No Brooders, No Problem

[Beckie G]

Hey friends my all 15 of them hatched today in the morning..congrats for your hatch.

Thanks! Congrats to you too, 15

....sounds like you've got your work cut out for you

 

[Chickie Momma]

Congrats Skhan!

 

[Chickie Momma]

My bra egg is on Day #20 today. When I candled yesterday I noticed the big vessels had shrunk a great deal. Still had movement just not too much bec there isn't too much room left in the tiny shell. LoL I keep expecting weird tapping feeling... LET ME OUTTA YOUR CLEAVAGE WOMAN ,

 

[Beckie G]

Buttcheek's being a good mom..a little stern, but a good mom

Taking them to the vet to get the chick vaccinated this afternoon

- haven't gotten a good picture, (seeing as though every time we go near her she shoves the chick back under her...rest assured though, she has her face shoved in a food dish)

Hopefully I get a good picture while I'm at the vet

 

[Chickie Momma]

Day #21 vessels continue to shrink. Still have movement too

 

[clankeyes]

How are things going ? Years ago when the power was out for a few days I had a friend do the same thing with her parrot eggs.

 

[Just plucky]

Congrats on the new chickies everyone!

Chicken Momma, I'm thinking I might attempt bra hatching soon & was wondering if you wrapped your egg in anything or do you just have it against your skin?

Also any pointers or anything you might do differently? Thanks!

 

[Beckie G]

Congrats on the new chickies everyone!

Chicken Momma, I'm thinking I might attempt bra hatching soon & was wondering if you wrapped your egg in anything or do you just have it against your skin?

Also any pointers or anything you might do differently? Thanks!

Thanks !

I know that while I was doing it I had the eggs wrapped in cotton and I changed them everyday, I don't know how healthy it would be to keep it against your skin because you can't clean them first. From our personal experience the cleavage doesn't offer enough heat or humidity.

 

[Just plucky]

Thanks for answering my question Becky!

Cleavage doesn't have enough heat or humidity? Am I missing something? Where is best then? Thanks again

 

[Beckie G]

Thanks for answering my question Becky!

Cleavage doesn't have enough heat or humidity? Am I missing something? Where is best then? Thanks again

I think that the best place is under or on the inner side of the breast. Even a full coverage bra still doesn't allow heat to radiate the entire egg. Feel the difference between the heat and humidity between the cleavage versus under the breast. I would think the only time that you get enough heat in the cleavage is if you are doing manual labor and in that case I wouldn't even attempt to carry around an egg.

That's just in our experience.