The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[K Epp]

1 out and 4 more piped.

Its a Porcelain D'anver.

 

[chickenlisa]

I am quite sad to note that today, my third emu chick was found dead in his little brooder for no real apparent reason. his neck had been curling funny the night before, but he was super totally healthy right after the hatch. Anyways, I little sad today about that.

You just put so much work into the egg for it to hatch, always checking the temp, you turn it 3 times a day by hand for 50 days...and then it dies.

I'm so sorry. What a sad thing to happen, after all of that work and time too! Poor little thing...RIP.

 

[Penny Hen]

Guineas the fowl of the deaf!
Well not in an outhouse but I wonder if a shot of bottled o2 (not bottled air.. there is not actually air in that) would help the incubators and hatchers?

Yay for pips and zips and peeps!

My silkies have nothing right now I hope they just run cool I didnt candle their eggs...

The O2 can help but it is flammable. Read some of the papers on high level incubation. If I am remembering this right you go over 25% O2 and your risk going BOOOOMM!!! Don't work with pure oxygen unless you have medical grade equipment that can monitor you levels.

 

[LadyCluck77]

I am quite sad to note that today, my third emu chick was found dead in his little brooder for no real apparent reason. his neck had been curling funny the night before, but he was super totally healthy right after the hatch. Anyways, I little sad today about that. :/ You just put so much work into the egg for it to hatch, always checking the temp, you turn it 3 times a day by hand for 50 days...and then it dies.

So sorry Caleb. You clearly do an awesome job with all of your birds.

 

[bantambury]

Well isnt this just nice?!?! LOL if you drive a chicken truck....

 

[yinepu]

just another day around here... lol

 

[jinks12333]

Still nothing....

Oh! Another beautiful picture!!!

Here's one to go with it.

Ahahahahahahahaha..... thats about how I feel right now

 

[jinks12333]

I am quite sad to note that today, my third emu chick was found dead in his little brooder for no real apparent reason. his neck had been curling funny the night before, but he was super totally healthy right after the hatch. Anyways, I little sad today about that.

You just put so much work into the egg for it to hatch, always checking the temp, you turn it 3 times a day by hand for 50 days...and then it dies.

Oh that is such horribly sad news Caleb. I am so sorry to hear this. I hope your others do well and thrive!.... speaking of.... Do you have any updates on them!! I <3 their little pictures!

 

[southernflock14]

6 pips and a LOT of peeping!!!!

 

[BridgetBarger]

3 pips, now trying to get to homework. Nursing Research here I come, I think. Hard to do when I want to sit and watch eggs.