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[shelbydog]

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Kass,
My Iris finally bloomed.
Showing off my wisteria too.

 

[BirdWalkFarm]

I am pretty quick to help a chick if I see pipping and no more advancement, but that is b/c mine tend to shrink wrap, I don't know why it is I use a brinsea and fill it w/ water for hatch and was militant about lock down on my first hatch only to have many die from being shrink wrapped, so now I watch and if I don't see advancement I take them out and help carefully w/ the shell and wrapping, every time I've helped they were in fact needing help and would have died w/o it. My last hatch I only lost one during hatch and would have lost upwards of 15 or more if I didn't help. If you do help you need to do it carefully, I always help them in my bathroom w/ the heater on and the shower having hot water so it is hot and steamy in the room. I use warm water and a Qtip to moisten the shrink dried membrane to remove it very carefully, you will have some blood but to much is deadly. In the end it is your gut feeling and your knowledge of your incubator.

I also have a Brinsea advance , auto turn , humidity pump etc . Had three hatches and had trouble with shrink wrapped chicks . I read on another thread that the location of the fan on the Brinsea caused the problem . So I bought a inexpensive Genesis incubator just for hatching . It does have a fan , ( I am kinda nuts about oxygen ) and a large clear window to watch the babies hatch . My first hatch in it all hatched on their own so hopefully this was my solution . I also like that the chicks have all the room they need .

Had a great time at POOPS yesterday . Daughter , SIL , a great grand babies had a blast . Bought 12 new peeps from Jack , really love his Marans ! Met many more nice people .
Thanks to all .

 

[shelbydog]

I guess I can only upload one image at a time on the mobile.

 

[mjgigax]

here is my new girl during her 'spa' treatment, she totally relaxed and is back in isolation preening and cooing






and so far 5 duckling and more hatching

She is sure she is safe now.
I think baby ducks might be even cuter that chicks, if that is possible.

 

[mjgigax]

Number 2 chick is out! Number 1 is still working at it. I don't know what you guys were so worried about

and

 

[jcatblum]

Girls came home talking about how we must go eat at Sherri's Dinner! Loved everything they tried from BirdWalkFarms yesterday.

 

[Kassaundra]

I guess I can only upload one image at a time on the mobile.

Awesome I don't have any whites.

 

[Kassaundra]

Number 2 chick is out! Number 1 is still working at it. I don't know what you guys were so worried about

 

[shelbydog]

Awesome I don't have any whites.

This little group is whites and blacks. I'll try to get a pic once the blacks start blooming.

 

[shelbydog]

I got this at the sand springs plant/herb festival. I want to put it in my coop once its built but now I'm wondering if the boxes are too small for the large fowl hens I'll be getting.