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

[mlm Mike]

Sorry for the delay but it's been busy at work and the pictures were lost for a few days between my wife's phone and my computer. Anyway here are my two Icelandic chicks. They are about 3 days old when these were taken this past Saturday.

This little girl (boy?) hatched first Thursday morning.






This is Bandit due to the masks around the eyes. She/he hatched Thursday evening.

So far, so good. They love the Mama heating pad that I made for them. (thanks Blooie!)

Awwwwww. So cute!

I had to dash to work, but going to bed last night there were 5 hatched, this morning, official HatchDay 21, there were many little wet babies in there. It's a lot of hatching, wiggling babies, and I will count them when I get home. There were 35 eggs.

Chick #1 is out! He pipped this morning around 6am,then at about noon, she zipped and hatched like lightning! She's strong and flopping and chirping like crazy!

The first two that pipped yesterday are slowly zipping out. I'm so happy!

Wonderful, hope the rest soon follow!

Quote: Good Ahead and link.

For anyone who hatches in hovabators, little giants, and the like...

What is your protocol on removing chicks that have hatched and dried off? Do you just leave everyone until the hatch is complete?? Do you remove some when things start to get crowded??

I had a FULL bator for the EHAL and there was NO way uncoils have left then all in there to trample each other and the eggs that were trying to hatch still.
I had a couple of chicks that had pipped but weren't able to fully hatch...I believe both were turned over by the other chicks moving about and then they DIS. However, I can't help but thinking what if "I" caused their deaths by opening the bator super quickly but several times to remove chicks as they ran out of space?

At lockdown I put aquarium tubing and a sponge in a bowl to keep humidity where it should be and that way I didn't have to open the bator for that. But once several had hatched and it became overly crowded, I felt that I couldn't leave them in there.

Ideas? Thoughts? I'm expecting pips to start Fri or Sat here and don't know if I should try anything different this time around...thanks!

I've pulled them out of a hovabator if I had a second person to help. One person lifts the lid just eon for the other to get in and grab. Also through in warm/hot moist paper towel to keep humidity up.

Steal nothing

I have my first pip in the classroom incubator I have set up...

It's on the wrong end! What do I do?!?

A lot of times they make it out themselves, occasionally they need help. Good Luck.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Two peachicks, one Muscovy, two mutts


-Kathy

 

[CherriesBrood]

Just hit 24 hours of lockdown, no pips yet. Ugh the anticipation is driving me crazy! I can't take it! I wish I put them in a day earlier so they would at least be zipping by now. Hopefully I'll wake up to some pips in the morning... And I sure hope the little buggers won't take their time!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Two peachicks, one Muscovy, two mutts [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] -Kathy

Awwwww! Muscovy is trying to hide lol!!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: It's not doing very well.

Having to tube feed it.

-Kathy

 

[CherriesBrood]

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This April I think I've hatched over 30 Muscovy ducklings, 10 runner cross ducklings and two peachicks. -Kathy

pics of pea chicks or it didn't happen

Two peachicks, one Muscovy, two mutts [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] -Kathy

Awwwwww! They are adorable!!!

 

[mlm Mike]

I'm getting a pair of call ducks

Awesome!

WOW! You're just dancing cause all/most are already sold!

I admit I have issues, thats not even half of what I am setting

Gooserz is growing fast!!

He sure is, glad he's outside now, has he settled in?

Ancona are such pretty ducks!

 

[cree57i]

I didn't hatch these, but got them as 1 day olds. I think they are just as cute as they can be! They are about a week old now. Lemon and gold Friesians'.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

It's not doing very well.   Having to tube feed it.

-Kathy

He looks healthy :*( x fingers crossed x

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Lol! Awesome!, why did u draw that sign on poor gooserz ? Soooo cute!!
Yay for broody hens!
At least you can look at the positive!
pics of pea chicks or it didn't happen

what is a pea chick?