Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[hysop]

Had my first fatality. I think it was a male chick because his comb was well defined and the other chick that hatched last night who had the same comb is a male.

I think he turned the wrong way and suffocated. He pipped but then when he turned again he turned wrong. I didn’t see any breathing but my husband said to let it do its thing. Hours later no change and sure enough it was dead

 

[Jules929]

I candled the first batch this evening, D13.5. Weight loss% is right on schedule.
Batch A: 12/12 EEs good
Batch B: 6/6 OEs, 3/3 EEs, and 2/4 Birchen Marans doing well, 2 clear.
Batch C: 3/4 Sebrights and 1 Leghorn good. This batch had terrible fertility rate.

 

[Jules929]

The air cell seems to be growing, not moving. I'm going to prop it on its side air cell up and hope for the best. I have them in an upright turner. It's just a weird guy.

I have cut a ring from a toilet paper roll, or paper towel, to use to position the egg during lockdown.

 

[Mysticalsys]

Welcome! What breeds are you hatching?

All the eggs are mix’s the goose eggs are either going to be a buff Toulouse cross or a buff Roman cross depending on the father.

 

[julskinka]

Had my first fatality. I think it was a male chick because his comb was well defined and the other chick that hatched last night who had the same comb is a male.

I think he turned the wrong way and suffocated. He pipped but then when he turned again he turned wrong. I didn’t see any breathing but my husband said to let it do its thing. Hours later no change and sure enough it was dead

Sorry to hear that

 

[gmjarvi]

The air cell seems to be growing, not moving. I'm going to prop it on its side air cell up and hope for the best. I have them in an upright turner. It's just a weird guy.

Yep, mine is the same way; growing and not moving. I have been tracing the air cell and will try to position it receding side up as well as I can. I like this above idea of using a piece of toilet paper roll or paper towel to prop it.

 

[gmjarvi]

Had my first fatality. I think it was a male chick because his comb was well defined and the other chick that hatched last night who had the same comb is a male.

I think he turned the wrong way and suffocated. He pipped but then when he turned again he turned wrong. I didn’t see any breathing but my husband said to let it do its thing. Hours later no change and sure enough it was dead

Oh no! So sorry

 

[hysop]

Sorry to hear that

I think I’m trying to make myself feel better by saying it was a male. I really think it was and I will continue thinking it was. So his fate would have been the same in 3 months, just sucks that it happened before it got to live a little.

I have one more egg that has pipped. I did check that one and it’s alive and chirping. Will not be helping it hatch unless I don’t see a break or progress. But it looks full of energy with that high pitch chirp earlier.

After that last pipped egg there are 4 left, 2 olive eggs and 2 white eggs. I candled them and one I didn’t see movement and one I did. I couldn’t tell on the olive eggs. When should I throw the towel? It will be day 23 tomorrow.

 

[FortCluck]

100% hatch rate on my bantam eggs 3 out of 3 hatched and are perfect!!!

 

[FortCluck]

And the chicks all have rose combs, I think. There's 3 dots on each side. Think that's a rose comb.