Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[QuackerJackFarms]

I think you should wait the 4 weeks, Julie. An accommodation crisis is no fun.

QJ, how was your soup?

Could you tell your voice of reason to be quiet. There's always room for silkies.

 

[stillmecle]

They are cooking Pekin duck on Chopped right now. Hubby had to point that out to me.

 

[JulieNKC]

Guide says:

"By the 24th to 27th day of incubation (depending on breed) the egg should have lost approx. 13% of its weight and the air cell should be of a good size. The air cell should be slightly slanting downwards. At this point the eggs should be candled daily to determine their progress. Within a 24 hour period the air cell appears to suddenly dip downwards and appears to have grown noticeably in size. It often takes up a distinctive dipped shape and becomes easily recognisable.. . The egg is now out of balance and no longer needs turning. . . .At this point my incubation settings remain unchanged for temperature and humidity, the only change is the eggs are now placed in their final position and turning stopped."

Then it says later on:

"With the chick successfully internally pipped it can breathe easily and rest for a while. However the oxygen within the air cell is soon used up. After about 6-24 hours the chicks bill begins to strike upwards against the egg-shell. This repeated jabbing action results in the breaking of the egg-shell over a small area and appears either as a small raised pyramid, a cracked area or even a hole. The chick has now externally pipped and has access to free air to meet its respiration needs. It is only at this point do I change incubation conditions. I try to lower the temperature about 0.5C and increase the humidity to 65-75% (lockdown)."

Jazmine, is that how you did it??

That's when I stop with everyone else. I think all SM's air cells where detatched too. I can see liquid moving into the air cell if I move mine too far to the side, so I'm scared to put them on their sides until internal pipping. Plus mine started dipping all crazy like awhile ago. If SM's air cells aren't ruptured though then she should watch for the dip.

 

[stillmecle]

That's when I stop with everyone else. I think all SM's air cells where detatched too. I can see liquid moving into the air cell if I move mine too far to the side, so I'm scared to put them on their sides until internal pipping. Plus mine started dipping all crazy like awhile ago. If SM's air cells aren't ruptured though then she should watch for the dip.

All of my eggs had detached air cells, the ducks, geese and chickens. I have them all at an angle in the incubator.

 

[JulieNKC]

Could you tell your voice of reason to be quiet. There's always room for silkies.

So you're going to brood them until they are big enough to go in with everyone else? How sweet QJ!

 

[70%cocoa]

Could you tell your voice of reason to be quiet. There's always room for silkies.

Yes, ok, fine. whatever. Just answer the soup question.

 

[stillmecle]

**** kitchen sink is backing up and leaking into the basement. Of course it is my fault because I clean the duck water can out in there. **** ducks anyways.

 

[Iain Utah]

I have one cayuga egg like that right now. It has the a very misformed aircell. But, the little embryo is growing. I think it will make it to hatch.

Since my bator is small, I have no choice but to set my goose eggs horizontally. Hope their air cells did ok in the shipping!

SM, hubby is looking at how to slaughter and pluck ducks. I laugh at him. Like he's going to be able to kill anything he raised from birth. No way that's happening!!

 

[stillmecle]

At least hubby isn't yelling like usual. He used the sink too when I couldn't walk. So he could be HIS fault.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

An OWL Oh my QJ its a wonder he didn't go after your chickens.

He was trying to figure a way to get in there. Luckily my run is covered! I don't think there's any way he can get in there. I should have paid attention more to the signs. The little birdies (about 40 of them) that sit and wait for the ducks to be done eating so they can get the leftovers... well, they were nowhere around. And I remember thinking, "That's weird. Where are my little birdies?" The minute that owl left, here they came. So now I'll pay more attention to the little birdies.