Waiting on a friend..........

[lurky]

The second one has not pipped but has been rockin and rollin and peeping too long..........24 hours now.
If it doesn't hatch, someone is going to be very disappointed

 

[swtangel321]

what a cute pic !!!!!!! sure hope it hatches so the little one has a buddy !!!!!



How are you hatching your eggs ? I was just wondering about the shavings, are they in your bator ??

 

[lurky]

I actually had them under an irresponsible broody.....she abandoned them with only a few days to go. So i put them in a cage under a heat lamp. Siz8003 has a chick she said i can come get if needed

I hear a strong peeping in the egg still. They are Mille Fluer from Chickn

 

[jhm47]

If you aren't providing any humidity for the unhatched egg, you will have a problem. The humidity needs to be increased in incubators when the eggs near hatching time, and by putting the egg under a lamp, you dried it out too much. I have no idea how the other egg managed to hatch, but apparently you got lucky. Perhaps some others on this board will be able to help you to correct this situation. Maybe you could LIGHTLY mist the egg, and dampen the shavings below it. Might help some. And---if the egg does pip some, carefully break away the broken spot in the shell, and VERY carefully puncture (pin prick) the membrane below it. This will allow the chick to receive oxygen better. Be VERY careful when doing this. The chick needs oxygen more than food/water at this stage. He has a good supply of energy from the absorption of the yolk at this time. Good luck!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I would also dampen the shavings below the eggs, and mist the egg. It needs humidity, otherwise the membrane will dry up and the chick will get serane (sp?) wrapped in the egg

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Oooh, I sure hope it hatches. It would be such a shame to lose a little life now. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Yup, it has to have the humidity....

 

[siz8003]

Did the other one hatch yet?

 

[lurky]

I didn't know anyone replied to this post after the first reply

Anyway........i was really happy because I was not thinking the best for this egg hatching.......but the negative thinking had no impact

The one on the left was the one still in the egg. In this picture, baby chick #1 was explaining to baby chick #2 how the big goofy duck was in there to make ME feel better about the lonliness

 

[Solsken Farm]

Lurky! Awwwww. How sweet!

I am so happy Baby #1 got a buddy!!!!!!


We have 4 mille fleur d'uccles from Chickn. I will try to get a shot and post it here. They were hatched 7/8. So about 9 weeks old. Our children adore them. Two days ago Stuart Little, a roo, started crowing. It was pathetic and the children thought it was the funniest thing, but he was so proud of himself.

We got 2 boys and 2 girls. Their little feathered feet and chubby faces are so cute and they are just the sweetest calmest little birds.

Enjoy them.