Putting eggs in the bator on July 25, does anyone wanna hatch along???

[Chucklecluck]

Got in there to take a look it was pieces of cat food lol, my hubby admitted to opening up the incubator to check on the chicken eggs shortly after feeding the cat. I removed the food added more water and closed it up. While in there I took a brief look at the quail eggs and they are three with tiny cracks pointing out ward on them, getting antsy, just want to sit in here all say and watch them lol.

 

[Aschenfire]

I was thinking there might be a bad egg in that bunch too, if there is anything coming out of it. It could have a tiny crack you can't see easily and it could have gone bad. I'd remove it. When they hatch, there is nothing liquid or anything...the membrane is almost rubbery to the touch, but clean, and the egg *should* come out pretty much clean. Nothing goopy or icky >.<

 

[farmer boy]

well only 3 chicks out of 8 eggs two broke two died and one was a dude sucks and the mom is only taking care of two chicks i have to take care of one chick my self i am getting some barred rock chicks to go with my lonely ee chick

 

[jennibos]

Baby chick pics sooooo cute! One week to go till my next 6 eggs (Marans). Fingers crossed cant wait - but my oh my how much poop can a baby chick make! Never seen so much haha good job they're so cute! Gives me an excuse to pick them up while I transfer to clean the brooder! Xx

Good luck farmer boy x

 

[farmer boy]

thanks ... one of my silkes just passed away i was sad she was my little baby .... but she was kinda mean to the babies she grabbed a baby by the foot and tried to leave with it in her mouth lol

 

[cluckitall]

farmerboy, I'm so sorry! That's so hard to lose a little one.

 

[cluckitall]

Well, the five that I had expected to hatch all hatched by the time I woke up this morning -- even the one with the pip that my two rambunctious beasties had flipped over. Four from the white rock and marans dad, one from a partridge rock, also marans dad -- they all look the same to me! The two who hatched first are still the most rambunctious of the bunch, the other three are a little more subdued but all seem healthy and sturdy. The first two are a little ridiculous, though! I keep expecting them to start doing push-ups or lifting weights or something -- these are some seriously hale and hearty chicks! Why do I have this awful feeling they're both roos? It's very cute, though -- whenever I walk over by the cage they run up to the side, cheeping up at me

Anyway, the two with the teeny air cells haven't hatched, and I'm not really expecting them to, but I'm leaving them in for another day or two just in case. They've been knocked about, rolled around, climbed over... I would think even if they did hatch, their little brains will be scrambled, lol! But we'll see.

I'll post some pictures in a while. I wish I had a better camera than the one on my cellphone!

 

[Chicken Tamer]

AHHHHHH Yesterday I was going to move the babys and mama to the bantam side because they were on the big chicken side and my dad said no let them be because more might hatch so I did. This morn I went to let them out and for some odd reason the came out running like crazy ( These are my big chickens) So I went in to see the mama and the babys and I heard peeping on the floor!!!!! I looked around and saw one of my babys on the floor!!!! She had a little bit of bloody noise and she would not open her eyes!!!! So I thought she was ok because she was still moving (a little) So I checked under the mama and there was only one more besides the one I found on the floor!!! I was missing one!!!!!!!!!! I looked all over then got my mom. She came in the coop and we found her. She blended into the ground because she was around the same color. So I picked her up and looked at her belly and legs to see if she was ok. This is were I freacked out!!! My babys leg was holding on by a thread!!!!!!! The top part is the middle is and one of her toes are!!!!!! I screamed and put her in one of the nests!!!! She had a bloody noise and would not open her eyes at all too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We moved the mama and the other two babys to the bantam side and the mama is being protective from all other birds. We took the baby and we know she wont make it!!! The other baby is not doing well too so we dont know if she will make it too!!!! It looks like she is only opening one eye and the other eye is staying closed and she will not open it. So if they both die all I will have is my white americana!!!!

 

[Chucklecluck]

Omg so sorry to hear hopefully they do okay (fingers crossed and wishing for the best).

 

[dandydoodle]

Again. congrats to everyone! I'm going to be setting again, sometime in mid week this coming week (I have eggs being shipped out to me on Monday, more Seramas)...soooo I'll be doing it all over

Keep posting pics as your babies grow! I will post pics of BoogerNugget as she gets bigger (the name... yeah.... my sister keeps insisting her name is Booger and my friend is screeching "Nooo..it's NUGGET!" So unofficially, it is BoogerNugget. Not pretty, but it fits LOL!

I think I might be setting some more in a about a week in a half. I guess I will check back and see if you are doing a hatch. I think we are gonna try one more time to get a Birchen Maran/ Tolbunt.