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

[DwayneNLiz]

Oops

 

[Chaos18]

no, some from my neighbor and some from napa, the ones from napa (he works at napa) some had dates on them and many were like 10 days old when I set them others 7 so I know that has a lot to do with the early quitters, I'd have to look at my excel sheet but only 1 from napa hatched, the silkie with huge vault that needs help. I think when I helped the silkie it harmed others but I mostly wanted the silkie so I was ok with that

That's wierd that you'd get so many DIS from different breeders. Age would play a part I would think but don't know for sure. Specially only being 10 days old.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

That's wierd that you'd get so many DIS from different breeders. Age would play a part I would think but don't know for sure. Specially only being 10 days old.

I don't think they are storing them properly, and this is why I will not pay for eggs yet -learning curve to say the least

 

[Chaos18]

I don't think they are storing them properly, and this is why I will not pay for eggs yet -learning curve to say the least

This ain't to bad of a place to try and learn something...........hopefully it's the right thing that you learn.

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morning all

Good Morning!

Good MORNING everyone!!! Happy Monday!!

Morning! It's Monday!

Quote: Good! All 6 Icelandics hatched. 13 Keets developing.

So finally got around to my final tally for April Hal
@Chaos18 . @Sally Sunshine

7 hatched, 1 needed assistance -silkie
10 clear
7 dis approx day 5
5 dis approx day 12
6 dis approx day 16
4 dis approx day 18-20, many looked mal position
2 suffocated dried membrane
10 at daycare none hatched, they're at day care so no eggtopsies, but I think it is their bator, turner was faulty

Now I have 4 eggs in the bator for May Hal

Good luck with May! Anything special about the 4?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

 Good Morning! 

  Morning! It's Monday! 
 Good! All 6 Icelandics hatched. 13 Keets developing.

   Good luck with May! Anything special about the 4?

hoping they are pure polish, hen is super friendly

 

[Chaos18]

Good Morning!

Morning! It's Monday!

Good! All 6 Icelandics hatched. 13 Keets developing.

Good luck with May! Anything special about the 4?

Glad to hear it.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: The DIS could be from the power outage.

@mlm Mike I redid the math and that nanny should be due May 30-June 29. The lady said she was bred in January, but couldn't remember the date. But she had only calculated 120 days gestation.

So I have a whole month to learn everything there is to know.

That helps, but now you have all that time for the excitement to build.

Looking so forward to your kids.
Wonder why she would calculate short of full gestation.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Thanks!

 

[jnr005]

@Chaos18
Monday update:

Ameraucanas: 8 set, 8 to lockdown, 7 hatched
Delaware: 6 set, 5 to lockdown, 5 hatched
Maran: 8 set, 7 to lockdown, 3 hatched
Welsummer: 8 set, 7 lockdown, 3 hatched
Olive Egger (Whitmore Farm): 6 set, 5 lockdown, 3 hatched
Olive Egger (Richmond CL): 13 set, 12 lockdown, 10 hatched

Total 31 chicks. Still have 11 eggs in the bator plus tossed 2 that died while piping. Of the eggs in the bator, all but 1 seem to have chicks in them. Last night was day 21 so if there isn't a pip tonight I will float test them. Still have 5 silkies in the bator at day 19 right now.

Here are some pics. PS...yes, some chicks are green. I made the mistake of trying to use food coloring on their feet (don't ask) and all that succeeded in was coloring the whole lot of them green. Thankfully I came up with a better solution. You know those bands that they use for braces? Perfect size for chicks for the first week or so. (My kid never wears her bands as often as she should so we have lots of those packets)


One of my poor "green" chicks. And his band on his leg to help tell which are what breeds.


All my babies staying toasty under the heating pad.


A few peepers out and about.