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

[jbher]

Okay better pic of vent or whatever that is???

 

[MontanaDolphin]

I'm 300 posts behind...ahhh...no way I'm catching up, so sorry if I don't reply to anything directed to me!!!

Congrats to everyone who has chicks hatching!!

My nose has been stuck to my bator since I got home this morning, with chicks popping out one right after the other. So far 3 of 4 Mille Fleur, 5 of 7 Silkies and/or Silkie/Polish crosses, and 3 of 4 Seramas. All other bantams have pipped, and one Cochin mix as well as an EE has pipped.

The Seramas didn't hatch well, AT ALL. The first two came out with HUGE bellies...like a LF egg yolk was in there! I have no idea what is going on...they couldn't even stand without rolling over onto their backs, because their bellies got in the way. The third one to hatch did so too early...when it came out of the shell, its navel was BLEEDING!!! I quickly opened the bator, grabbed the baby, and rushed to my kitchen where I slathered corn starch on it. When I looked at the inside of the shell, there was blood in it! Is this normal? For a chick to hatch when it wasn't ready??? I currently have the chick in a coffee cup in my second incubator. It is just laying on its back, all curled in a ball as if it was still inside the shell.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have to hit the sack, and our bed is a sack lol

Night everyone!! Good luck with de chickies everyone!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Good night!

 

[Pyxis]

Okay better pic of vent or whatever that is???

Its belly didn't completely close after absorbing everything. I had a silkie like that in my first ever hatch. Just give it time and keep it from getting it dirty to avoid infection and it will heal and close. My silkie was fine in a few hours and you could never tell anything had been wrong to begin with by the next day.

 

[draye]

So far I have a 42.7% hatch rate this time around. I'm leaving them through tomorrow because Friday (today) is the actual hatch date.

 

[Scrambles55]

Ahhhhh!!!! I just put my ear against the nest box and I heard a chick chirping!!!!!

I am so excited... I am shaking!!

 

[TJChickens]

I'm 300 posts behind...ahhh...no way I'm catching up, so sorry if I don't reply to anything directed to me!!!

Congrats to everyone who has chicks hatching!!

My nose has been stuck to my bator since I got home this morning, with chicks popping out one right after the other. So far 3 of 4 Mille Fleur, 5 of 7 Silkies and/or Silkie/Polish crosses, and 3 of 4 Seramas. All other bantams have pipped, and one Cochin mix as well as an EE has pipped.

The Seramas didn't hatch well, AT ALL. The first two came out with HUGE bellies...like a LF egg yolk was in there! I have no idea what is going on...they couldn't even stand without rolling over onto their backs, because their bellies got in the way. The third one to hatch did so too early...when it came out of the shell, its navel was BLEEDING!!! I quickly opened the bator, grabbed the baby, and rushed to my kitchen where I slathered corn starch on it. When I looked at the inside of the shell, there was blood in it! Is this normal? For a chick to hatch when it wasn't ready??? I currently have the chick in a coffee cup in my second incubator. It is just laying on its back, all curled in a ball as if it was still inside the shell.

I've had this often with peachicks ...I put a little bit of betadine on the navel since it's not yet closed and you don't want them to get a navel infection, which will kill them. Just like disinfecting a little mammals umbilical cord. this chicks take extra long for the yolk to completely absorb from their abdomen. I have heard that it's not good to have them eat until it is done absorbing, or their body will slow down or stop the absorption since it's getting the signal that nutrition is coming in and absorption is no longer needed...Anyone else understand it that way?

 

[Scrambles55]

I'm 300 posts behind...ahhh...no way I'm catching up, so sorry if I don't reply to anything directed to me!!!

Congrats to everyone who has chicks hatching!!

My nose has been stuck to my bator since I got home this morning, with chicks popping out one right after the other. So far 3 of 4 Mille Fleur, 5 of 7 Silkies and/or Silkie/Polish crosses, and 3 of 4 Seramas. All other bantams have pipped, and one Cochin mix as well as an EE has pipped.

The Seramas didn't hatch well, AT ALL. The first two came out with HUGE bellies...like a LF egg yolk was in there! I have no idea what is going on...they couldn't even stand without rolling over onto their backs, because their bellies got in the way. The third one to hatch did so too early...when it came out of the shell, its navel was BLEEDING!!! I quickly opened the bator, grabbed the baby, and rushed to my kitchen where I slathered corn starch on it. When I looked at the inside of the shell, there was blood in it! Is this normal? For a chick to hatch when it wasn't ready??? I currently have the chick in a coffee cup in my second incubator. It is just laying on its back, all curled in a ball as if it was still inside the shell.

Oh NO!! The poor babies!!!

 

[JackieandChicks]

Another one out! That's 7 OEs so far. One more OE then waiting on the 4 Marans. Good luck all!