Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[bakingintherain]

My inner duck said proceed at once, so I'm now (with Iain) in the middle of a full service hatch.

I'm so glad. only 3 babies are alive, out of the 6 eggs that made it to today. Two are now beak and some head out, one quacking a lot, one (w/yok) still chilled, but living. Number three is backwards or something. Not really any blood on him, even though I've removed 80% of his shell looking for a beak. I can only condlude it is at the other end somewhere, since all I found by the air sac is a foot. He is resting (or rather, I am) and soon I will continue w/ warm spray bottle of water, and moving quickly, dipping instruments into alcohol to keep things tidy. I know if I don't find his beek, he is lost.

hope baby #1 pulls through for you!

The little cayuga did not make it.
Tomorrow is day 24 for my next set of duck eggs. hope I didnt screw up any of my remaining eggs as the bathroom spikes of temp and humidity were affecting goose bator conditions.
Sigh.

Ah, that's crappy. I'm really sorry

At this end, we have a newly hatched Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, the sole (as far as I know) progeny of a rooster bred by a friend of mine. The rooster died, and the eggs were collected and set afterwards. This little guy was the only fertile egg in the batch of 20 that I got to hatch (my friend was going on holidays and needed to outsource the incubation). I'm pretty glad that he made it to this stage. Since he is all alone, he has been named Han (Solo). Here he is, just hatched, and Millenium Falcon at the ready:



And a close-up. Lookin' kinda ugly but who doesn't right after birth:

he is cute!

Good Morning, and Happy Saturday.

Duck number one is mostly hatched, and stilll alive. I'd say it could go either way.

I worked on him last night, and the humidity dropped in that silly bator overnight, so he was kinda stuck this morning. I don't have a great humidity room, but I improvised with a sheet over my pedistal tub, and the hand held rinse hose thing back under the sheet, with hot water running. I ended up workin on him in a great mass of steam, which seemed to work great. After a minute his shrink wrap loosed up a lot, and got him loosed out more. He's still attached, and resting, but peeping gently now and then, and seems to twitch and move a bit while sleeping.

Ducks 2 and 3 died. no lother living eggs made it to hatch, but hopefully duck 1 will make it, and I'll at lleast have one breeder started.

If he lives, we'll name him lucky.

no mom i wasnt digging in the dirt for worms again =)

i love how much fun they have in the mud!

Thanks, Eyeheart.

Egg #6 has officially internally pipped. The beak is in the right place too (thank god). Will be doing hourly checks on the others that look to be in the process of internally pipping.

 

[Marty1876]

Baby number one is still alive, but is weak. He is still hooked to the egg, but has moved a bit. He does peep when touched, or you quack at the incubator. I sprayed his shell interior w/some water, but he's mostly just hanging out. Not normal for the normal ducky. I may have intervened to soon, but he's still holding his own.

Any thoughts? I don't generally give medications, but I thought a drop or two of water maybe helpfull. I'll take a pic of him and his shell, and post it soon.

 

[country_girl011]

Marty celtic told me to give sugar water or save a chick every hour just a drop oor 2

 

[Iain Utah]

Marty, so stoked it is hanging on so far. I agree to give it a drop of vitamin/sugar water mix every 1-2 of hours. I use polyvisol (without iron).

So.... on day 24.5, I have another speed racer on my hands!! I have an ancona that internally pipped about 4 hours ago and its beak is already up against the shell at external pip location and appears to be beginning the external pip process. I have another few that are just about internally pipped and all 8 in bator have shadows pulsing strong in back of air cell.

Maybe I'll have a baby sooner than expected!

It's a good thing... since I gave my africans to their new parents today. They all seem very happy together, but the adults won't let us near the babies without a HUGE FUSS!

 

[JulieNKC]

Great Grandma Ruths Tennessee Pineapple UpsideDown cake

9 or 10" round pan

preheat oven to 350* F

1 20 oz can pineapple slices - drain and save 2 Tablespoons of juice
3/4 C. Dark Brown Sugar
4 Tablespoons of cold butter
(optional) marascheno cheeries (put in holes in pineapple, and in other empty spaces if desired)

Cake:
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
3/4 c. of granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 C. milk (I use whole milk)
4 Tablespoons of softened butter
1 whole egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. put cold butter into 9 or 10" round pan, and place into oven until butter is melted. Pull it out of oven, move pan to spread butter, then sprinkle evenly w/brownn sugar, and top with pineapple rings. (If you start in center, and work out in rings, its more even) Add cherries if you want them.

2.mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder in mixing bowl. Mix well. Add milk and melted butter, mix for 2 minutes using mixer, scraping twice, until smooth.

3. Add egg, the 2 Tablespoons of researved pineapple juice, and vanilla, mix a further two minutes, until batter is smooth.

4. very gently pour batter evenly over the top of the pineapple slices. Tap on counter once or twice to knock up air bubbles.

5. Bake about 40 minutes, or until center comes back when gently pressed. (It should be a nice medium brown) LET SET 5 MINUTES

6. Place plate or platter over pan, and turn it over quickly, gently whapping it onto counter, to get cake out smoothly. ENJOY!!

* Here is are two option:
-if you want you can cut wax paper to the size of the inside of your cake pan, and spray pan and line with wax paper before going to step 1...... This helps cake come out easier.
-You can also use a 9 or 10" cast iron skillet, if you have one.

Even with my slight hangover I still have that sounds good.

Ah, that's crappy. I'm really sorry

At this end, we have a newly hatched Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, the sole (as far as I know) progeny of a rooster bred by a friend of mine. The rooster died, and the eggs were collected and set afterwards. This little guy was the only fertile egg in the batch of 20 that I got to hatch (my friend was going on holidays and needed to outsource the incubation). I'm pretty glad that he made it to this stage. Since he is all alone, he has been named Han (Solo). Here he is, just hatched, and Millenium Falcon at the ready:



And a close-up. Lookin' kinda ugly but who doesn't right after birth:

iain and marty.
im sooo sorry .
lord this week has been bad on hatches.
there has got to be sumthin going on =/
hopefully next week brings another GOOD week.

my ducks did not lay a single egg yesterday . (julie wont affect what you get. altho they may be a day or 2 older than what i wanted to send. still grow good tho =) )

and the monsters are once again MAD at me.
it rained all day yesterday so they had to stay in all day.
today it is again raining. so i told them they had to stay in and i got a big lecture. i may just send them out in the rain lol they have shelter.

my lady for the rugrats wants to come today , but i have not herd back from her if she is. =/
boy if these guys stay here much longer they wont be able to leave. they melt my heart
2 more weeks till more babies (broodys get to do the work this time)

I don't let mine out unless supervised until feathered in mostly. Mine have been out on their own for a few days (ducklings just turned 6 weeks, geese 5 1/2 weeks now). They've been loving it. it's been pouring and they have lots of puddles to play in.

no mom i wasnt digging in the dirt for worms again =)

i cant enter in the photo contest.
its for easter hatch along participants ONLY

Oh.. those of you with turkey. What do I need to do differently at lock down. Is it the same as a chicken? And what is their gestation period?

28 days, I think they are just the same as chickens but like a little more humidity.

Marty, so stoked it is hanging on so far. I agree to give it a drop of vitamin/sugar water mix every 1-2 of hours. I use polyvisol (without iron).

So.... on day 24.5, I have another speed racer on my hands!! I have an ancona that internally pipped about 4 hours ago and its beak is already up against the shell at external pip location and appears to be beginning the external pip process. I have another few that are just about internally pipped and all 8 in bator have shadows pulsing strong in back of air cell.

Maybe I'll have a baby sooner than expected!

It's a good thing... since I gave my africans to their new parents today. They all seem very happy together, but the adults won't let us near the babies without a HUGE FUSS!

Yay for the hatchers Iain. I'm glad geese introductions went well.

Marty- hope your little guy pulls through, since he hatched on my birthday and all.
I feel like crapola today. House is trashed, evidentally I drank quite a bit because I don't remember much after getting home. Lost my wallet somewhere, hoping it's in my sisters car.

Now I need to drag myself outside and refill waterers and feeders and all that fun stuff. Need to remember in the future I don't drink that often and have a low tolerence. At least the 2 bigger kids went to nonni's to stay the night because they have a bday party to go to(at chuckie cheese, tg I'm not the one taking them), and then my niece's bday party is tomorrow.

 

[bakingintherain]

ehh itll be ok .
ill use them . im going to make a calander for next year.

they just posted that the contest is open for anyone even if you are not participating in the hatch along on post #7260

 

[country_girl011]

Oh thanks bakin.


And marty im fixin your pineapple upside down cake for easter =). Along with an apple snicker salad

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Ah, that's crappy. I'm really sorry

At this end, we have a newly hatched Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, the sole (as far as I know) progeny of a rooster bred by a friend of mine. The rooster died, and the eggs were collected and set afterwards. This little guy was the only fertile egg in the batch of 20 that I got to hatch (my friend was going on holidays and needed to outsource the incubation). I'm pretty glad that he made it to this stage. Since he is all alone, he has been named Han (Solo). Here he is, just hatched, and Millenium Falcon at the ready:



And a close-up. Lookin' kinda ugly but who doesn't right after birth:

Love little Han Solo!

Good Morning, and Happy Saturday.

Duck number one is mostly hatched, and stilll alive. I'd say it could go either way.

I worked on him last night, and the humidity dropped in that silly bator overnight, so he was kinda stuck this morning. I don't have a great humidity room, but I improvised with a sheet over my pedistal tub, and the hand held rinse hose thing back under the sheet, with hot water running. I ended up workin on him in a great mass of steam, which seemed to work great. After a minute his shrink wrap loosed up a lot, and got him loosed out more. He's still attached, and resting, but peeping gently now and then, and seems to twitch and move a bit while sleeping.

Ducks 2 and 3 died. no lother living eggs made it to hatch, but hopefully duck 1 will make it, and I'll at lleast have one breeder started.

If he lives, we'll name him lucky.

I'm happy that duck #1 is still hanging on! Good luck, Lucky duckie!

iain and marty.
im sooo sorry .
lord this week has been bad on hatches.
there has got to be sumthin going on =/
hopefully next week brings another GOOD week.

my ducks did not lay a single egg yesterday . (julie wont affect what you get. altho they may be a day or 2 older than what i wanted to send. still grow good tho =) )

and the monsters are once again MAD at me.
it rained all day yesterday so they had to stay in all day.
today it is again raining. so i told them they had to stay in and i got a big lecture. i may just send them out in the rain lol they have shelter.

my lady for the rugrats wants to come today , but i have not herd back from her if she is. =/
boy if these guys stay here much longer they wont be able to leave. they melt my heart
2 more weeks till more babies (broodys get to do the work this time)

I get the duck curse-out pretty often.

no mom i wasnt digging in the dirt for worms again =)

i cant enter in the photo contest.
its for easter hatch along participants ONLY

Lame. You took such great photos too!

Awwwww....... I just got a surprise package of 2 toulouse eggs from Erin.

Her timing could not have been more perfect after the day I had yesterday!

Aww. What a nice surprise!

 

[Marty1876]

Lucky Ducky (#1) is still hanging in there, and seems to be getting a little stronger. He's not really walking, but he lifts his head a bit, and has drug his shell around the bator bottem a bit.



Here he is.

 

[Iain Utah]

Go Lucky!!!!!!!! I want you to make it almost as much as your mom!