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

[scflock]

I assumed he was just blowing off a little steam over the incident... I hope he didn't find something else.

Yes, I was blowing off steam. I was still outside patching the fence. The show was on when I got inside. Six had hatched, two zippers, and a few pips. Had eight by the time I went to bed, and looks like 10 or 11 this morning. Now they put the lotion on their skin as I head to work
I am on the phone, so I will add pics in a following post. It ate them last time.
Now to get caught up on Ruby and chicapee's hatches

 

[scflock]

 

[WVduckchick]

woohoo!!

 

[RubyNala97]

And he's out number 14 has joined the party.

I'm so happy for you! You couldn't have asked for a better hatch...and shipped too!! You most definitely deserve a parade!!

I am getting 12 Welsummer eggs in the mail, fingers crossed they all arrive safely, and hopefully they won't be left at the post office over the weekend (finally shipped out Thursday night, coming from NJ to mid east Va), not looking good so far. This is my first ever shot at incubating and it appears I already have my work cut out for me, lol. I'm also using an ancient LG styrobator, God help me!! I think I'll be happy if even 1 hatches. I'm soooo nervous. Does anyone know how long eggs can be in fluctuating temps without being negatively affected? In Va this time of year it's hot and humid during the day and cold and dewey at night. I'm worried none of them will survive the postal trip. Does anyone have any advice for me? Like I said, I'm using a LG Styrofoam bator, not sure of the model, I got it used. It has a turner, it's still air, with a good thermometer/hygrometer. I'm so worried this will be a BIG fail for me which will discourage me from trying again.

I would highly recommend reading this:
https://mbasic.facebook.com/notes/f...beth-white-via-cheryl-shires/548615281826504/
And candle when they arrive to check the amount of damage caused by shipping. Are you comfortable with candling and how air cells are supposed to look? Welcome to the thread and thank you!!

Hi everyone, thanks for the warm welcome . Finally caught up, sorry about the hawk SC and your bad hatch Ruby, congrats to everyone's new fluffy butts.
I have 6 Warrens, 2 Light Sussex and 4 mixed breed hens, I sell their eggs at the door to pay for everyone's feed, I also have 1 blue splash orp. roo running with his 3 girls, 2 pairs of lavender Wyandottes, 4 Serama, 2 pairs of sizzle and smooth silkie bantams, 4 Polish Tolbunt, i suspect 3 are roos, 3 pairs of Onagadori, well that's what the breeder sold them as, 3 gold tops 2 pairs of Ayam Cermani and 2 Pea chicks, 1 spent 4 days down in the bra brooder while i waited for a friend for him to hatch    Phew did I really hatch that many, I use a R Com now, started in the red team with a cheap Chinese import and fiddled and had loads of loses, went then to a Brinsea, blue team, but suffered staggered hatches, with hindsight i had prob had  been sold old eggs, now i use a broody when ever I can, green team ?  Sorry don' t really do Monty Python. But I am trying to use FULL STOPS, because you are MERICANS   .

Pea chicks? I hatch 3 last month! You've got your hands full!!

awesome!! Truly happy for you!!

 

[scflock]

woohoo!!

Pictures aren't good, but I was in a hurry. They were popping out left and right last night. Seems to be a break in the action this morning, but there are new pips. Hopefully this hatch will be better than the last.
Last night, one of the eggs with a really small air cell pipped near the end of the egg, and I didn't think it would make it. Being my blue self, I left it. That little bugger punched a hole in the end of the egg and slithered out. I've never seen anything like it

 

[rossfam06]

Sorry yall....this has to be by far the longest for me.

Omg 2 bcm completely out.

Yay!!!!

Another one just zipped and is out lavender Ameraucana. Whoopdedoo

!!!

.......but that's okay, it would worry me if I understood all of it! Yep, I think I'm going to like it here in HSSS....... It feels like The Home...............

Welcome to the crazy, and the funny!!!! You will like it here!

Loving this hatch.

I am putting them in the coolerbator to dry off.

Cute!!!!

Wow!
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Wow!!! I closed out the top 5!!! Lol!!

Have you seen this illustration?

That's insane.....goes to show you how much hormones they pump them with. So sad and scary.

Probably. I had mexican for lunch

Eeeew_ww!!!!!

Now that's a movie I could quote by heart all day long!

I love that movie!!

I've been robbed! By a little old lady on a motorized cart. Eta: and I didn't even see it coming!

"GOT WORMS"....that's what we're gonna call it.

You stole my line!!!!

x3, but I found this funny.

Lol!!!

Yea he never comes out to play at the good times.

IKR!!! Lol!!!

I was referencing the weekend that things got so deep that ross said "cool! what color?" I thought that would go one of two ways, but you covered them both

Hey in my defense I must have missed the part where she said Ams. I did not know that or I would not have asked!

Cool! What color?

Eff You!!!! but in all seriousness I am okay if that becomes the new change the subject line!!!

Hawk came back... d'uccle pen this time.... Bent between two hogwire roof panels. Possibly Liam, but picture she sent me looks like another juvenile roo. Only have feet feathers to go by in pic... I'm going to have to do a stakeout this weekend...

Oh no!!!! That sucks.

Update. 200 hrs 11 hatched 1 assisted got stuck after 2hrs zipping membranes dried stuck to down. It is doing well. 1 more pipped will probably need assist saddle air cell and malpositioned. 1 zipping. 5 left to join the action .

Yay!!!! That's great! Good job.

Was thinking of you when I read this Ross! @rossfam06 http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/living/oxford-web-dictionary-new-words-feat/index.html

I like them. I want to go to a cat cafe but I would be afraid of the amonia smell!!!! I do also get very hangry sometimes.

Even as [COLOR=FF0000]RED [/COLOR]as I am, I won't go into an unipped egg before an internal pip has been made. So far I have never even put a "safety hole" in an egg. Before the external pip there isn't much you can do anyway without a high risk of causing a bleed out. That's great! Congrats!

I am even redder than you!!!!

I guess it shows my age that I remembered Jiffy Pop!

I remember Jiffy Pop! I love those things.

Okie doke Last report for tonight. Checked the final five unpipped eggs. 1 Bcm DIS 2 AM DIS 1 CLB internally pipped. 1 CLB not internally pipped possibly still living. Going to get ready for bed if I can tear myself away from these beautiful babies.

Fingerscrossed for the rest to hatch!!!

Got some eggs in the mail today, setting tomorrow... anyone care to join??

I wish but I am done for a few months.

Haven't caught up reading yet but I wanted to update. No pips. Out of the 2 that were alive, only one seems to be alive now. All the veins have receded. I think I'm going to open the one that was alive but is not moving now and see if I can see a beak, it looks dead now anyway. Worst hatch ever!!!!

Oh no!!!! I feel your pain. I lost my 2nd batch ever. I lost the whole set because of a stupid temp spike at day 18!!!

Cute!!!!! Keep em coming. Whew! !! That was a doosy!

 

[WVduckchick]

They are all dead except for one. I went in but can't find the beak. ???

OMGoodness Ruby!

Pictures aren't good, but I was in a hurry. They were popping out left and right last night. Seems to be a break in the action this morning, but there are new pips. Hopefully this hatch will be better than the last.
Last night, one of the eggs with a really small air cell pipped near the end of the egg, and I didn't think it would make it. Being my blue self, I left it. That little bugger punched a hole in the end of the egg and slithered out. I've never seen anything like it

That's awesome! Come on little fat bottomed girls!

 

[rossfam06]

@RubyNala97 can post a pic of what it looks like???

 

[WVduckchick]

Wow!!! I closed out the top 5!!! Lol!!
Whew! !! That was a doosy!

And you most definitely would have been higher if it counted every multi-quote!

 

[scflock]

What time is he striking? I'm thinking that early morning, and late afternoon seem to be prime target times.

Mid to late afternoon. Just going to sip some lemonade under the pecan tree with a 12ga in my lap.
Good thing about working with rednecks is one of the boys brought me a pair of hawk boots. Don't judge me...

Does that mean I've turned blue?

I have to agree, if blood vessels are still visible, I'd let them be for a bit. And with the power losses and all.

And I don't think that makes us blue, just a little more on the bluer spectrum of purple.

The longer this thread goes, the more blue gets mixed in...

Have you guys ever seen that motion that I was describing? It was really crazy! I will leave them until the morning and hope they manage to pip by then. I'm not a fan of trying to assist (even if all the vessels were gone) without an internal pip. Someone on another thread just did it successfully, and I give them props. I'm way to nervous to try it! One had the best air cell of the bunch and the other had the worst of the bunch. Interesting that those are the two still alive! Thanks for the input!

for internal pips by morning!! (It's still technically day 20)

This has been a nightmare for you.

for the two

These are super chicks I tell ya. Who needs the air cell.

That's the chicks I want, the ones that kung fu their way out of the egg

SC is gonna have a field day with this one... I sent YOU Jiffy Pop eggs, hon... Jiffy Pop was a popular popcorn in a tin you made on your stovetop...

I do believe a Parade is in order!!!

And I think you should throw this one

I guess it shows my age that I remembered Jiffy Pop!

Okie doke Last report for tonight. Checked the final five unpipped eggs.

1 Bcm DIS
2 AM DIS
1 CLB internally pipped.
1 CLB not internally pipped possibly still living.

Going to get ready for bed if I can tear myself away from these beautiful babies.

What a great ending to this saga