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

[CluckNDoodle]

They are mixed the baby should be a Toulouse buff cross. Today’s day 28 for them

Have the air cells started to draw down? I would go ahead and take them out of the turner now personally.

 

[Jules929]

2 more fluffy butts that hatched this morning, and the other Birchen Marans egg is zipping!

Birchen Marans


Easter egger

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

By the way, I got that olive egger out this morning! It had absorbed all the blood and still hadn’t come out, so I made a zip for it and waited and then pulled it open a bit and it finally pushed out. It had its wing over its head wrong and was definitely stuck. I don’t think it was shrink wrapped though.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

By the way, I got that olive egger out this morning! It had absorbed all the blood and still hadn’t come out, so I made a zip for it and waited and then pulled it open a bit and it finally pushed out. It had its wing over its head wrong and was definitely stuck. I don’t think it was shrink wrapped though.

So glad you were able to help it either way! That's great!!

 

[Mylied]

2 more hatched but I needed to go out and get compost so I can't stare at the other pippers for a while. Now I'm waiting for these guys to get back from lunch so I can get the compost. It's free so I can't complain too much.

 

[Mylied]

By the way, I got that olive egger out this morning! It had absorbed all the blood and still hadn’t come out, so I made a zip for it and waited and then pulled it open a bit and it finally pushed out. It had its wing over its head wrong and was definitely stuck. I don’t think it was shrink wrapped though.

Yay!

 

[Jules929]

Ten hatched so far, 4 Ameraucanas, 3 EEs, 1 frizzle OE, 1 Birchen Marans, and 1 Sebright/Mille Fleur mix.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

These chicks are either changing colors or I just can't count!

 

[FortCluck]

You guys I am ing my pants...

I don't even know how I did this without even nicking a vein. The outer membrane of the shell was pretty much stuck to the membrane that the duckling is in if that makes any sense.

So I had to stick a knitting needle between the egg membrane and the duckling membrane and slowly work my way down and peel...

I don't know how no veins broke or anything.

I used an 18 gauge needle to pierce the membrane and slowly rip it open so that the duckling could breathe.

Now how do I keep that membrane moisturized because I did put water in my incubator so that it would have at least some humidity in it.

Help!!!

Literally I'm sweating. If this duckling does not make it I am going to be so upset.

and by the way it's bill was way down at the bottom of the egg as you can see

 

[FortCluck]

My husband is literally in shock that I did not bust any veins or anything. I sent him the picture and he asked me if it's still alive then he told me I definitely can keep it if it lives. I don't care if it's a drake or not. This is my new duckling I will keep hope!