Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Iain Utah]

I'm sorry, Chicken.

 

[psue]

Wow, Marty!! So Teeny!! Your pictures really make me want to hatch a few button quail. You horrible woman you.

NOT me... I'm afraid I'd lose them,lol

Oh No!!!! The toulouse I thought was positioned wrong just punched out at the wrong place. Thank GOD he punched out, but I don't know if it will be able to get out of shell without help. What to do???

Here is my toulouse baby now... happy to have a bigger hole and be uprighted. He is screaming up a storm and trying to keep working at his shell.



I have a sinking feeling that my other african egg may be wrong way too.... giving serious consideration as to how best to handle that one before taking any action.

ETA: Took advantage of steamy bathroom to give african a quick candle. His beak is near the sweet spot. WHEW!!

 

[JulieNKC]

Broddy and babies are doing well. I had my 2 silkies in a wire cage because they kept trying to sit on the broody and babies. I let them out today because I felt bad for them. One is back with the others, the other is sharing the babies and all seem happy so I'm letting them.
When I was bringing more water to the babies evidently my roo decided he needed to protect them and ran and bit the back of my ankle, little *******. He's getting a talking to, might let the kids carry him around a few hours.

 

[psue]

Broddy and babies are doing well. I had my 2 silkies in a wire cage because they kept trying to sit on the broody and babies. I let them out today because I felt bad for them. One is back with the others, the other is sharing the babies and all seem happy so I'm letting them.
When I was bringing more water to the babies evidently my roo decided he needed to protect them and ran and bit the back of my ankle, little *******. He's getting a talking to, might let the kids carry him around a few hours.

 

[jerryford]

Julie do you ever get a non-tufted baby from your romans

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Geese internally pipping! Not due till 8th! OMG!

 

[Iain Utah]

DG, what day is today? What type of geese? Are you sure it is internal pip and not them turning into position?

 

[JulieNKC]

Julie do you ever get a non-tufted baby from your romans

They are still babies.

 

[DutchChic]

Man...what a bummer! I don't have scovies, but a few showed up on our creek a couple months ago. My father has a hay and equipment barn on the backside of the 65 acres, near the creek. I guess a scovie hen made a nest on top of a round bale, and started setting eggs about 10 days ago, by his account. Dad called me this morning and said she wasn't there. I assured him she probably went for breakfast and a swim, and told him I'd check on them later. Well, she still wasn't there so I candled all 28 eggs....all fertile, all dead, and at about 14 days along. Something got her last night because he said she was there yesterday. Probably a barn owl because the nest wasn't disturbed, and the barn is totally open on one side and an owl has raised babies in it....dang it, dang it, dang it!!!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

DG, I am guessing you are seeing shadows moving as the goslings turn for hatching next week. This may also be why you think your past duck hatches are going early as well. Deep breath, don't touch, don't touch, don't touch.