Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[sbost]

Good morning everyone. Thanks Iain for the plug suggestion. They are removed, condensation is gone and the eggs look better. One is starting to come through more but the one that started first has not made anymore progress. I can still see the fast breathing and the beak lifts to the opening every now and then when I am shining the light. So at this point I would say my humidity was definitely too high. So do I let the one be as long as I can see it alive? It pipped about 20 hours ago and is due today. My gut says if it doesn't make progress soon, it is in trouble...

 

[70%cocoa]

I just wanna see how Goin Quackrrs's Upside Down Pineapple cake turns out. We ate the last of ours tonight. Dashedly fine cake recipe, that. You really can't have too much butter.

Great news about the Sebbie eggs, QJ. Man, I wish I could have a goosie.

 

[70%cocoa]

Sbost, give them 24 hours at least. Then, if there has been no progress, gently start helping - in a steamy bathroom. I use a pair of blunt tweezers. Use a moist q-tip to push membrane aside. Just do a little at a time.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Christine... No maintenance = grower sorry I know what I ment but typed different.

Those looking for Mazuri you WON'T get it from a TSC, they are the Walmart for livestock feed. You have to get it from private feed stores, and then they have to be a purina dealer. If ou visit the Mazuri web site you can search for anyone near you who carries it. I don't use the sinker feed, only the floater. It goes in feed pans, not the water . Then when they drag it to the water it does float and they clean it up nicely. It isn't added directly to their water because each group of ducks/geese gets a blend of feed. The Mazuri is the base and we add whole grains depending on the breed.


Woke up to a Scovy hatched out, all the rest of the eggs in the duck hatcher are pipped and chugging right along.

Set the American geese eggs into their hatcher, lots of pushing in that group. The Sebbies and Poms are half internally pipped. Should be a busy rest of the week.

 

[70%cocoa]

Sbost, give them 24 hours at least. Then, if there has been no progress, gently start helping - in a steamy bathroom. I use a pair of blunt tweezers. Use a moist q-tip to push membrane aside. Just do a little at a time.

Ps. Just to be clear, I meant 24 hours from pipping, not from now

 

[70%cocoa]

That Mazuri floater feed sounds brilliant. Wish we could get it here.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

70 is Purina products not sold over there?

 

[70%cocoa]

Celtic, yes we get Purina. I had been searching online for Mazuri but will check out Purina - thanks!

 

[70%cocoa]

Hmmm. Purina site here is all about cats and dogs. Might give them a call in the morning though to see what I can find out. Will let you know.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

70, I would call and ask the purina chicken feed seller as Mazuri is a purina company and could be available. Mazuri happens to be zoological animal feeds from Kangaroos to turtles, cranes to waterfowl.