Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Wulfandwyn]

Quote: Thanks! I put some vitamins in the water and I don't notice anything odd looking this morning.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Quote: What are you trying to hatch and how soon?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Thanks! I put some vitamins in the water and I don't notice anything odd looking this morning.

What are you trying to hatch and how soon?

Detatched Cell Silkies : ( I have a thread... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-attempt-air-cell-detatched-shipped-eggs you can come on over and share some of what you have learned. I am so upset, first hatch ever and I HAD to choose the worst eggs for shipping!! Ugggggg

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Quote: I just have some nutridrench that I mix in the water. I have incubated about 6 dozen shipped eggs in the bator at various times and only four chicks hatched so far and one more is chirping in the egg

. I also finished hatching out several duck eggs that were abandoned after most of the other ducklings hatched under the mother. Hopefully someone else will jump on because most of the other people on this thread have much more experience than I do.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I just have some nutridrench that I mix in the water. I have incubated about 6 dozen shipped eggs in the bator at various times and only four chicks hatched so far and one more is chirping in the egg

. I also finished hatching out several duck eggs that were abandoned after most of the other ducklings hatched under the mother. Hopefully someone else will jump on because most of the other people on this thread have much more experience than I do.

Oh that stinks! I dont think mine will make it. Do u get shipped eggs? where do u think the problems lie? : (

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Quote: Almost all of the eggs I got were shipped eggs except for a few I tried from my muscovys. I have heard muscovys are hard to hatch in a bator, so far for me that has been true I will just let the ducks hatch their own eggs from now on if I want any more muscovys. Two dozen of the eggs were from one person on ebay and only one egg had any development at all, if I remember correctly, and it was an early quitter.
My current batch are BCMs and I have probably 4/12 and that was with a staggered hatch with the SFH eggs.
The SFH eggs was 1/15 but it looked like more were developed but failed at the end(I didn't look to see except for one that accidentally broke and that one looked well developed).

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Almost all of the eggs I got were shipped eggs except for a few I tried from my muscovys. I have heard muscovys are hard to hatch in a bator, so far for me that has been true I will just let the ducks hatch their own eggs from now on if I want any more muscovys. Two dozen of the eggs were from one person on ebay and only one egg had any development at all, if I remember correctly, and it was an early quitter.
My current batch are BCMs and I have probably 4/12 and that was with a staggered hatch with the SFH eggs.
The SFH eggs was 1/15 but it looked like more were developed but failed at the end(I didn't look to see except for one that accidentally broke and that one looked well developed).

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Just had to share a new pic of Squeek, Pip, and three of my newest chicks just hatched yesterday! One more still in the bator drying. I am going to have to get some new pics of my ducks... all the adults are molting and Mr Worf is finally looking good again!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Just had to share a new pic of Squeek, Pip, and three of my newest chicks just hatched yesterday! One more still in the bator drying. I am going to have to get some new pics of my ducks... all the adults are molting and Mr Worf is finally looking good again!!

YAY!!! Congrats!!! awwwww

 

[Kevin565]

As of 12 o clock tomorrow I will be duckless

. They are going to a great home where they can free range during the day and have a secure shelter at night. I'm going to miss these gals though