She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WVduckchick]

I wonder if this is why all 9 of these little boogers are still alive and kicking in my eggs? I accidentally left the plugs in for like the first week after I set them til I found out that I really needed to remove them asap, lol

No pips yet?

 

[RubyNala97]

I wonder if this is why all 9 of these little boogers are still alive and kicking in my eggs? I accidentally left the plugs in for like the first week after I set them til I found out that I really needed to remove them asap, lol

See, there you go! Lol. What's happening with them, anything? I feel like I'm waiting for my own hatch to start with yours!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I am sorry to hear this Ravyn, I couldnt even imagine that with all I went through in the past several years.  oh man

Thanks...
Sorry that you went through so much though... docs or no, being bad sick is just awful...

Let me see a comparison of the two.....

You and me both GF!

Look at you!!!! Doing a great job!

HAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!! 

I did not know that about the sex linked hens. Kind of like how twins skip a generation. LoL!!! 

It doesn't skip a generation though... it's a one shot thing... thus 'sex-linked', means one time sexable chicks... autosexing is where each generation is sexable as chicks...
Breeding sex-links to each other just creates barnyard mixes...

I wonder if this is why all 9 of these little boogers are still alive and kicking in my eggs? I accidentally left the plugs in for like the first week after I set them til I found out that I really needed to remove them asap, lol

Anything yet?

No pips yet?

x2

 

[rossfam06]

No pips yet?

......I was wondering the same thing.

See, there you go! Lol. What's happening with them, anything? I feel like I'm waiting for my own hatch to start with yours!

I feel the same way!!!

Thanks...

Sorry that you went through so much though... docs or no, being bad sick is just awful...
It doesn't skip a generation though... it's a one shot thing... thus 'sex-linked', means one time sexable chicks... autosexing is where each generation is sexable as chicks...
Breeding sex-links to each other just creates barnyard mixes...
Anything yet?
x2

HAHAHAh!!! Stupid crazy genetics!

 

[meganhundley]

Sorry yall, I went out to feed the chickens around 6ish and ended up finding 1 of my chickens that went missing over a month ago My husband, daughter and some went out in the field for some target practice and after a couple .22 LR rounds, Chicken Little started raising h*** in the brush where she has apparently been hiding for the last month and a half!! I guess she didn't like .22 shot flying past her!! Couldn't catch her though and it got dark so we'really going to flush her out tomorrow and grab her.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I'm sure I put more stress on eggs by having them shipped across the country and up 4-5000 feet in elevation. On the high-altitude thread they even talk of using CO2 scrubbers to decrease the CO2 buildup in the incubator.

Without a way to test shell permeability and to test how much CO2 stress is "good" vs "bad" I think I'll pass on that advice, too. Have they done additional studies since 2012?

I became familiar with the differences in high altitude hatches in my attempt to help sidewing the first time. After he mentioned being in a higher elevation I went and looked up some articles on hatching in higher elevations. It was something I had never considered before and it changed the way I make suggestions when talking about "low humidity incubation methods".

I wonder if this is why all 9 of these little boogers are still alive and kicking in my eggs? I accidentally left the plugs in for like the first week after I set them til I found out that I really needed to remove them asap, lol

The important thing is that they are open for the actual hatch. Many people do keep vents in, some keep one in, some, like me don't bother with them unless it's temperarily, in order to boost humidity or temps. The biggest reason SC and I wanted to do the thread was to validate the differences people have in methods and philosophies. To let people know that if they find something that is working for them that's what counts and that it's ok to not follow a norm-if it's working.

 

[meganhundley]

See, there you go! Lol. What's happening with them, anything? I feel like I'm waiting for my own hatch to start with yours!

Nothing yet but the eggs are rocking around on there own. When I candled yesterday I saw some shadows up above the air cell line I drew but it didn't look like an internal pip, it was more round like maybe the top of a head? Maybe they were getting ready to pip? It's been killing me not to be able to candle!

 

[BYC910]

Sorry yall, I went out to feed the chickens around 6ish and ended up finding 1 of my chickens that went missing over a month ago ud My husband, daughter and some went out in the field for some target practice and after a couple .22 LR rounds, Chicken Little started raising h*** in the brush where she has apparently been hiding for the last month and a half!! I guess she didn't like .22 shot flying past her!! Couldn't catch her though and it got dark so we'really going to flush her out tomorrow and grab her.

at least its alive

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Thanks...

Sorry that you went through so much though... docs or no, being bad sick is just awful...
It doesn't skip a generation though... it's a one shot thing... thus 'sex-linked', means one time sexable chicks... autosexing is where each generation is sexable as chicks...
Breeding sex-links to each other just creates barnyard mixes...
Anything yet?
x2

Excellent explanation. Even I understood that and I can't wrap my head around anything in "genetics" lol

at least its alive

Yup...lol

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes, thank you, I am actually aware of that concept, however, I am a person who tries to put more emphasis on experiences than on studies and what works for individuals. Supposedly I put enough "stress" on my chicks daily by candling and meddling, so they are good there.    I am seriously a "if it's not broke, don't fix it gal".  Now if someone is having weak chicks being born or runts or post hatch deaths, then it would definitely be an idea to try and suggest. I suggest things that I have tried because I have either failed or succeeded with them. The hands off bunch (no names named...lol) may have better luck utilizing a method such as this since they don't stress the embryos enough.  Now I do like to "test" the practices I consider "myths" just to shove it in the face of nay sayers and those that leave no room for individualism and insist that there is only one way to do it and their way is the only way. But, I generally give people that I help an idea of how others do it along with what I find that works, that way they can find their comfort level and pull out the elements that make sense to them. While I find studies interesting and not w/out merit, I prefer to follow what makes sense to me and what I've experienced.

One thing about this thread is that we have proven that there are multiple methods that work, depending on individual circumstances. Granted, the whole idea behind hatching chickens is basically the same, but I believe we have to find what works in our own conditions. I actually went to look at my Brinsea, because I didn't think it even had any bottom vents. It does, but they are just 4 small holes (smaller than a pencil around) on the bottom of the bator, and they are not closeable. There's only one on the top, with an adjustable slider cover. I left it wide open my last hatch, and I was very happy with the outcome, so I will do the same next time. If Brinsea reads the study, and changes their design, then maybe I'll consider it.
I don't mean to knock surveys and such, I just think we all have to decide for ourselves what works for us. Tips, tricks, and gathering experience from others is wonderful, but it still comes down to my eggs, my way.
You have had many successful hatches, and have lots of fine birds to show for it, so I don't blame you for doing anything the way you want to do it.

See, there you go! Lol. What's happening with them, anything? I feel like I'm waiting for my own hatch to start with yours!

Same here

. Feels like we are about to become aunts again!