The Great Tolbunt Polish Hatch!! - Babies!!!

[dak]

Candle, candle, candle.........

 

[monicas]

it's so hard to wait. Last time I just left them alone there was a new chick standing there when I woke up the next am. I wish you all luck.

 

[LarryPQ]

Expensive not to try...

 

[scbatz33]

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Agree! I poke a small hole in the top end to see if it's alive.

 

[jeremy]

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That's an amazing picture, it's like it's looking up at you and saying hello!

 

[Illia]

Okay, so sue me someone. . . .

I opened the bator, candled the eggs and saw NO movement, then. . . Opened them up.

My method of opening is always very careful. I take a sharp screw to the top where they would normally pip the aircell, tap it through the shell, then peel away the shell until I see something. Both of them were tightly encased by the membrane, but it wasn't dry and shrink wrapped.

The first I opened because when I candled it, it had no aircell that I could see of. Well, the insides were liquid and yolk. Yes, there was a chick in there - but a small one, suspended in a lot of liquid. I'm pretty sure the poor thing died several days ago.
The second one I opened to find another tight but damp encasing of a membrane, no liquid, and. . . A dead chick. Was I absolutely sure it was dead? Yes. I've opened alive chick eggs before (horrible experience, as I had to cull them) but this one was certainly gone. It really was sad to see a lifeless Tolbunt. . . The chick looked so large, well developed, and healthy.

So now, I have 3 Polish x EE chicks in the brooder with 2 Tolbunts. . . I'll get some photos later in the day when everyone is dry and clean enough to look like a normal chick.

Now I'm REALLY curious, how many girls do I have? How many boys do I have? How many frizzles do I have? Oh! And listen to this - I now have 2 chicks that cost me $81.50 each

 

[Brindlebtch]

Well, congrats on your live chicks

and I'm so sorry they didn't all hatch.

 

[lanietx]

i know how you feel! i have had some chicks that ended up costing about that much! sad part is, i will try it all over again

 

[LarryPQ]

It was worth a shot.

But now you need a boy and a girl to make those chicks pay for their feed.

 

[klf73]

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I don't wait either and I too very carefully open the top.
I just had one $50 lav tailed/tufted araucana hatch, yep one. Totally worth it and I would do it again. Not knowing the gender would drive me crazy, with mine it doesn't matter, I have 2 black hens(one is lav split) and a lav split roo so either way will work for me. I hope you have a pair