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ronott1 said:
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.
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Definitely, especially when it's in conjunction with a delayed hatch to begin with.
 
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AmyLynn2374 said:
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?
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leave her alone. Let her get the job done, then if there are issues after the hatch, cross that bridge when you come to it. Don't disrupt her this late in the game
ETA: you were talking about after the hatch, sorry. I would wait until she brings them out on her own. Her motherly instinct will be strong by then, so if you have to move cheeping babies, she will stay with them. I have a cuckoo marans that will hatch in the coop, but I mover her and the babies to the brooder because the other hens will attack them. She's happy as she can be in the brooder
 
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scflock said:
leave her alone. Let her get the job done, then if there are issues after the hatch, cross that bridge when you come to it. Don't disrupt her this late in the game
ETA: you were talking about after the hatch, sorry. I would wait until she brings them out on her own. Her motherly instinct will be strong by then, so if you have to move cheeping babies, she will stay with them. I have a cuckoo marans that will hatch in the coop, but I mover her and the babies to the brooder because the other hens will attack them. She's happy as she can be in the brooder
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I hope so, cause that is my main worry, once they hatch, because she is on the nest that they all prefer to lay and she leaves the nest for the pushy hens. I told her she needs to peck the crap out of them and not get up once they hatch. I'm just afraid she'll bow to them and move even though the babies are hatching and the others will hurt them. So far she has proven that she will let the eggs go cold if you move her, so I'm afraid she'd do the same thing after hatch. I guess fate will bear out.
 
ronott1 said:
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.
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K, thank you for the info, I think I know what happened. When I put the eggs in the toilet paper rolls at lockdown I didn't have the thermometer even with the top of the eggs, it was a little above them and I couldn't really tell, it was like that for like 3 days til I switched them to the carton and it was right after that they started to pip. I feel better knowing it's not infected, thank you :)
 
An update on #3, his naval looks really good now. #2 I can't really tell cause I cant see it that well but I know it's not bleeding anymore and he seems alot more active now
 
@RavynFallen I candled some eggs today and it will day 4 tonight at 1130 and we have heartbeats!!!!! On CLBS and Silkies!!!! I only candled a few one of each and my own pullet eggs and the 3 are all growing well. I can't wait till day 7 and see what we have for sure!!!!
 

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