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

[meganhundley]

That's great! Yay!

Awe. Cute.

Excellent news! Forgive me, but I forget which breed Loretta is?
So adorable! congrats Megan!

Thank you

 

[meganhundley]

Loretta has been up and running back to normal since yesterday and has continued to lay. I am very relieved. Thanks so much for the well wishes.
Good luck Amy and Megan on those hatches.

That's so awesome!!

 

[WalnutHill]

That is pretty bad. I remember on another thread, @WalnutHill had discussed needing to push something into the navel and then butterfly it shut. Not sure if that would help in this case. Hopefully she will comment. But I agree with Amy, put the others in the brooder, just make sure it's warm and draft free and leave him in the incubator. It's good to have one in the incubator anyway, it encourages the other eggs. Anymore pips?

at least there was a pip!! And it warmed up a little today!

Sorry, working out of town this week, late as usual. I'd leave that one alone, should close up okay. It hatched just a bit early is all.

 

[Ren2014]

Took him out long enough to take a pic and then put him in the brooder. He's a fiesty little thing, pecks at everything he sees, lol. You can't see it in the pic but he's got black splashed on his head and the tip of 1 wing.

CONGRATULATIONS... so precious

Fingers still crossed for the other two

 

[WalnutHill]

Should I take #1 out and put him seperately so he can't peck at it?

Keep that one chick isolated, in the same brooder is fine but in a basket where the others can't reach it.

 

[ronott1]

It was but we still got a cold wind blowing through here all darn day! (And shsh, don't tell anone, but they are both pipped so I am hoping that they are hatched out by morning.) I am so nervous about her being in the main nest though. I need opinions (other than my own, shocking right?) With her record of leaving the eggs if she's moved, should I even attempt to move her to the kennel after hatch to keep the others from messing with her or just leave her the heck alone and pray for the best and whatever will be will be?

Cool.
More experienced people, Now, if I remember w/o going to look it up....navel problems that aren't isolated can be caused by too high humidity during incubation or incorrect temps, more so too low are common causes of this, right?

Healthy hatches and no more navel problems!

Most common cause is temperature too low.

 

[WalnutHill]

Most common cause it temperature too low.

x2

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Thank you Ron, that's what I thought.

Rough or unhealed navels Improper incubation temperatures Follow recommended incubation temperatures.
High hatching humidity Maintain proper humidity.
Navel infection (Omphalitis) Clean and disinfect incubator and hatching units between settings of eggs. Maintain dry hatching trays. Properly store and fumigate eggs.

 

[ronott1]

Thank you Ron, that's what I thought.

Rough or unhealed navels Improper incubation temperatures Follow recommended incubation temperatures.
High hatching humidity Maintain proper humidity.
Navel infection (Omphalitis) Clean and disinfect incubator and hatching units between settings of eggs. Maintain dry hatching trays. Properly store and fumigate eggs.

If I had chicks hatch with a lot of navel problems, I would raise the incubator temperature about half a degree next time and see if they did better next time.

Luckily there does not seem to be any infection so the chicks should be fine.

 

[chicapee]

Excellent news! Forgive me, but I forget which breed Loretta is?
So adorable! congrats Megan!

Loretta is an Asian Blue.

This is Lorretta.