Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

[Noelg]

Im on day 12.

lost most of my lav orpingtons, i have 2 out of 6 left the swedish flowers are doing pretty good,prolly around 12 of 17. and ive got about 8 outta 12 marans still going good as far as i can see.
We picked up a Coast 208 lumen flashlight at home depot that lets me see thru the shells well! I threw in a few more of my own eggers on fri, so ill have a few hatch out 6 or so days after the first batch.

So far im pretty happy with what still going,although i wish more of the orps would have made it, i'll order some more shipped lavs to put in around the 21st of sept maybe.
I did do some reading on shipped eggs and did what was suggested, let them sit for 24-48 hours then put them in the bator with the turner off for the first 7 days, i hand turned my own. supposedly it lets the air cell heal for a better hatch rate.



noelg

 

[chicksooner]

Day 13. I think I found 3 more that have quit. I am assuming they quit because I can no longer see veining but still the the blob that rolls around when candled. I left them in just in case I am wrong. Will remove on day 18 before lock down or if I smell a stinker again. My other seem to be very active and doing well. I keep candling due to air sacs that are all wonky. Trying to get them to correct enough that the chicks have a chance.

On another note...my roo did not fair well in the heat yesterday. When I checked on him yesterday afternoon he was very lethargic and panting heavily. I cooled him off with the hose and got him to drink a little water. Then he got to sit in the living room with the ac for a few hours. He went back to the coop around 9pm to hang with peeps. He was out first thing this morning wanting his food so I guess he will make it.

 

[Chucklecluck]

Wow twenty eight degrees, sorry to hear about the outage. Down here us the opposite. We have 103° threedays in a row so far. Chicken sooner,.might y try giving your chicks electrolytes to help them from getting dehydrated. I picked up stone for two bucks set the feed store and it will make fifteen gallons of water

 

[mstricer]

We candler last night, I'm down to 39 eggs. Next weekend we are going to inject dye into a few if everything works out.

Why you want to go and do that for. If they were supposed to be colored, they would come that way.

 

[fiveladybugs]

Still going good so far with my Silkie eggs (8 out of 12 look promising). Of course, I'm checking pens the other night & notice our Blue Silkie hen is missing...turns out she's sitting on several eggs as well. Here's hoping she'll have better luck than I have to date

 

[chicksooner]

electrolytes have been administered. Only 2 more days of this extreme heat and then a cool down and a chance for rain.

 

[silkiemelon]

Just candled my 2 little silkie eggs, they're looking great. Day 11.
I wonder what colors they'll be...?

 

[sandmbaker]

I guess my broody got tired of waiting and she abandoned her eggs so I got them inside in the bator now. I candled and out of 13 I got 4 good babies and one iffy one. so its better then nothing i guess.

 

[Chucklecluck]

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[Chucklecluck]

I have a question I found a breeder on Craiga list, down the road from me with copper Marans. They said there hens lay a #4 egg. I had no clue what that was till I looked them up. So for $2 an egg should I be looking for a better egg color or is that a good price.