Who is pipping and waiting right now??

[Mrs MIA]

OK... 1 millie and 9 Light Brahmas just went into the hatcher, and 4 Millies took their place in the incubator. There are also 2 millies under a broody silkie in the breeder coop.

I must be insane...

 

[shelleyd2008]

Oh my!! I hope your coop has a good heater!!

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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You should have no trouble fixing it's little leg. I had one that was so bad it would scoot around on it's butt all the time. It couldn't get it's legs under it for anything. I band-aided it's legs and the last time I saw it (it went to a new home) I couldn't even tell which one it was!!

The little chick wth the spraddle leg must have had something else wrong with it. I stayed up all wednesday night and this chick screamed the whole time. Once I realized it had the one spraddle leg I placed it back in the bator to warn up because it seemed cold. The chick lost it fight to live tonight and I swear it took part of my heart with it. Shelley and estpr3 thanks so much for your concern. My mom once told me years ago, " you can't save them all." It still hurts though when I lose one, even though I only knew this one a few hours.

I gotta stay strong for my Sadie.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Yeah sometimes it seems like just a hatching problem, and others it is deffinitely something else. I had a chick that hatched once with curled toes. No big deal right? It did the same thing, held on for about a day and cried the whole time. I had helped that one, and it probably would not have hatched at all if not for me. It just wasn't strong enough.

 

[mrandmrschicken]

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After waiting 24 hours, and no further progress, I helped both of them into the world. One of them did not make it. The other is out but seems to have a foot that the toes won't bend or curl on. It is so tiny. I am waiting for it to get fluffy and start walking around to assess.

 

[the1much]

our last egg to hatch for EVERY hatch,, always has a hip/leg problem,, we tried to help the first 2,, but they died by the next day,, so now,, after the last 1 hatch's ,, and it has that problem,, we just cull it now,, its almost like they stayed in the egg an extra week and it messed their hips up

well i have 13 hatch-eys ,, and 5 or more pips still goin.

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Today day after Thanksgiving..my first hatch last night on Thanksgiving and so far this morning 4 more a total of 5 and see 2 more eggs are pipped some..I only have 11 more eggs to go..So exciting..all babys came out ok and seem fine so far..chirping away..notice when a new one born gets noiser in the bator....so when do I again move chicks to broody pen which have set up in my house? I am hoping all rest will go by tonight so can transfer by Sunday at least.

 

[the1much]

keep them all in the bator till the hatch is done,, they can go for 3 days without food or drink,, they live off the yolk they absorbed.

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Thanks thought so from what have read..have read few cases of people removing early..just checking..thanks again.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I have noticed that the newly hatched chick will always cry when they first come out. That is the signal (for me) to go see what it looks like!

And the1much is right, they can stay in the bator for up to 3 days. If you open the incubator you're likely to make the other eggs not hatch at all.