Who is with me?

[countrybum]

Well, I am glad to see everyone doing so well with their hatchlings. Every time I have an attack chick, I sit and watch and when it attacks I give it a little flick in the head. That has always stopped mine, the sock thing sounds funny. Poor little baby being stuck in a sock.

I hatched my last 2 ducks last night and have nothing due until the 18th (1 peafowl and a dozen or so chicks). One duck has a funny neck, looks a bit twisted and also seems to have a leg problem. If it does not straighten by tomorrow, I guess it goes to the Barn cats, along with the hopping chick. I know, it sounds cruel, but better than me having to cull. I also found I have a Roo with bumble foot, I guess that will be treated tomorrow since I am in the process of getting the birds moved around. I have to come up with a way to separate my Black Maran and my Black Andalusian so I do not get it mixed up with my black chicks in the order for the guy that wants 50. They are still to small to go into the coop and the others are to big to stay in the house, along with to many.

Does any one have a suggestion? Throw it at me if you do. I am thinking doing a cage, but the last of the 50 are not due until the 18th and that is a long time for the babies to be in a cage, or maybe not.

 

[Kismet]

My hatch is like at a standstill! Nobody's doing anything and, of course, that has me really worried. I've heard a couple peeps, but I don't see any pecking going on.

I did help out the chick that pipped last night at 9:00. The membrane was dried up - I first thought he had died, but then I saw him moving. I figured he would die anyway, if I didn't help him. And if he does now, then he just wasn't strong enough anyway.

Maybe they are just all going to be late?

 

[chickie_mama]

So CB, you don't put any water at all in the bottom tray? You just use the bowl of sponges?

Do you raise humidity on last 3 days? I am guessing not since you have all your egglettes in one bator. ????

 

[countrybum]

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I hate to be the barer of bad news, but it sounds like the humidity was way to low and they may be shrink wrapped in the eggs. If 1 had the membrane dried to it, they may all have the same problem.

Out of curiousity, are they shipped eggs?

 

[countrybum]

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I use to worry about the humidity on the last 3 days, but quit when I was having problems with my hatching. So I went back to the way I did it before my incubator started leaking dry, just instead of filling the trays, I added the bowl of water and sponge. So now I just keep the bowl filled and my hatching is back to normal (about 95% hatch rate).

Well, I just went and checked on my nesting ducks. I fed and called them off the nest by putting the food in front of them on the ground. When the one came off I heard chirping and looked for a baby, then realized it was coming from the eggs. So hopefully tomorrow I will have Mommy running around with some little ones in tow. I will probably take a few from her and see how she does. If she does good with a few, next year I will let her raise all of the ones she hatches. Pretty bad when the ducks do a better job at hatching and the chickens did crappy.

 

[chickie_mama]

I just bought some silkie eggs!!!!

They're from Dipsy Doodle Doo.

 

[countrybum]

No shrinking wrapping these and forget the vacation, or going out.

Good luck, to bad you are not closer, you could have my silkie Roo and the little baby silky that I just hatched out. That would be free of charge.

 

[walkswithdog]

OMG there is a PIP!!! I so do not believe it, not after the bator went to 130 degrees... He's not making much noise though...

 

[chickie_mama]

Come on peepers!!!!!

We're here with you WWD!

I hear you CB.... I'm tethered to the bator for the next month. (I just received some more guinea eggs too)

 

[riqui1]

No tethering! Find yourself the closest horse racing track and get out of there!

I hope your pip is coming along, WWD! Best of luck!