October Hatch-A-Long

[Peep-Chicken]

Looks like little raccoon!
Day 3 is extremely early. Most experienced hatchers wait til day 7 or 10. Candling too frequently compromises your hatch.

Ok thanks. First candle for this hatch, I won't candle till maybe Monday. Thanks!

 

[MichalBeth7]

I've got two random eggs in the incubator and I have an order of hatching eggs that should be here tomorrow! Yay! Getting excited!

 

[Paula Ashley]

I've got 9 ready to into lockdown on the 6th. I haven't been able to identify anything I would recognize when I attempted to candle on day 7. I think I am just going to cross my fingers and see what happens.

. I am super excited. This is my first batch of babies.

 

[Malibu99]

I couldn't help myself, so I candled just now. There was the yolk and a little dark blob in the yolk. Is that a good thing?

 

[Rainier]

Well the baby detached on itself. Poor thing has so many problems dont know if it is genetics. E-bay eggs so I can't say. His right eye never fully formed and has a cross beak. S/he will not be used for breeding. s/he is the only one that hatched. only 2 made it to lockdown. I still have 1 more egg waiting to hatch.

Poor little one.

that he/she makes it.

 

[kada6305]

think the cross over was genetic. The second egg didn't make it but I opened it up to see if it had the same genetic issues. Had cross over beak, not as bad as the Silkie who hatched this morning. Couldn't see the eyes though to see if it developed correctly. I will be introducing the chick to Lucky today. I have 4 for hatches, the latest due October 17th. I'l be happy once Lucky has her friend with her so she can start actign like a chicken.

 

[darkbluespace]

think the cross over was genetic. The second egg didn't make it but I opened it up to see if it had the same genetic issues. Had cross over beak, not as bad as the Silkie who hatched this morning. Couldn't see the eyes though to see if it developed correctly. I will be introducing the chick to Lucky today. I have 4 for hatches, the latest due October 17th. I'l be happy once Lucky has her friend with her so she can start actign like a chicken.

I am just sure your hatching luck is going to turn around any day now!!

 

[kada6305]

I think it has to do with the breeding genetics, maybe thats why only 2 eggs made it to lockdown out of 8 eggs, most of them developed blood rings within the first week. I have a good feeling aboput the silkie eggs in the incubator now, though. I think I will get some healthy chicks soon

I am just happy I got one out of this batch, even if s/he is special needs.

 

[appps]

think the cross over was genetic. The second egg didn't make it but I opened it up to see if it had the same genetic issues. Had cross over beak, not as bad as the Silkie who hatched this morning. Couldn't see the eyes though to see if it developed correctly. I will be introducing the chick to Lucky today. I have 4 for hatches, the latest due October 17th. I'l be happy once Lucky has her friend with her so she can start actign like a chicken.

Just watch it's food intake, our cross beak found it a lot easier to eat food I'd dampened with some warm water first. She always ate for a lot longer than the others as it's a slow process for them to get enough to go in. It's improved with age though.

 

[kada6305]

Just watch it's food intake, our cross beak found it a lot easier to eat food I'd dampened with some warm water first. She always ate for a lot longer than the others as it's a slow process for them to get enough to go in. It's improved with age though.

Her beak is weird it isn't cross over all the time it straightens whenever she starts peeping, when she grooms. So maybe it will when she eats too, Only time will tell. I am more worried about how she will be with only 1 eye. Will she be able to free range?