Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[bakingintherain]

thank you marty and QJ!

and thank you Iain and celtic for talking me through all this!

if only hubby would understand why i am so

 

[Marty1876]

maybe, the funny thing is my first hatch was 95% and i did not reserch or do anything special

I think I keep low key about mine, becasue the emotional involvement with egg pregnancies comes at a price. Heartbreak is an acceptable norm here. I know it sucks, and Its not fair.

We should all get a pretty tiara for being such good fairy eggmamas.... Trying to make miracles and prevent disasters, and all w/o a magic wand.

Accasio ducky! ((harry botter - the spell to bring something to you))

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

so update: even with a bathroom so full of steam it is dripping down the walls the membranes are like leather,

i had to help a couple others! hopefully my next hatch goes better

the one ? baby was fully developed but dead in shell? could there be any other reasons for leather membranes? i will update in the morning i am so worn out!

Just remember when you help them.. it's a long process. usually over the course of 2 days. As long as their nares are out and they can breathe, I leave them like that for 12 to 24 hours. depending on when hatch date was.

I really don't know why that happens. But I'm of the opinion that once the membrane gets dry like that.. it tends to stay that way. None of it makes sense!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I think I keep low key about mine, becasue the emotional involvement with egg pregnancies comes at a price. Heartbreak is an acceptable norm here. I know it sucks, and Its not fair.

We should all get a pretty tiara for being such good fairy eggmamas.... Trying to make miracles and prevent disasters, and all w/o a magic wand.

Accasio ducky! ((harry botter - the spell to bring something to you))

Exactly!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

thank you marty and QJ!

and thank you Iain and celtic for talking me through all this!

if only hubby would understand why i am so

Men don't get it. They are not motivated by emotion. They don't get attached to an egg like we do. That's why God made US mother's and not THEM.

 

[Marty1876]

thank you marty and QJ!

and thank you Iain and celtic for talking me through all this!

if only hubby would understand why i am so

Forget it. They can pat your back and hold your hand, but they'll never GET IT emotionally. Thats why you have us!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Forget it. They can pat your back and hold your hand, but they'll never GET IT emotionally. Thats why you have us!

Again I say.. X2.

 

[bakingintherain]

Here's my last update of the night.

Both Sebbies are pushing on the back of the air cell now. I marked where the air cell dropped to so I can compare in the morning.

They are in the LG at 35% humidity. So we're ready for lift off.

I also have all 5 Swedish Flower hens internally pipping. I'm excited about that. Since I started with 13 eggs AND I picked them up, so they weren't shipped.

So that was a bummer.

sorry about your swedish flowers! but yay for the ones that are pipped!

yay for the goosies! i will have to maybe live through your guys's pics for a while

 

[Iain Utah]

bakin, keep your chin up. Duckling are surprisingly tough and resilient! They may be ok. They are all out of shells now?

 

[Marty1876]

Men don't get it. They are not motivated by emotion. They don't get attached to an egg like we do. That's why God made US mother's and not THEM.

Ditto!