Very proud of myself - just opened unhatched eggs

[ZooMummzy]

I am the most squeamish person around when it comes to gore and dead animals so this is a very huge feat for me. I had to help 5 of my last chicks hatch starting last night (I helped because it was human error that caused the problem) so I decided to open the remaining 5. Obviously I was having issues with the hatch so I would either be able to help the remaining chicks or I couldn't.

One died before pipping, but was fully developed.

Another one died before going into lock down I think or it was just really gooey (human error of too high of humidity?). Another one I couldn't open all the way because lots of really icky stuff ran out and I couldn't go any further. The other two were candling mistakes on my part. They must have died mid incubation I just couldn't tell. So, I learned that I need to get my humidity in check before I set the next eggs tomorrow night and I learned that I can do things that I never thought I could

The other upside of it all: I have 5 beautiful little Serama chicks, all but one of them silkied

This is one time where intervention went well.

 

[Baralak]

#1 I'm sorry for your loss, But it is good to know what happened..

GREAT JOB!

 

[feathers4fun]

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Way to go!!! I'm not fazed by much and rarely get squeamish-BUT usually let dh open the unhatched eggs. Kinda grosses me out. Did force myselfto watch the other day...The ne babies sound cute!!

 

[ZooMummzy]

Thank you everyone

Losses are always hard but having these little fuzzies helps. I will be so glad when my Brinsea gets here on Friday. I know no incubator is fool proof but I think it will be a lot better than my LG. I'm just not a babysit type person and that is what I have to do with it.

I will post photos of the little ones on here in a few. The latest is still drying. Had to pull it out of the incubator right after hatch since the temp dropped drastically but she is doing well

 

[valley ranch]

Sounds like you did good in a bad situation. Enjoy the ones you saved.

Richard

 

[tls_ranch]

I force myself to open the unhatched ones too and try and figure out what went wrong. But, I put them inside a heavy duty ziploc bag. That way I don't get rotten egg everywhere if there is a candling mistake early on and the egg is just waiting to explode.

on the ones you saved

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I thought about that afterwards

 

[ZooMummzy]

Thank you again. Everyone is doing ok except the latest one is having a hard time using her legs yet. It has only been a couple hours but I'm still a worry wart Mom. It is really trying but just can't get the legs under her. I guess it is more noticeable to me now since she is out of the incubator. While in the incubator I know they scoot around and keep trying to walk for a very long time.

 

[tls_ranch]

Watch the little one with the leg issue. If one leg or both are dragging out to the side it could be splayed leg. If it is do a search for it here on BYC. It's easier to fix if you catch it early and treat it. Hobbles with tape, pipe cleaners, bandaids work well.

 

[debilorrah]

I am squeamish too, and I have learned to get past it with eggs, and I open them all now to try and see what I did wrong.