November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

[Heidisgran]

blue orps are hatching looks like I'm only getting 1 more...shoot that's 4 out of 8...2 internally pipped and died...hope the parent birds were healthy for them to die like that
put the polish in the hatcher...not holding my breath air cells are horrible...dang!

on a positive
looks like my frizzles egg is fertile!! hope it hatches!! she laid me 2 I've put them both in the incubator...she didnt lay yesterday I was sad lol

 

[ggschulz]

I'm up to 14 little quail this morning. There are at least another 6 or so in this batch that have pipped and starting to zip. I have one that I thought had splayed leg, but now his neck looks crooked too. I will try to post pictures later this morning.

 

[Heidisgran]

I'm up to 14 little quail this morning. There are at least another 6 or so in this batch that have pipped and starting to zip. I have one that I thought had splayed leg, but now his neck looks crooked too. I will try to post pictures later this morning.

try to give it a drop of vitamins right down the beak...baby vitamins or liquid drench

 

[ggschulz]

try to give it a drop of vitamins right down the beak...baby vitamins or liquid drench

Thanks, I am going to CVS after dropping off my son at preschool. Sounds like wry neck from what I am reading.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I call that a star gazer- i had a chick like that it corrected herself.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: It won't correct it's self its a vitamin deficiency I had two salmon faverolles hatch with it from the same breeder...the parents birds are lacking! good luck

 

[Varglet]

Two pips this morning and this little one last night.



I also tagged all of the babies with zip ties yesterday. Hopefully my mother will remember to buy me some more so I have enough ties to last through their growing.

 

[gimmie birdies]

this is the chick that was the stargazer- she is better.
first pip yesterday

12 hrs later not much
this was a diff. chick- pip to hatch 5 hrs.


new hatcher encouraging the egg bound.

this pic is hard to see but towards the top- new chick and new hatch meet.

the middle pic shows a new pip, and upper right first pip 1/2 out of shell and foot.

 

[Farmer Viola]

this pic is hard to see but towards the top- new chick and new hatch meet.

yay! love the pics!

LOCKDOWN today for my 4 blue wheaten ameraucanas

 

[Bitterroot]

Love these pip and baby pictures. Makes it easier to trudge up and turn eggs for the billionth time.