"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[Honora]

Hi. First chick hatched this morning. The rest have just done an external pip. Can they get o2 through the crack? No hole made yet.

Here is a picture of the first chick

That's my grandchickie! Hi, you are so cute!

 

[mlm Mike]

FINALLY!!!!!! I caught up.
Update Foal doing fine. He had a very bad day 3 days ago. He wouldn't eat. Blind staggers, very weak. I decided to give he another selenium/ vitamin shot. Within 2 hours he was nicker at me Hungry again. he been do good ever since.
My hatch is almost over today . Chicks can go in brooder today. RRs, N/Brahma crosses, Amerucanas, clbs, and Blue maran/ N/N. I think their ready to get out they are all staring at me...
I have 4 trays of eggs in the incubator. One group set 3 21 Due 4-11, the other 3-28 Due 4-17. will set more today. Have a open shelve in the Dickie. Set all the eggs. probaby Amerucana, clbs, N/N crosses, a few white marans..
Time to feed llf ( Lenas Last foal) haven't named him yet. I need to get him a goat friend or something...
Happy Hatching

I'm glad to hear the foal is going ok.

Locked down 8 turkey eggs this morning.

6 of the 8 looking good.

I must have marked date I set wrong as I think some had already pipped internally.

So I'm hoping that the lack of higher humidity for a couple of days doesn't impact the hatch too bad.

Congrats to all that have hatched.

Love turkey poults!

Day 11 now. I candled last night all 10 are dancing I could even make out little legs kicking in a few. So darn cool.

Still hanging in there - 6 eggs going strong ( 2 broke and 2 were clears that were removed when I candled). We should have babies by the end of the week

Eggs are ordered! Now it's time to wait... First go with shipped eggs too!

Hello mrleeroy! Hope the eggs arrive safely!

Got all my eggs set this morning!

18 Cream Legbars, 4 Blue Maran/Legbar crosses, and 2 Buff Orpington/Legbar crosses.
Chicken..Math...Increasing....

Good luck!

I set 8 barnyard mix chicken eggs today. Can I join the HAL?

Of course you can join! Welcome!

 

[Harborotter]

You have beautiful birds. I would love to do some water fowl one day.my husband I suppose to build a natural pond.

Thank you. I love my birds. I would LOVE to have a real pond someday.

 

[h2oratt]

That's my grandchickie! Hi, you are so cute!

Guess I will name him Early Jr

 

[h2oratt]

Thank you.  I love my birds.  I would LOVE to have a real pond someday.

I was born in Spokane. Deaconess hospital

 

[mlm Mike]

Just trying to get caught up here after a whirlwind past couple of days! I had most of my 1st group hatch day 21 Friday

We had a couple pip the wrong end but hatched quickly on their own!
Woke up Saturday to a migraine and struggled through the day. We had one straggler in the bator left yesterday with a pip. It got stuck zipping and was wearing out so as I was just getting the tweezers on the shell at 8:15pm . Power outage from high winds

I was seriously stressed. I had 8 babies in the brooder, a struggling zipping chick in one bator, and more eggs in the second bator in lockdown.

Let me tell ya I'm so glad I had read @Sally Sunshine 's helpful posts for what to do. We fired up the wood stove, I moved the brinsea next to the stove and covered with a blanket. I heated uncooked rice in a pan, put it in baggies along the zipper in the hovabator and wrapped with a blanket. I also filled up mason jars with water (I keep several gallons full for emergencies) and heated them to place in with the live chicks and in the big bator.

About a half hour in, the babies heat plate had cooled to the point they were getting upset so I decided to line a plastic laundry basket with an old towel and paper towels. Set the basket on a chair right in front of the stove. The chicks were able to get warm through the holes in the side of the basket and I put a tap light in there since it was so dark in the house and covered with a blanket.

They settled down after a while and hung out by the sides and seemed fairly comfortable.
2 hours later we got power restored. The bators stayed at 84 degrees so hopefully the other eggs will be ok.

I managed to help my last chick out about 10:30pm. It was a slow process and it did push out on its own but this morning seems to keep one foot slightly forward of the other foot but walking ok. Wow what a day that was!

I'll be getting some pics posted of our new babies soon

Great job handling the eggs and chicks during the power outage!

Hi. First chick hatched this morning. The rest have just done an external pip. Can they get o2 through the crack? No hole made yet.

Here is a picture of the first chick

Awesome Congratulations!

Out of my 8 fertile Saipan eggs, I have 5 healthy babies. One quit, I am guessing 4-6 days ago from the looks of it. One drowned this morning. I tried saving it but it only last about 30 minutes after I freed it's head and got the water out of it's beak the best I could. And one is still trying to hatch. It is doing well just seems to be a bit late compared to the others.

COngrats. on the hatch. Sorry about the one that drowned.

My next hatch is due April 9th. Easter Eggers from my flock. Only 18 in this batch but hopefully it is a good hatch.

I hope you have a good hatch too

 

[lindalouly]

Quote: Got her put in.

 

[Harborotter]

I was born in Spokane. Deaconess hospital

I live in the Valley but I am a transplant from the coast. Lol

 

[Harborotter]

Here are 3 of my new Saipan babies from yesterday.

 

[butterfliesdoku]

Just picked up a Sapphire rooster from the flea market today. After quarantine and once placed in with my hens, in how long should I expect babies from him?