we had here in the PNW. The hen, a Buff Orp was a real trooper, but only 3 hatched, one needing to be assisted, out of 11

They look like healthy fully developed chicks and are acting normal. I'm not saying things cant go wrong when the conditions aren't perfect for them and in fact I think the chances are higher to have things like quitters, sticky chick, malpostions etc when conditions aren't perfect. Nature has her ways though!

 

[Beckie G]

We just had 3 chicks hatch at day 30, possibly 32 even, due to the below freezing temps & snow we had here in the PNW. The hen, a Buff Orp was a real trooper, but only 3 hatched, one needing to be assisted, out of 11



They look like healthy fully developed chicks and are acting normal. I'm not saying things cant go wrong when the conditions aren't perfect for them and in fact I think the chances are higher to have things like quitters, sticky chick, malpostions etc when conditions aren't perfect. Nature has her ways though!

Congratulations !!!

Your chicks are so cute !!

 

[Beckie G]

Here's Buttcheek and Baby Nova...what a hot mess!! lol

 

[Beckie G]

Amazing how things can go from really great to really sad.

Today we lost Baby Nova, I don't quite understand what happened, but I guess not everything is meant to be understood.

Buttcheek is back in her coop with her boys and she seems quite content and right at home.

Figure I will start a thread in the Pictures & Stories of My Chickens forum until Buttcheek decides to start laying again.

Thank you to everyone for being so helpful, you guys gave really great advice....till next time.

 

[bugglesmommy]

Amazing how things can go from really great to really sad.

Today we lost Baby Nova, I don't quite understand what happened, but I guess not everything is meant to be understood.

Buttcheek is back in her coop with her boys and she seems quite content and right at home.

Figure I will start a thread in the Pictures & Stories of My Chickens forum until Buttcheek decides to start laying again.

Thank you to everyone for being so helpful, you guys gave really great advice....till next time.

This has been such a "Bad news day!!!" I am so sorry you lost her. Poor buttcheek.

 

[Shellz]

Oh no! So sorry Beckie. That's so sad. I'm sure it won't be long & Buttcheek will go broody again. Best of luck to you!

 

[Just plucky]

I'm so sorry to hear that Becky Now I'm no expert on chickens but I wonder if the yogurt didn't settle right with her? I've heard that chickens can have a hard time with a lot of dairy because they lack the necessary enzymes to digest it properly.

 

[jonsccm]

I don't know. A lot feed there chicks yogert and swear by it! In my little experience with silkies they tend to be a bit more fragile and pron to sickness then other breeds. At least for the first week. I would not over think it by the results of just one chick. These things happen. Sorry to hear it tho..:-( this has been so fun to follow and I think you have inspired many to try new things and each can learn from each other. I don't think I would consider myself a "prepper" but I'm fascinated with learning alternative ways of doing things if we had no power or other resources. We learn by trial and error.
Our culture tends to lose our selfs in all this incredible technology he have, that's great but we have seemed to have lost the basics.
Now I think there may be easier and better ways of doing this. But we should learn anyway the more we try the more we will understand.
I was thinking about other women trying this and was thinking that younger active women may not be able to maintain temps as well as say, a sweet elderly grandma that may have conditions that limit there mobility and tend to stay wraped up in a warm home. Just an idea.
Don't know that this is really a thread for a man to be expressing his opinion but there it is.
Again sorry about your loss It has been a roller coster for you and I wish we had happier news.

 

[BellChell123]

So sorry to hear that Beckie.

I'll stay subscribed to this thread, let us know if Buttcheek goes broody again?