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

[jbher]

I just use scissors and cut it off. Better to cut it off than have it get pulled and bleed. cute chick!

Ok so literally just snip it off close to the naval? Should it be tied or clamped first? I took a better pic. The part that is bulging a little seems to be drying. Is this normal before it all gets sucked in?

Oh and it has pasty butt too now. It pooped and it's stuck to it's but. It's going to need a warm rinse to get it all cleaned up. At what point is that safe considering it's naval?

 

[Chickenwingo]

I have learned if they chick is still attached dragging the shell around I use what the doctors use hemp clips and pinch the cord like they do babies then I cut it and hold the chick for a few minutes with the clip pinching the cord. Then I release it and it stops bleeding no blood. Very good way and it works I learned this first hand after many many chicks hatching. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU

. I hatch birds year round big mistake I make every year I hatch around January then I have to deal with the cold running many heat lights. After this year I learned no more hatching during winter, lol. I hatch 100/300 every year. I have 30+ roosters going to the meat market this Tuesday from jubilee orpington,black orps and exec.

 

[PAchickenlover]

HappyEaster!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I was down to 27 states before I realized my time wasn't even going down...

I think mine's bugged. That or it doesn't like Canadians!

I'm off to bed, it has been a long day & I got planting tomorrow! Good night all & good luck with those peepers for those who are still waiting!

I did the same thing!! ha ha ha

My iPhone glitched the cave couldn't see nothing but the two people no animals

you didnt miss much, the monkey laughing at me made me mad ha ha ha

Sumatra cross chick The color is blue splash. It is one of 10 with more pipping.

OHHHHHHHH LOVELY! and those light eggs are amazing!

I won a six month GFM yesterday and wondering how I redeem that?

@Happy Chooks is on a short trip this weekend, she will hook you up when she catches up! Congrats

I did mine on my phone while working. So I know I lost but it was fun

YOU GUYS ARE FAST!!

Quote: My issue was spelling as well, and OMG idiot me kept spelling georgia wrong hah ahhah

I loved the state one but discovered I can't spell.....

DITTO!! OMG I was terrible!

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wheaten ameraucana chicks

LOVELY!!

Well I think I have some Wheaten's. I will have to get better photos in the morning. The Brooder light makes them look funny.

ach du gut!!! awwww

cannot find the link to dyed eggs contest. here are real dyed eggs. the kids had a ball. it kept there attention for around 2 hours. They colored and recolored eggs over and over. This made my Easter. Hadn't colored colors since my kids were small.
This was a party for to jeep members , my daughter and jeep meet and Mexican dinner. great dinner.




I had a great time

HOW fun!! so cool and bright!

My hen was given 10 eggs. They aren't "due" until Monday. Yesterday I found this!





Since I know I didn't let her have some of these eggs until the 31st, I'm holding out hope that she hatches more then one...

This is awesome!!!

Good morning everyone!! I hope you all have an awesome day!! Remember what this day is truly about!

Happy Easter!!!

I have one chick connected to the membrane via the cord. It hadn't fully absorbed the yolk last night and it had a little bulge. I wrapped it with it's shell and put it in a cup overnight. This morning it's out and alone in the bator. The cord is drying but the membrane part is still mushy and I'm very worried it's going to pull off and bleed because it tries to walk and gets caught up on it. How can I safely detach or cut it? I tried to search and can't find much. My computer fried this weekend so I'm stuck with looking on my phone. Help please! :-(

I cant see well enough to judge its area on this image

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Thank you Sally Sunshine and BYC - I had to assist my marans - she pipped early yesterday morning, then could not get the shell away. I reached in a got off the little piece after 8 hours. She started zipping after that but 12 hours or so later only made 1/4 headway. Last night 9ish I zipped the shell for her because her foot was sticking out of the hole! You can see how she was in the first photo. An hour later she could not push out (my theory is that she could not use that foot/leg to push) so I got the rest of the shell off and some membrane. (Second and third photos). At that point I remembered to take pictures! After another hour of pushing she could not get out and she was getting sticky, so I cracked some more shell, put her back in the incubator, and she pushed herself the rest of the way out. (No photo of that, it happened quickly after I put her back in the incubator). I still had to remove the glued-on sticky membrane. I let her rest overnight in the incubator, and this morning was happy to see she is still alive! I think I'll have to wash her but I really wanted to let her recover her strength - she really fought hard to get out and I'm glad I had those articles to read from this group when to help her but not too much help!

I hope all the others are ok! was humidity off? she looked a tad wet and big?

 

[jbher]

I tried a better pic. And since I'm on my phone I tried posting this before but I'm not seeing it. If it's a double post I'm sorry. It now has poop stuck to it also.

 

[PAchickenlover]

I just use scissors and cut it off. Better to cut it off than have it get pulled and bleed. cute chick!

Ok so literally just snip it off close to the naval? Should it be tied or clamped first? I took a better pic. The part that is bulging a little seems to be drying. Is this normal before it all gets sucked in?

Oh and it has pasty butt too now. It pooped and it's stuck to it's but. It's going to need a warm rinse to get it all cleaned up. At what point is that safe considering it's naval?

Well I would never cut it off right close to the chick. I leave 1/4 inch of it or maybe a little less. But never cut right at the body, you may slip and cut the chick or the chick could move and get injured.

 

[chippysmom327]

My hatch is done. 5 total. Thank you again Sally

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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NEVER CUT a cord with a sharp object, always pinch those veins or it will bleed out, always blunt, When I deliver pups I either grab the hemostats or dental floss, I have no luck with dental floss on chicks it tends to just cut through all that stuff.

I use my nails and pinch the cord x2 with nails and then carefully pull in both directions and have no bleeding, BUT AGAIN, I SERIOUSLY CANT JUDGE WHAT YOU HAVE HANGING IN THE IMAGES, sorry!

 

[jbher]

I have learned if they chick is still attached dragging the shell around I use what the doctors use hemp clips and pinch the cord like they do babies then I cut it and hold the chick for a few minutes with the clip pinching the cord. Then I release it and it stops bleeding no blood. Very good way and it works I learned this first hand after many many chicks hatching. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU

. I hatch birds year round big mistake I make every year I hatch around January then I have to deal with the cold running many heat lights. After this year I learned no more hatching during winter, lol. I hatch 100/300 every year. I have 30+ roosters going to the meat market this Tuesday from jubilee orpington,black orps and exec.

Is there anything I can use besides that clamp? I thought I read some use floss?