The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Maah]

So, I'm 1/2 into lockdown as of today.

Because my EE's seem to already be getting crowded in their small apartments... (hardly any space left), I decided to lock them down today (day 17), rather than tomorrow. I took them out of their stand up cups, candled them, marked the aircells once last time and laid them on their sides in the best position for hatching. I'm hoping it will give the squished kiddos another day to get into position... & hopefully they do it sooner rather than later. I hope they don't get so cramped in there that they can't move.

I haven't increased the humidity yet, I would like give the barred rock eggs more time to increase their air sack size better. So, I haven't put the barred rock eggs into lockdown yet. I'll continue to hand turn those ones (spin at an angle now? lol) for the next day with them standing up in their little cups. Tomorrow I'll candle them all 1 last time, mark their air cells, and then lay them down in the incubator, and add more water. The one BR egg that I checked this morning looked right on schedule. The BR eggs are bigger and the chicks look like they will have just the right amount of space/development by Saturday.

I REALLY want the EEs to hatch! Well, I want the BR eggs too... but I REALLY want the EEs.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

(HELP) Im at Day 17 and still in the tunner and I have had 6 hatch whats going on? I have looked at the other eggs no piping yet. Is this Normal or not? What do I do stop turnning them and go in to lock down? Someone please Help I have rare eggs I don't want to lose any. Thanks for any help!

what breed eggs? higher temps will push hatch a lot sooner like this, also serama and some bantam eggs will hatch early. I would def calibrate thermometers again before you hatch again.

LOCKdown immediately for sure. what was the humidity running before lockdown?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Losing a chick tonight. It can't stand up.. It spent almost 24 hrs in the egg after pipping. Something seems to be wrong with its leg on one side, because it keeps falling over and lying on the same side. I'm sad.

Still no pip with the Silkie or Araucana (sp?). One of the Wyandotte pipped, and I'm pretty sure the other has internally pipped. Today is day 24.... How long is too long to wait to help those that haven't internally pipped? I can't find a beak on either of them, so I'm not even sure where to start if I did help... I can see the beak (I think) on the other....

I just spent almost a week in rehab with "bubba" black cochin who turns out to be a girl too, if you remember I posted here when we first started, I cant tell her from the rest now!
Blarney showed me a great way to give therapy to a chick, if you have a tea cup that slowly tapers in the bottom you can put her in it to force her legs underneath her, just don't over or under heat her.

I will post the pics when I find them.... for now here are some links that helped me too, they are always found in the article https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

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CHICKEN ORTHOPEDICS ~​

https://sites.google.com/a/larsencreek.com/chicken-orthopedics/leg-braces
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72885/boot-for-curled-toes-on-3-month-old-chicken-update-w-pics
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html​

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Curled Toes
http://www.chickenchatter.org/view_topic.php?id=2586&forum_id=30​

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ALSO here is the Assist article https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[ceocka]

I love them! I just want to hug them!
Lol, I think it's all the hoodie's fault. If their pockets weren't always right there for the eggs this wouldn't happen. I think I need a set of baskets, one by the door, one in the coop, etc.

lol. I totally agree! Many baskets and totally the hoodies fault.

 

[Gardengirl73]

Gotta love surprises like those hidden broodies!
Eggs in pockets getting smashed. Oh yeah, been there! I had my teen son help collect eggs one day (just this once) & wouldn't you know it? It broke in the pocket that also held his cell phone! Totally ruined the phone. Ugh!
Loved the angora goat babies!
And the emu farm, wow! Big egg! Great pics!
I've been so busy with the maple sap running these last few days & my 9 week old chicks. I did my candling today & had to toss another quitter. That leaves me with 12 out of 20 for lockdown tomorrow. 5 Cuckoo Marans, 5 CM X SG Dorkings & 2 CM X Red Sex Links. I can hardly wait!!!

So jealous!!!! Born and raised in Maine, we collected sap in the early mornings before the bus. One year my Dad peeled the wallpaper off in my mother's kitchen trying to boil down the sap.

No sugar maples in Kentucky!! I try to stock up when I visit my Dad.

 

[ceocka]

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[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]JulieNKC posted Pictures of Snow and Ducks! There was even a video! Post 6238[IMG]http://smilys.net/winter_smilies/smiley1280.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Animalsroc4evr checked in with us—sniff test discovered a stinky egg! 10 of 22 are going to lockdown! [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Michaelf wished us a good morning and told of spending the evening digging a trench to repair the main water line into the house. Good Job! He also announce a first egg from the Thanks Giving hatch, Sadly no picture….. [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Staggered hatch advice was asked by Wax Myrtle. Question was answered too! [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Maah is worried that there won’t be enough room in the eggs for an EE crossed with a Brahma Roo.[IMG]http://smilys.net/aengstliche_smilies/smiley5166.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Noahsmom is fighting Humidity on day 20….[IMG]http://smilys.net/aengstliche_smilies/smiley5166.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Yokohamama had an early hatch![IMG]http://www.animated-gifs.eu/birds-eggs/0006.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]GreenGirlGrammy is worried about a power failure. Will they be ok? [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Jesshan8 has more broodies and is hatching Goose eggs under one of them! [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Time-Out posted a factoid about egg shapes! Post 6308 [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Gardeningmama uses éclair boxes as hatching baskets! That is my kind of hatching basket! [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]CowgirlHC did a good job and got a clear out before it became a stink bomb! Later we found out that she has Lemon cukoo oprs, Swedish Flower Hens and Coronation Sussex hatching eggs incubating! How to tell the difference? [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]I shared a 4 day old chicks video in post 6330 [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Gardeningmama asked about temps at lockdown. Sally Sunshine told us that the little guys are producing their own heat at this time and that commercial hatcheries have to cool the eggs of with fans at lockdown…Amazing….[IMG]http://serve.mysmiley.net/sign/sign0092.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]RavenWood shared pictures of her new babies in post 6343 The last picture was of the Son holding an Emu Egg![IMG]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Chiques chicks won’t go into detail, there is a total hatched contest after all, but lost some hatching eggs because of clears…. [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]LulieNKC had an egg break in her pocket next to her camera! Mlmddh has had this happen too. Maah does this too even though she has a basket for collecting! Uphilljill has Goats that regularly smash the eggs in her pocket! [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Noahsmom has chicks hatching! Post 6372 [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]SusanRenee posted Angora cuteness![IMG]http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/Arcticsunpics/042.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Happy Chooks might have egg hatching on Thursday![IMG]http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/Arcticsunpics/042.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]This is the end of todays digest! Happy lockdown everyone![/SIZE]

You crack me up! Love it!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

BLARNEY! crud I cant find her image of the chick in the teacup! I don't have a tea cup so I rigged this cup and ductaped it to the bottom so he couldn't roll it over and trap under, I suggest drilling some air holes in case it would happen if you go this route. teacup idea is awesome, I like it much better than using those leg braces, bubba kept falling over and was always just laying there! the design of the teacup forces legs under and in! but you have to let them out and see how they are improving feed and give them water, again don't over or underheat them.

 

[Shellz]

So jealous!!!! Born and raised in Maine, we collected sap in the early mornings before the bus. One year my Dad peeled the wallpaper off in my mother's kitchen trying to boil down the sap.

No sugar maples in Kentucky!! I try to stock up when I visit my Dad.

Funny story! I've heard that very same story from other folks! We got rid of all the wallpaper here. Yay! Definitely stock up whenever you can! Had a very bad run last year.

 

[michaelf]

I got an egg from a pullet yesterday and today. They are the small ones. She has her big girl training wheels on