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

[Phillyndilly]

Oh my goodness!!! Look at the sweet pile of fluff!! Aren't goslings the sweetest loving little peeps!

They are SO loving I sold all 4 and I’m having a hard time with it so I don’t think I can do goslings again unless I’m keeping them

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They are SO loving I sold all 4 and I’m having a hard time with it so I don’t think I can do goslings again unless I’m keeping them

I just did the same. They're so much harder to let go of!

 

[FortCluck]

I just did the same. They're so much harder to let go of!

Why do you think I asked for ducklings in return for hatching duck eggs

 

[Knighstar679]

My eggs went into lockdown this morning. I have 7 welsh harlequin eggs and 14 call duck eggs that I am on pip watch for.

All but one egg had good looking air cells going into lockdown.

 

[Luckyleaf]

Hi! I'm jumping in with this too! (Even though the month is almost over.) I've had my silkies hatch out quail before, but this time it's actual chicken eggs. My smallest grey silkie Oreo has become terribly broody so I ordered some really interesting bantam eggs, Double Silver-laced Barnvelders. I'll attach a photo of the parents posted by the breeder.

So today 4 eggs went under my silkie, and 9 went into my new incubator. It's a Janoel-12 model. Really not sure if I calibrated the temp right but we'll eventually find out. I'm very excited!

 

[gmjarvi]

Hi! I'm jumping in with this too! (Even though the month is almost over.) I've had my silkies hatch out quail before, but this time it's actual chicken eggs. My smallest grey silkie Oreo has become terribly broody so I ordered some really interesting bantam eggs, Double Silver-laced Barnvelders. I'll attach a photo of the parents posted by the breeder.

So today 4 eggs went under my silkie, and 9 went into my new incubator. It's a Janoel-12 model. Really not sure if I calibrated the temp right but we'll eventually find out. I'm very excited!

Feel free to join us on the April 2020 thread, too!

 

[Jules929]

Hi! I'm jumping in with this too! (Even though the month is almost over.) I've had my silkies hatch out quail before, but this time it's actual chicken eggs. My smallest grey silkie Oreo has become terribly broody so I ordered some really interesting bantam eggs, Double Silver-laced Barnvelders. I'll attach a photo of the parents posted by the breeder.

So today 4 eggs went under my silkie, and 9 went into my new incubator. It's a Janoel-12 model. Really not sure if I calibrated the temp right but we'll eventually find out. I'm very excited!

I have 3 Silver double laced Barnevelder eggs in the incubator that are part of a potluck auction. They are beautiful birds and I can't wait for them to hatch! Good luck!

 

[Luckyleaf]

I have 3 Silver double laced Barnevelder eggs in the incubator that are part of a potluck auction. They are beautiful birds and I can't wait for them to hatch! Good luck!

Thanks! Yes, they're such pretty birds! Originally I planned on a different breed, but when I saw a bantam version of these beauties for sale my heart caved in and I had to get them. Happy hatching to you, too!

 

[smfarman]

Because it pipped on the bottom it made both the internal and external pip in one go so you'll want to allow it twice as long to hatch, which it sounds like you're quickly approaching.
IF you decide to assist you still want to open the air cell first, like you would assist with a chick that isn't upside-down. This way you can look at the interior membrane by applying antibiotic ointment without pain reliever or coconut oil with a q-tip.

I can't remember if we've discussed whether you've done an assisted hatch before.

This is an example of a chick that was pipped in the small end and I opened the air cell to make sure it was actually ready for assisting. This one had started to zip and got stuck but I still checked first to be sure.

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Thank you, I will try to assist the hatch

 

[gmjarvi]

Thank you, I will try to assist the hatch

Any updates on your assist?