Reptipro 5000 Hatch-A-Long (=

[JenBirdRansom]

....oh, and I think a video is a fantastic idea!

 

[ReptiPro]

Just keep them warm and moist. If they are strong enough they will absorb the rest of the yolk and it will dry up and fall off. Be sure to spritz the walls and keep them in the unit for another day or so until they are dry and fluffy. I think with a little luck they should be just fine.

 

[JenBirdRansom]

The yoke one seems to have recovered pretty well. I washed it off and dried it a bit and put it back in. The last one doesn't look so good. It seems to have a deformed foot

They are both in the incubator and I gave them both some sugar water. The yoke one really loved it and kept drinking. The funky foot chicken wasn't too impressed.

I did spritz it again....and so we wait.

I very much appreciate your help!

 

[CupOJoe42]

This is the information I received today about the new Reptipro 6000 from incubators.org:

We will begin taking preorders for the 6000 unit over the weekend. The price will be 159.97 for the unit itself. 209.97 for one turner included and 249.97 with 2 egg turners included.

The shelf dimensions are 10” wide by 8” deep and it will only hold the reptipro egg turners.

We should have these units in stock any day now as they have cleared customs and are in route to our city. We will have these for sale on the web sometime tomorrow.

 

[sixpugs]

The yoke one seems to have recovered pretty well. I washed it off and dried it a bit and put it back in. The last one doesn't look so good. It seems to have a deformed foot

They are both in the incubator and I gave them both some sugar water. The yoke one really loved it and kept drinking. The funky foot chicken wasn't too impressed.

I did spritz it again....and so we wait.

I very much appreciate your help!

If they stay in the shell too long (lingering hatch), the foot can become curled and deformed. I learned a remedy this year, when I had a modern game bantam do the same thing. You need to act fairly quickly and make it some "orthopedic shoes." These are super easy and will make all the difference. For me, it's a 2 person job, but essentially, you take some Scotch Tape and straighten out the toes and foot to be normal for standing. (rear toe back and 3 fronts separated). Place a strip of tape on the foot and double it back on itself.and squish it together between each toe (making sure they're all straight as possible). I bring it up the leg a little bit and then I personally "trim" to make them a little less square. Leave these on for several days. Eventually they'll either fall off or you can gently remove them. But 4-5 days is usually sufficient. The chick will learn to get around fine and when you take them off, within an hour or so, they're up like a normal chick and bada bing, bada boom....just like new! Hope it helps!

 

[JenBirdRansom]

You are AWESOME!! I'm totally going to do that tomorrow. I will need help, for sure. I actually just logged on to find out if there was anything I can do to get the foot straight...and there you are!! Wow!!

 

[sixpugs]

Saved my life (and my chick's). Who would have thought such an easy fix? Be sure to really squish the tape around the toes, so they don't move and curl.
Don't be surprised if the chick won't move around much at first. They have to "teach" themselves to walk with these gadgets on. But they do. I try and watch
to make sure they're getting to the water and I put chick feed on the floor of the brooder for a week or two. We just put paper towels down anyway. My chick
is about 3 weeks old now and quite a pistol. I was sure it was going to be a mess, until I called a very experienced breeder. He told me about this trick and
I'm happy to pass it on! Good luck.

 

[JenBirdRansom]

Another question: Those 2 that I helped out (the ones with the funky foot) aren't really eating or drinking well. I don't think they've actually eaten any scratch at all. I've still had to give them sugar water and sometimes I have to dunk their beaks a little. They are stumbly.

Any advice?

 

[chloezoebob101]

OH MY WORD!!! what kind of eggs are those??

I usually lock mine down about 3 days before they are due to hatch. All depends on how busy my schedule is (you are ok if you go a day or two early).
When you lock them down is when I would remove them from the turners and also stop turning the eggs.. I know some people like to hatch in the turners (and just turn them off) .. but I'm not familiar with cleaning the ones for the Reptipro.. so to make life easier I would say to go ahead and remove them.
cover the gap if you haven't done it already.. and I don't know if you use a shelf liner or not.. but I like the stuff you can pick up at walmart.. if you look at the floor in this pic it shows it.. it's rubber type stuff with little holes in it.. good for air flow but also gives the chicks some traction so it helps prevent spraddle legs (it comes in a roll so you can cut it easily to fit the shelves).



What is your humidity right now?

 

[ms.cluckling]

I need to get some of those magic blue eggs...