The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[ronott1]

I always try! Always.
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I do too.

Especially for the expensive or rare chicks

 

[ronott1]

Still on the nest, I have a few pips...... impatiently waiting.

I hope you get some to hatch soon

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I had a late one today that has no use of it's legs. Wet noodles. I'm pumping vitamin E, electrolytes and nutri dench cupped in the palm of my hand. It is slurping it. If it doesn't improve in a couple of days.. That's not quality of life. Yes it was assisted. All the fluid was absorbed, but it didn't have enough strength to finish the unzip. I hate culling chicks.
But there is no such thing as a perfect world. When you play God by artificially bringing life into this world, there are consequences sometimes.
I believe the reason was is because the egg was from a young hen. One of her first eggs. We are impatient to start selling Blue Austies because they are not common in our geographical location. We only started raising that particular breed late last year. 6.5 mons maybe?
Poor little dude. There is another batch due in 4 days or so. I hope those blues don't repeat this birth defect.

I have a little female Cream legbar almost the same. She can stand but not well and not for long. Azygous suggested the Vit E to me also.
for both!

 

[AlleysChicks]

My final count is 16. 11 OE and 5 silkies. Hard to see everyone but they are in the clean out tub.

 

[LilJoe]

Congratulations to everyone with chickies and everyone still waiting on babies. I hope I'm not the only one left.

Humidity seems to have stablized today so that's good.

I can't wait to start some more eggs so I hope this little hatches ASAP.

Sorry for everyone that has lost eggs or chicks I know how hard it can be.

You aren't the only one I'm still waiting on 79% of mine.
I hope you have a good hatch!

 

[ronott1]

My final count is 16. 11 OE and 5 silkies. Hard to see everyone but they are in the clean out tub. View attachment 1321883View attachment 1321884

Cute!
It is usually more than just vitamin E that they need. A good poultry vitamin or baby drops without iron will usually perk them up.

they will drink the drops from the dropper--2 to thee drops a day for a couple of days. You do not want to give them too much

 

[Cynthia12]

All eggs are completely clear until about three days of incubation.

You can tell if you crack them open to see if there was a bullseye though.

Poor packing and shipping stress can kill the embryo before it develops.

I suspect though that the eggs you were sent were not fertile. that happens often with ebay

If I get a cracked egg in shipped eggs, I always open it up and check to see if it's fertile. Get excited about the rest of it is.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I ended up with 19 babies hatching this time. 3/5 turkeys, 11/13 shipped eggs and 5/15 of my own eggs. 16 were infertile/didn't develop. I'm astounded that the shipped eggs did better than my own eggs this time but I think mine may have been out in the cold a little long before they were collected.

 

[Cynthia12]

Brahma hatched, two Easter Eggers working on being hatched. One upside down......

Dog on those up side downers! I've had three this spring.

 

[Cynthia12]

I had a late one today that has no use of it's legs. Wet noodles. I'm pumping vitamin E, electrolytes and nutri dench cupped in the palm of my hand. It is slurping it. If it doesn't improve in a couple of days.. That's not quality of life. Yes it was assisted. All the fluid was absorbed, but it didn't have enough strength to finish the unzip. I hate culling chicks.
But there is no such thing as a perfect world. When you play God by artificially bringing life into this world, there are consequences sometimes.
I believe the reason was is because the egg was from a young hen. One of her first eggs. We are impatient to start selling Blue Austies because they are not common in our geographical location. We only started raising that particular breed late last year. 6.5 mons maybe?
Poor little dude. There is another batch due in 4 days or so. I hope those blues don't repeat this birth defect.

Assisting, usually takes the chick couple of days to .. wake up..from not being the one to hatch itself all the way. One caution. Don't give it full strength electrolytes, and only give it a tiny drop, 4 X's a day. Poly V. Just a tiny drop, I just drip a drop from my finger..a couple of times a day. Good luck with your baby!