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[minihorse927]

Nine guineas and seven ducks hopefully, days 26 and 27 respectively. There were internals and lots of wiggling yesterday.

Sweet!

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[dan26552]

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I really hope the guineas hatch

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm finding this hatching thing means you'll have more unavoidable accidents than ever before.

Welcome to the hard lesson called Life...

In chickenkeeping, I mean... Plenty used to accidents in other respects of life, lol.

Pardon me if I'm interrupting...

I was just about to leave for church this night, when I noticed the bulb on the quail had blown. I reluctantly put the MHP in their brooder, which I had not done in the first place due to their fragility and stupidity, and planned to find a bulb and switch them back over ASAP.

I got home and went to check on them, and when I went to pick the pad up, I accidentally pinched the neck of a chick burrowed up against the side with the frame. It can't hold its head up right and keeps shaking its head...


Help??


After finding a 75w white light bulb to tide them over until tomorrow, I made the injured one a nest it can lean on to stay upright. The only reason I didn't just snap its neck is it could still stand and did not appear distressed.

How is it this morning Banty?

Can't tell it apart from the other of the same colour.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Even Katherine's legs weren't that well feathered at a day old. These are gonna be massive lol!

theyre bringing back the bells

Chicks are on their way!

great image!!! i wish i had some ovates!!

I love the little black feet!!!!! OMG!!!!

I was peeking at the Serama to see if they were ready to move to the hatcher and just happened to run my phone flashlight over those Call eggs. At least four show veining at 2 days!

yayyyy!!!!

I think Aubrey was working on them

And....

Introducing....
Tipsy! (Poor thing looks drunk when it runs

)

awwwwww

congrats!!

Pardon me if I'm interrupting...

I was just about to leave for church this night, when I noticed the bulb on the quail had blown. I reluctantly put the MHP in their brooder, which I had not done in the first place due to their fragility and stupidity, and planned to find a bulb and switch them back over ASAP.

I got home and went to check on them, and when I went to pick the pad up, I accidentally pinched the neck of a chick burrowed up against the side with the frame. It can't hold its head up right and keeps shaking its head...


Help??


After finding a 75w white light bulb to tide them over until tomorrow, I made the injured one a nest it can lean on to stay upright. The only reason I didn't just snap its neck is it could still stand and did not appear distressed.

oh no!! so sorry!!!

Thank you. I just checked on it and it's walking better and not stuck on its back... Here's hoping

Amazingly enough, I have never had an accident while driving... go figure...

knock on wood, lol

just had a successful hatch of 5 out of 8 egg that had horrible saddle air cells. There may be a sixth one I don't know if it's going to make it or not.

what's hatching?

I've got three externals on call duck eggs out of four. The 4th one is internal

great! i hope this means that your curse is over!!

Congrats!!!

In chickenkeeping, I mean... Plenty used to accidents in other respects of life, lol.
Can't tell it apart from the other of the same colour.

Great news!!

 

[lucysducks11]

Duck feed, deer feed

 

[minihorse927]

 theyre bringing back the bells

great image!!! i wish i had some ovates!!

 yayyyy!!!!

awwwwww    congrats!!

oh no!! so sorry!!!    

knock on wood, lol

great! i hope this means that your curse is over!!   Congrats!!!

Great news!!

yes! I believe the curse is over! I fought tipsy hard to get her walking and her head up. She was drawn up bad from being in a tiny tiny egg. Her head was stuck down and under her chest and her feet wouldn't bend backward to walk. The feet still are not great but she can wobble around and upright her self when she gets flipped on her back

 

[DwayneNLiz]

yes! I believe the curse is over! I fought tipsy hard to get her walking and her head up. She was drawn up bad from being in a tiny tiny egg. Her head was stuck down and under her chest and her feet wouldn't bend backward to walk. The feet still are not great but she can wobble around and upright her self when she gets flipped on her back

she looks wicked cute! and so tiny!!! love her!

 

[WalnutHill]

It is such a good thing I keep the eggs in a cabinet for incubating.

I pulled the three Serama eggs into the Eco 20 hatcher around midnight, and then spent an hour staring at their amazing tininess, hoping a chick would hatch while I watched. Since hatch isn't due for a couple of days yet, that did not happen. The two smaller eggs are no larger than a robin egg. The larger is around the size of a quail egg. The two smaller ones were loose in the quail tray and I had to pad them.

There will be lots of pictures. I feel like the first person to have ever attempted to hatch them. Crossing my big clumsy fingers for their tiny, fragile success!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

It is such a good thing I keep the eggs in a cabinet for incubating.

I pulled the three Serama eggs into the Eco 20 hatcher around midnight, and then spent an hour staring at their amazing tininess, hoping a chick would hatch while I watched. Since hatch isn't due for a couple of days yet, that did not happen. The two smaller eggs are no larger than a robin egg. The larger is around the size of a quail egg. The two smaller ones were loose in the quail tray and I had to pad them.

There will be lots of pictures. I feel like the first person to have ever attempted to hatch them. Crossing my big clumsy fingers for their tiny, fragile success!

i cant wait to see them!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

Morning folks.

I got some blue eggs developing. Air cells are maybe w little saddled, but they are cooking.

good luck!

just had a successful hatch of 5 out of 8 egg that had horrible saddle air cells. There may be a sixth one I don't know if it's going to make it or not.

I checked my shipped seramas last night, 2 quitters in really bad air cells, but the other bad ones are still growing fine.

what's hatching?

I've got three externals on call duck eggs out of four. The 4th one is internal

Nine guineas and seven ducks hopefully, days 26 and 27 respectively. There were internals and lots of wiggling yesterday.

Sweet!

In chickenkeeping, I mean... Plenty used to accidents in other respects of life, lol.
Can't tell it apart from the other of the same colour.

So glad to hear its ok!!

Oh, and about the two-colored chicks, I assume you mean the little freckled faces? The father is mottled, so I think that's what causes that. Some of the prettiest chicks I've hatched.

theyre bringing back the bells



Oh NO!!! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!!!!!