September Hatch-A-Long!

[Heidisgran]

I had a dream I was watching my eggs hatch. I was affraid one wouldn't make it but it did. It turned out to be a baby elephant. I was so excited. I was trying to figure out where I was going to put it after it was too big for the brooder.

Maybe I have been hatching too many lately.

lol

 

[chickydee64]

I had a dream I was watching my eggs hatch. I was affraid one wouldn't make it but it did. It turned out to be a baby elephant. I was so excited. I was trying to figure out where I was going to put it after it was too big for the brooder.

Maybe I have been hatching too many lately.

OMG.........................

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[familypendragon]

Posting some good graphics we had shared in the August hatch along for anyone that might find them helpful.

 

[familypendragon]

And some informative links:

Common incubation problems, causes and remedies
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8127.pdf

Troubleshooting incubation problems
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/trouble.html

Normal hatching position and the six recognised malpositions Images:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/artic...-hatchery-practice-examining-the-hatch-debris


There are even more links of interest in the following articles:

Hatching 101 article
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

Step By Step Guide
to Assisted Hatching:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[Kyochan]

what day are they on and what kind are they

they are on day 10 and are mutts. One is game hen and second Gen RIR/BCM mix and the other four are the eggs of second Gen RIR/BCM hens and rooster

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: look up this thread familypendragon posted some wonderful graphs just this morning

 

[Kyochan]

Ignore all my panicked posts lol. I went shopping, got a brighter flashlight, and not only saw 5 perfect air sacs but 5 squirming, kicking babies in much better detail!! Yay!

 

[ThomsonCentennialFarm]

My broody abandoned the nest around day 13-14, and by the time I realized all the eggs were gone.

Not sure what I will do different the next time one decides to go broody. Isolate in the rabbit hutch? Just keep taking the eggs and not let her set? Not sure I can handle the heartache of losing babies again because of abandonment.

 

[jklyles1]

When you all (if you do) put sponges in at lockdown do you ever have a problem with the chicks pecking at it? I had to add sponges to get my humidity up..worried they will try to eat it

 

[Heidisgran]

When you all (if you do) put sponges in at lockdown do you ever have a problem with the chicks pecking at it? I had to add sponges to get my humidity up..worried they will try to eat it

no...by the time they are interested in pecking you'll have them out of the incubator