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

[chicapee]

let me guess she's the one in the white dress right .congratulations .She's a very lovely Bride . I've been fighting the humidity too. I run dry until lockdown then go up 65-75%. without a drop of water I'm at 55-60% every day. Good luck wit the hatch .

Thanks feeling a bit more confident this time. Thanks to wedding prep, there has been a lot less meddling this time around

 

[rossfam06]

Glad you had a good time and your dad got to enjoy his day! We went to a family gathering too. Got to see my dads side of the family after not seeing them for many years. It was nice. Did you post a pic of your dads cake?? Hoping all the chicks are ok when I get home!


What time of night does everyone lock up their chickens for the night?

My dogs have free range to come and go as they please at night so...I never close them up.

Life is too short to fret about some chain smoking canuck
In other news: scflock is back in the game! 24 BCM set. I'll give you guys an update in 21 days

Yay!!!!!!!! Keep us up to date on the haps from the Brinsea.

Adults are busy on the weekends. We only have time to post from work

I always have time to post. Sometimes I'm the only one ever on.... so then I leave. Lol!

On a Roll!!

It has taken me a few days to catch up on this thread. I have been awol for a few as my oldest daughter got married yesterday. Even though I am biased she was absolutely stunning.

It was a beautiful wedding. In chicken news I am on day 14, and the 1 egg of the 14 set was definitely not fertile and was removed. The egg that both ends were fat and was placed with the air cell down for the first 7 days and has been the correct way for the last 7 days looks peculiar. They all have beautiful veining and moving around. My youngest daughter is over from England for the wedding and filmed one of them. She really enjoyed it. My air cells are a bit on the small side and I have barely added any water this hatch, humidity is very high down here on the gulf coast so I probably won't add any water until lock down on Thursday night.
Edited to add pic of my 3 babies and myself.

Congrats!!!! You all look beautiful and Handsome!!!!

edited by Staff

 

[FridayYet]

It has taken me a few days to catch up on this thread. I have been awol for a few as my oldest daughter got married yesterday. Even though I am biased she was absolutely stunning.

It was a beautiful wedding. In chicken news I am on day 14, and the 1 egg of the 14 set was definitely not fertile and was removed. The egg that both ends were fat and was placed with the air cell down for the first 7 days and has been the correct way for the last 7 days looks peculiar. They all have beautiful veining and moving around. My youngest daughter is over from England for the wedding and filmed one of them. She really enjoyed it. My air cells are a bit on the small side and I have barely added any water this hatch, humidity is very high down here on the gulf coast so I probably won't add any water until lock down on Thursday night.
Edited to add pic of my 3 babies and myself.

That's a great picture. So happy and beautiful!

 

[WVduckchick]

I don't understand not fighting to save something you have put so much time and effort into. to stick a chick's peak in food and water takes very little effort. I may not be able to get them to hatch but I don't lose many after they do . the ones I lose are the ones I should not have helped in the first place. this is the first weekend In I don't know how many That I have not hatched a chick. put down 16 none hatched . I have to tell you guys about this. Last weekend I locked down all the eggs dated 6/13 or so I thought. I had one hatch on the 20th day my wife and I were looking at it in the old bower we could hear it peeping like crazy but it's peak was not moving so I turned the top looking for another but there wasn't one in there .I had forgotten one when I took them out of the other incubator with the turner .It had hatched in the turner that had been turning the whole time. It is the biggest one. I think I might be working to much . so let me see WV hot chick your going to be 25 soon . let me wish you a happy birthday now cause I might forget got half timers you know.

That's funny about the chick you forgot in the turner. And I totally agree with the simplicity of sticking a chick's beak into the water. With no momma hen, they have to be shown what to do.
And thanks for the b-day wishes. 25 sure is rough!

It has taken me a few days to catch up on this thread. I have been awol for a few as my oldest daughter got married yesterday. Even though I am biased she was absolutely stunning.

It was a beautiful wedding. In chicken news I am on day 14, and the 1 egg of the 14 set was definitely not fertile and was removed. The egg that both ends were fat and was placed with the air cell down for the first 7 days and has been the correct way for the last 7 days looks peculiar. They all have beautiful veining and moving around. My youngest daughter is over from England for the wedding and filmed one of them. She really enjoyed it. My air cells are a bit on the small side and I have barely added any water this hatch, humidity is very high down here on the gulf coast so I probably won't add any water until lock down on Thursday night.
Edited to add pic of my 3 babies and myself.

Very lovely, all of you!! Welcome back, and good luck with your hatch!

 

[RubyNala97]

First, why has staff been back to edit posts?
Second:

I wanted a fresh set in the Brinsea because moving eggs to it that had already been compromised by the other bator wouldn't tell you anything. If you have similar results in the Brinsea, you have bigger issues

X2

For a styro, that's about a normal rate of hatch.  However, the post-hatch results indicate a bigger issue.  

Knowing what kind of leg issues, such as neurological (both legs physically normal but don't work equally), deformed (visible physical deformity), physiological (slipped tendons, red hocks, displaced hips) it's hard to know what is going on with your hatch.

What is your brooder temp at?  While chicks and poults do tend to huddle on top of a flock member making distress calls, they should not do that for warmth.  A brooder temp of 95-100 for starters will ensure that they spread out comfortably.

I've hatched a couple hundred chicks and poults this year in styro, redwood, and homemade foam incubators and have not had a single leg deformity from shipped eggs, from bought eggs, or from eggs from my flock.  While the issues you are facing MAY be caused by incubator deficiencies, they may also be caused by brooding deficiencies, like not enough traction at hatch and during brooding to enable the chicks to get traction.  The Brinsea hatch will help determine if it may be an incubation/brooding issue, or a parent flock issue.

When I raise birds for meat or eggs, every bird I bring to maturity or to market reflects a cash value.  It's in my best interest to help them survive whether it means flipping them onto their bellies so they can get up, or giving them corrugated paper for the first couple of days so they can easily find food and get traction.  For breeders, I do try to select birds that have no issues at hatch, but the cross I am making now is physically unable to hatch without issue.  As long as they are on their feet in 24 hours and acting normally it's a success...weeding out will take place in gen 2.  I need to build a big enough gen 1 pool to have a gen 2.  Gen 2 will be a cross of like-sized birds so hatching should not be so much of an issue.

I do hope the Brinsea provides a better hatch rate, and the brooding success is in  your hands.  A mother hen will beckon her babies to food and water after a couple of days, once they are active just splashing in the water with your fingertip and tapping the loose feed on the floor paper should get them going.  Once one gets it, the rest will follow.

Exactly! Great post!^

I don't understand not fighting to save something you have put so much time and effort into. to stick a chick's peak in food and water takes very little effort. I may not be able to get them to hatch but I don't lose many after they do . the ones I lose are the ones I should not have helped in the first place. this is the first weekend In I don't know how many That I have not hatched a chick. put down 16 none hatched . I have to tell you guys about  this. Last weekend I locked down all the eggs dated 6/13 or so I thought. I had one hatch on the 20th day my wife and I were looking at it in the old bower we could hear it peeping like crazy but it's peak was not moving so I turned the top looking for another but there wasn't one in there .I had forgotten one when I took them out of the other incubator with the turner .It had hatched in the turner that had been turning the whole time. It is the biggest one. I think I might be working to much . so let me see WV hot chick your going to be 25 soon . let me wish you a happy birthday now cause I might forget got half timers you know.

Sorry to hear you only got 1!! I don't know if I followed you correctly but did the one that hatched not make it into lockdown? Anyway, sorry you lost the rest. It's always disappointing when any egg does not hatch!

It has taken me a few days to catch up on this thread. I have been awol for a few as my oldest daughter got married yesterday. Even though I am biased she was absolutely stunning.

It was a beautiful wedding. In chicken news I am on day 14, and the 1 egg of the 14 set was definitely not fertile and was removed. The egg that both ends were fat and was placed with the air cell down for the first 7 days and has been the correct way for the last 7 days looks peculiar. They all have beautiful veining and moving around. My youngest daughter is over from England for the wedding and filmed one of them. She really enjoyed it. My air cells are a bit on the small side and I have barely added any water this hatch, humidity is very high down here on the gulf coast so I probably won't add any water until lock down on Thursday night.
Edited to add pic of my 3 babies and myself.

Beautiful! You definetly were not biased!! I don't know if you saw my post awhile back but there is this moisture control product that's made of carbon & charcoal. A little cup of it in the incubator will keep your humidity under control the first 18 days. Let me know if you want to know more about it. Good luck on the hatch and congrats on the beautiful wedding!


And Amy, I must have lost your cake pic in my multi quoting!!! Awesome job!!! I bet your dad loved it!!!

 

[silkiecuddles]

Staff ate some more posts? Don't look at me, SC. I didn't do it.

 

[scflock]

How cute they are. Is that a baby blanket? LOL

Where exactly is that in AZ? My mom lives in Prescott. She used to live in Phoenix. I love Prescott, Phoenix not so much...

Ummmmm does the self-appointed sherif have reason to do some sheriffing?

Watch it, or we will hold an election. I nominate rossfam. Sweet, christian woman that can joke around, but also misses a lot of my innuendo, so that works out for me.

Either her, or WV and Friday. They will shoot first and ask questions later

ummmmm...no Not unless you have a secret to locking someone out of a thread.

What time of night does everyone lock up their chickens for the night?

I don't. Their pop holes open to the pens, so I don't have coop doors.

That looks great!! My sisters got me Dairy Queen ice cream cake! They asked what I wanted, and ice cream always wins with me! Lol

SC!!!!!!!!!! Cheer me up? I'm feeling blue

I signed off right as you signed on. Hopefully the

ing of silkie cheered you up

He likes me too much for that

We hurt the ones we love the most

Finally!! Yay!!! This is going to be a hard 3 weeks.....

It's actually very easy. I checked last night, and temps were good, humidity was good, so nothing to worry about now until lockdown

It has taken me a few days to catch up on this thread. I have been awol for a few as my oldest daughter got married yesterday. Even though I am biased she was absolutely stunning.

It was a beautiful wedding. In chicken news I am on day 14, and the 1 egg of the 14 set was definitely not fertile and was removed. The egg that both ends were fat and was placed with the air cell down for the first 7 days and has been the correct way for the last 7 days looks peculiar. They all have beautiful veining and moving around. My youngest daughter is over from England for the wedding and filmed one of them. She really enjoyed it. My air cells are a bit on the small side and I have barely added any water this hatch, humidity is very high down here on the gulf coast so I probably won't add any water until lock down on Thursday night.
Edited to add pic of my 3 babies and myself.

Beautiful couple, but I have to say that mom is the prettiest girl in that picture

let me guess she's the one in the white dress right .congratulations .She's a very lovely Bride . I've been fighting the humidity too. I run dry until lockdown then go up 65-75%. without a drop of water I'm at 55-60% every day. Good luck wit the hatch .

I started the Brinsea dry yesterday, just because it is so hot and humid here right now, but by the time it stabilized it was down to 29%. I had to fill one well with water to get to my optimum 42%. If the Brinsea humidity is that low in the dog days of summer, I don't think a Brinsea could ever be run dry

 

[scflock]

Staff ate some more posts? Don't look at me, SC. I didn't do it.

I have a feeling that it has something to do with the same thing it was last time. I think everyone should just pretend like it never happened

 

[silkiecuddles]

Election.....um.ok. *considering saying something but don't want to start an argument*

 

[WVduckchick]

Election.....um.ok.

*considering saying something but don't want to start an argument*

Awww, silkie your new avatar is adorable!