October Hatch-a-long 2022🎃🐣🍁

[WIchickMama]

Day 20 and I'm listening to hear some peeping later today.

Come on babies!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Day 20 and I'm listening to hear some peeping later today.

Whoohoo! Bring on the babies!!!

@LadiesAndJane that baby is adorable!

I got the eggs candled and into new incubator last night. This is my 6th hatch of shipped eggs from different places...a lot of factors go into shipped eggs as yall know. But of the many eggs I've ever received shipped I've never had as many that look "perfect" with regards to the aircells before! FIVE to be exact! So on their sides they go!
The USPS didn't follow the instructions bout holding the box at PO so I'm really shocked there are any that look so well! The other 15 had saddled aircells, a few jiggly and possibly even 2 eith detached aircells. I've never seen a detached in person so unsure. Those are all sitting upright unturned til tomorrow.
I pulled the one egg I wanted to hatch from the cochins batch...the Buff it just wasn't doing a thing for it to be day 8. So that leaves 6 out of 15 of those going.

 

[CSolis]

I'm getting so eggcited. Day 19 for Sioux on her batch of eggs... She's drinking from a measuring cup and eating more now.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Whoohoo! Bring on the babies!!!

@LadiesAndJane that baby is adorable!

Thanks!

I have no idea if any more have hatched, as the Kiddo is still asleep. Late last night there was still only one more that had pipped.


I am a little concerned about the little one that has hatched being in the incubator so long but it does need a hatch mate to be with when I take it out.
I normally take them out of the incubator about around 12 hours if they’re up and walking around and looking like they are ready. I know they can be in there much longer without problems.

I ordered a new brooder plate. Thankfully it arrived at home yesterday, so I can set up the brooder for these babies as soon as I get home tonight. My daughter does not have anything on her agenda for today so I might try to convince her to do it earlier today.
I love the plates. I keep a red lamp on hand for “ICU“ babies but will never go back to them for regular brooding. I have loaned out two over the past few years and never got them back!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I got the eggs candled and into new incubator last night. This is my 6th hatch of shipped eggs from different places...a lot of factors go into shipped eggs as yall know. But of the many eggs I've ever received shipped I've never had as many that look "perfect" with regards to the aircells before! FIVE to be exact! So on their sides they go!
The USPS didn't follow the instructions bout holding the box at PO so I'm really shocked there are any that look so well! The other 15 had saddled aircells, a few jiggly and possibly even 2 eith detached aircells. I've never seen a detached in person so unsure. Those are all sitting upright unturned til tomorrow.
I pulled the one egg I wanted to hatch from the cochins batch...the Buff it just wasn't doing a thing for it to be day 8. So that leaves 6 out of 15 of those going.

Good news that so many look good!

There is hope, but wait till you see development.

A detached air cell will literally roll like a water level around the egg when you rotate it from side to side and does not stay in place at the top of the egg where it is supposed to. You often see little tiny bubbles along the edges of the air cell as well. At this point though I would just let it be and see what happens.

 

[3KillerBs]

I love the plates. I keep a red lamp on hand for “ICU“ babies but will never go back to them for regular brooding. I have loaned out two over the past few years and never got them back!

Now that I have one I only have the Big Red Bulb as a backup if I need dual heat for particularly cold temperatures.

My heat plate didn't say that it was only good down to 40F like a lot of them, but if it's going to drop below freezing I'd need the extra heat just to keep their water thawed anyway.

 

[Solanacae]

Thanks!

I have no idea if any more have hatched, as the Kiddo is still asleep. Late last night there was still only one more that had pipped.


I am a little concerned about the little one that has hatched being in the incubator so long but it does need a hatch mate to be with when I take it out.
I normally take them out of the incubator about around 12 hours if they’re up and walking around and looking like they are ready. I know they can be in there much longer without problems.

I ordered a new brooder plate. Thankfully it arrived at home yesterday, so I can set up the brooder for these babies as soon as I get home tonight. My daughter does not have anything on her agenda for today so I might try to convince her to do it earlier today.
I love the plates. I keep a red lamp on hand for “ICU“ babies but will never go back to them for regular brooding. I have loaned out two over the past few years and never got them back!

I have a couple of seedling starting mats that I used as a mama heating pad before I decided using broodies was the way to go. I liked them way better than the heat lamps. Chicks are quiet at night time, less pasty butt, and they’re waterproof and super durable to boot. I set up one on the floor and one draped over a stick and covered with burlap or an old towel. The chicks loved having a little warm cave to go into and as they got more active, they would sit on top of the cave keeping their feet warm but enjoying the view.

 

[3KillerBs]

Still waiting for the first peeping.

Must remind myself that they're not due until tomorrow.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Good news that so many look good!

There is hope, but wait till you see development.

A detached air cell will literally roll like a water level around the egg when you rotate it from side to side and does not stay in place at the top of the egg where it is supposed to. You often see little tiny bubbles along the edges of the air cell as well. At this point though I would just let it be and see what happens.

Ah...well definitely have a few of those I'm afraid. There was a couple I couldn't see where the aircell connected back up...unlike saddled.
So guess I'll wait til tomorrow and see how it looks then.

 

[CSolis]

I have a couple of seedling starting mats that I used as a mama heating pad before I decided using broodies was the way to go. I liked them way better than the heat lamps. Chicks are quiet at night time, less pasty butt, and they’re waterproof and super durable to boot. I set up one on the floor and one draped over a stick and covered with burlap or an old towel. The chicks loved having a little warm cave to go into and as they got more active, they would sit on top of the cave keeping their feet warm but enjoying the view.

got any pics of that set up?