Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[jerryford]

good night and good luck hope you get some sleep

 

[Iain Utah]

I'm in a wait and see mode with the toulouse at the moment. The big boy pipped at 8 am and the backwards one punched through at 9:40am. Time is now almost 2am. I think they can go a few hours before I chip away more shell. Ironically, now I get to play the keep humidity down game... keeps wanting to climb into upper 80s, and I'm trying to keep it closer to 80-81. Also, as soon as african starts moving around, I will remove him from hatcher to a temp brooder that hubby made for this occasion that I can keep in bathroom. Don't want him to disturb the toulouse babies.

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks Jerry! Best of luck with your goosies hatching tonight too!! Talk to you tomorrow. Hope we both have great updates!

 

[Marty1876]

I'm here for my goosie hatch updates Iain and jerry! How did it go last night?

Whos got baby pics?

 

[Iain Utah]

Here is my Day 31, 7am picture update:


The toulouse are starting to wake up... as soon as my african gets his legs under him better, I will move him to his temporary brooder box and continue working on my toulouse babies.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Morning all...


DG you did what was best last night

Dutch.... Yep they will be on their way Monday for sure to avoid the Easter end of week rush.

Iain catching up on your over night hatch. Sorry about the loss, but good going with the others.

The pictures of the 4 SA ducklings is two boys (both dark colored) and two girls (both light colored). SA can hatch dark and be a girl, but won't adult feather dark and be a girl. The darker (almost mallard/Rouen look) is male, even the heads are dark. The girls are always light and look like they are wearing Willma Flintstones dress.

Today is no hatch day, the last two Sebbies were out this morning and now drying. Have the new open air chicken pens to work on, baby lambs to go see and laundry. I need a maid so I can focus only on the critters and kids.

 

[Iain Utah]

Celtic, any chance you think the Toulouse could get out of shells on their own?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

My morning hatchers were left about like that last night, and were out this morning on their own. If their heads are free, nares and eyes, I would think you can rest and let them work it out on their own.

 

[Iain Utah]

Their heads are not quite free yet. I had my African cocooned like the Toulouse and I had to chip a little away next to head for him to pull it out. Then he did the rest.

 

[Iain Utah]

I did thankfully catch a 90 minute nap right after African hatched out. Hubby stood vigil over bator so I could sleep.