**~~>>Second Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon<<~~**all poultry welcome!

[ronott1]

Second Annual Cinco De Mayo Turkey Hatch a long Digest 5-3-2013

HEChicken had a Duck hatch a week late! It was not expected and now new plans are being made for Turkey eggs that are under the Broody Duck.

Tazcat70 updated us on the hatcher failing—Chicks have hatched!

Chookschick has wiggling shadows in the eggs but no pips! A Hen turkey also joined the Turkey Circus that was passing by. A Pea Hen also tried but was caught and returned home. There are around 200 chicks in a brooder with one momma hen. Hopefully the hen will be careful!

Heyheypaula now has temps too low. Later we were told that the pipping had started! There will be chicks hatched! Even later still, pictures were posted of the first chick! And then later again we saw a picture of the second chick that hatched!

Pbjls has early pipping!

Manningjw has chirping but no pips!

ThaiDye lost the chick with wry neck

and is working on selling the Easter chicks on CL along with two OE cockerels.

Mahonri was off to check on the new mom with 15 chicks under her. Pics in the Am. The pics were great! A yellow head sticking out from under the Adoptive Mom…There was even a picture of a swimming pool! Later in the Afternoon, Momma was helping the chicks find the best feed.Mahonri!

Manningjw has one pipped a bit early and in the wrong end!

Uphilljill has tutors hatching! One hatched in the wrong position with yolk still not absorbed. Was gone this morning.

Others are doing well. Good news! The Guinea that was attacked by the dog is doing better and is calling to other Guineas

…News Flash! Crows are stealing the Guinea eggs! What to do about crows…

SilkieSensation has pipping and hatching for tomorrow.

The incubator will go to school on Monday so that the kids can see them hatch.

NotAFarm Has Turkeys hatching!

Mstricer has a baby! I see a future Poultry owner there….

Razadia lost chickens to a pair of Pit Bulls!

They are going to get it too…

.Later she found the Duckling egg from her Ducky open with no Duckling to be found.

Game hens are going to be sold now….

QuirkSue has eggs tapping with chicks wanting to get out!

Instead of going to a swap, new housing is being built for the chicks.

Karimw has an early hatcher! Had to quickly add water to get humidity up….

Arcountrychick checked in to tell us that her hatch will be next weekend! Good Hatching!

Wax Myrtle posted pictures of the hatchlings!

Wolftracks posted a link to a thread about her daughter graduating and moving on to a UC(University of California)!

Mrshaggie810 has a broody and needs to swap infertile eggs for fertile eggs but is worried about being bitten. HEChicken said they can’t really hurt you so move the infertile eggs and move the fertile eggs close to her. The Broody will move them under her.

 

[TMNfarm]

I had one turkey hatch this morning and one more working on it now.... Hopefully more tomorrow!

I set 7 more Royal Palm eggs today that were a replacement for the 7 that turned out clear for this hatch.... I'll be setting 6 call duck eggs with them on Monday...

 

[wolftracks]

Nothing out of the turkey eggs. They're just laying there doing nothing, but that's ok. I had eggs due yesterday and only have a Silkie chick out. No pips to be seen on any of the others. I swear, this house is jinxing me. I added a little more water and just waiting.

 

[debs_flock]

I'm currently at 15 slate poults and 10 black poults with 4 more pipped. Ten more quiet.

 

[Manningjw]

Manningjw has chirping but no pips!

Manningjw has one pipped a bit early and in the wrong end!

Update! Several pipped this morning, 2 of those hatched already and the first pip on the wrong end (now 24 hours later) still hadn't progressed much at all. I removed shell in a ring around the egg without disturbing the membrane and it looks like she is in a poor hatching position so I am glad I did it. It is chirping and moving so I will let her come out when she pleases unless she continues to not progress over the next day. I just don't want to risk helping too much if the blood vessels are not dried yet.

Tonight I came home to 2 hatched chicks which were causing way too much trouble in the incubator, they are now in the brooder fighting over the food . They are a full day early but appear to be quite lively. I have about 5-6 which have also pipped including the early wrong end pip and another wrong end pip. Can this be due to larger than normal air cells?

 

[ronott1]

Update! Several pipped this morning, 2 of those hatched already and the first pip on the wrong end (now 24 hours later) still hadn't progressed much at all. I removed shell in a ring around the egg without disturbing the membrane and it looks like she is in a poor hatching position so I am glad I did it. It is chirping and moving so I will let her come out when she pleases unless she continues to not progress over the next day. I just don't want to risk helping too much if the blood vessels are not dried yet.

Tonight I came home to 2 hatched chicks which were causing way too much trouble in the incubator, they are now in the brooder fighting over the food . They are a full day early but appear to be quite lively. I have about 5-6 which have also pipped including the early wrong end pip and another wrong end pip. Can this be due to larger than normal air cells?

That is great news!

 

[Mahonri]

You all are hatching up a storm!

I hope I get at least one Naked Neck out of the remaining 5 eggs under the broody. She's setting on them real tight, but with 15 chicks I can imagine she's going to want to get out and go poop soon. They aren't due until Monday.... keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Manningjw]

Time to share another video of the eggs hatching and the 2 very early chicks

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Anyone experienced with pea comb vs single comb, does this chick appear to have a pea comb? It did to me which would make it a definite keeper being black AND having a pea comb - especially if it turned out to be a Rooster.

 

[wolftracks]

Time to share another video of the eggs hatching and the 2 very early chicks

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Anyone experienced with pea comb vs single comb, does this chick appear to have a pea comb? It did to me which would make it a definite keeper being black AND having a pea comb - especially if it turned out to be a Rooster.

Sure looks like it to me and well, also that big and that young, I've always gotten a roo.

 

[Arielle]

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I totally understand--my boys will not collect eggs from the hissing broodies. THey use a stick to lift her up and look for eggs, IF eggs they come get me. lol

Try putting on a leather glove, or any glove, perhaps a gardening glove. If you pick her up and move her off the next for a few minutes you can do your thing.