The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Daniel1974]

I got a little late start Today But set 12 Black Copper marans 4 silkies and the rest RIR Im lacking 7 RIR but will add them in the am..

 

[GableBabble]

Sorry I am a bit late posting this.
I set:
19 Ameruacana & EE
4 Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock
1 Silkie
7 American Gamefowl (Hulsey, Toppy, Asel)
6 OEGB
1 Buff Orpington

 

[JD4570]

Oh dear Lord. Wisher, I'm not sure what to say other than

for the lost eggs. As for the broody. . . . . .

. . . . .

 

[Daniel1974]

Just added the 7 more now at 41 eggs

 

[Daniel1974]

Love the size of your bator nice!!

 

[ChooksChick]

Quote: Ask away!! I'm on now if you are! I'll pm you my cell # if you want to call or text me.

It stopped breathing. It was malpositioned (foot by its head) and only had half the yolk absorbed.

Hey you guys, I need some advice for one of my eggs that was due today. I thought it was dead (several were), so I peeled back a pinky-tip sized hole into the air cell to look for signs of life. Well, there was a beak! The chick had pipped internally and was breathing. I quickly covered the top of the egg with a moistened paper towel and put it back. This was at around 9-10am, and the little chick is still in the egg and breathing but has not made any progress. She squirmed in the egg when I pulled the towel back once but is pretty much just chillin' out. However, since the pressure for oxygen has been taken away because of the hole in the egg...will it hatch on its own? Or will it need assisting? If I do need to assist, how far do I need to assist it and what should I let it do on its own?

Right now the air cell membrane is greyish and I have a wet paper towel over it. I add a little more warm water to the paper towel about once an hour or so. I can't really tell if there are veins or not...I don't think it's that clear. But the membrane isn't white, so I'm assuming that's good? I have no idea how long its been pipped internally for. Right now I am not too concerned because it has oxygen, is breathing, and the membrane is moist...but I'm afraid to check on it every time for fear that it has died. I do not open the incubator to check, I stick a piece of airline tubing through the vent and move the paper towel around.

Humidity in the incubator is hovering around 80% and temp is 99.1 degrees.

So sorry- it's terrible when we lose one that we really think is going to make it. Big hugs!

Evening, Peeps!

First, I set a bit late because I had to work today.
As I was getting ready to set the eggs I had collected, I bumped a carton full of Marans eggs and knocked it over. Seven nice dark eggs lost.





So, I filled in with other barnyard mixed eggs to total 42 set at approximately 3:00pm CST.



My boys' youth group at church were having a retreat this weekend. They started with a 36 hour fast, and built houses out of cardboard to feel what it is like to be homeless. They spent the night in their houses and then went door to door collecting food for the homeless shelter. At 6:00pm, they broke fast with a huge meal at the church. I went to collect sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and three tired boys. My youngest opened the back of the van and then came around to the front seat where I was waiting. With a level stare he asked, "Momma........why is there a chicken in the back of the car?"

Good news and bad news........

Good news is -- I have a broody to help with the hatch!
Bad news -- She nested in the luggage area in the back of the van.

Guess why I am just now posting my egg picture...............

On those dented eggs, you could drizzle hot wax over them to seal them, and the heat is potentially helpful to any entered bacterium, though I'd probably mist it with povidone iodine first and let it dry. I'd do that and wax the cracks, then set them, just in case...I've had eggs that looked as bad actually hatch.

And you must have really angered some Broody Goddess to get that kind of broody! Holy moly!! I could see my kids just leveling the question at me like that...they aren't surprised by any of my chicken antics at this point..."Momma...can we take the chicken out from under the desk before my friends get here??"

...indeed...

 

[Wisher1000]

Quote: It's okay, Cyn, I laughed, too. So did everyone in the parking lot at church. I'm sure I will be the topic of conversation all day tomorrow. It is actually not as bad as it looks. Thankfully, that box was there to catch most of the yuck and there is a carpeted mat that covers the entire area. I lifted it out and hosed it off. I may have to carry it by the carwash and use the steam cleaner on it tomorrow. I am the only person I know that would have a hen nesting in her Toyota Sienna.

 

[Wisher1000]

Oh dear Lord. Wisher, I'm not sure what to say other than

for the lost eggs. As for the broody. . . . . .

. . . . .

I think I can thank a certain sour magician.........

 

[Wisher1000]

On those dented eggs, you could drizzle hot wax over them to seal them, and the heat is potentially helpful to any entered bacterium, though I'd probably mist it with povidone iodine first and let it dry. I'd do that and wax the cracks, then set them, just in case...I've had eggs that looked as bad actually hatch.

And you must have really angered some Broody Goddess to get that kind of broody! Holy moly!! I could see my kids just leveling the question at me like that...they aren't surprised by any of my chicken antics at this point..."Momma...can we take the chicken out from under the desk before my friends get here??"

...indeed...

I would be afraid I would have a stinker on my hands, let me think about it, what kind of wax? A candle? I think all of mine are scented, does that matter?

My kids' friends are used to me, "No Ma'am, I don't want to see the chicks inside the eggs again today, You showed me last time I was here, Thanks, anyway."

 

[Little Wing]

Set mine about 1:00. OE, EE and Barnyard mix. 28 total. Good lick everyone!