YO GEORGIANS! :)

[featheredflock]

HELP, my brinsea bator heat has gone out oh no, the fan is still running, any ideas how to fix it, short of buying a new lid,  I have the eggs on a heating pad made for reptiles, so close to hatch, one egg rolled off and broke, the chick is still alive but has lost so much blood, I'm just so sick even cried, 
sick in North Ga



I'm hoping the others are still alive as I don't know how long they were without heat, and the bird that fell was the biggest one

Oh dear, I am soooo sorry!! How close are they? I've hatched -TWICE!- duck eggs on a heating pad in low. Just kept a dish towel between them and the pad.. A mercury thermometer on there with them and a wet paper towel directly on them with a (dry) dish towel over top. It worked wonderfully but these were in the last week of hatching.

Good luck. Ask lots of questions and follow your gut and you may have pretty good luck! Heck I had better luck with the heating pad than with a real bator.

I need some help in a bad way. My jap bantam died last night on top of her eggs do can you tell me if its to late to try to hatch them. The eggs was cold so do I through them out?? Never had this problem, she was my only hen. Very sad day

 

[carcar80]

I need some help in a bad way. My jap bantam died last night on top of her eggs do can you tell me if its to late to try to hatch them. The eggs was cold so do I through them out?? Never had this problem, she was my only hen. Very sad day

If it were me, I'd heat them back up and then candle to see if there's movement. I had duck eggs get very cold once late in the game and when I candles them cold they looked lifeless. But they were more active once warmed.

 

[Coach C]

We have our first egg! Only one is ready to lay I think. The others are still pretty pink. I have been watching her this week. Wattles and comb were getting obvious.
Nice light blue color.

 

[RIR-YELLOWLEGS]

We have our first egg! Only one is ready to lay I think. The others are still pretty pink. I have been watching her this week. Wattles and comb were getting obvious.
Nice light blue color.

Congratulations!!! Pretty !!!

 

[carcar80]

Yeah congrats!!

 

[eqserman]

We are heading for the coldest night of this season, sure more to come hope all is well and set with your girls and roo's. A good article was just reading on coop temperature www.backyardchickens.com/a/winter-coop-temperatures Be safe and best to all.

 

[rossfam06]

Oh- and of seven SL Cochin eggs I got last week, ONE is developing. This time, unlike with BCM, I'll recognize on the first sign that I'm not meant to have SL Cochins.

. I would love some SL Cochins. Lol!!! Lf or bantam??? I would also wait and try again in spring time

 

[Flowerbh]

If anyone needs to come and borrow my incubator to finish their hatch, call me! I have two not being used.

 

[feathersaloft]

Just this

 

[feathersaloft]

How much winterizing do you do?
I honestly didn't plan to even close their windows. They have 4" vents along the top of the wall, and a vent along the ridgeline, as well as vents at floor level in the sidewall.
Am I being overconfident?
I don't remember winterizing even in Virginia, and didn't lose birds to the cold (did have ducks freeze their breasts to the ice once though.