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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 7:18:06 GMT -5
Up to 10 total now. The latest is a black one.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 8:40:07 GMT -5
12 down. 10 to go.
Another black and an all yellow.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 4, 2017 10:07:49 GMT -5
Come on your little fur balls, you all are so darn cute.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 12:20:34 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 13:18:29 GMT -5
The "overachiever" is officially one day old now.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 4, 2017 13:44:51 GMT -5
How cute! Are you keeping them all?
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 13:53:27 GMT -5
More pictures please.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 14:03:57 GMT -5
How cute! Are you keeping them all? No. Most of the eggs (14 of the 24 we started with) were from my aunt. She's trying to replenish her flock which is down to only two hens and the one is super old. She's actually one of the originals and is probably 8 or 9. I can't believe she's still laying. So, once we figure half are probably roosters and if she want's 6-8 hens, there isn't much left. I might just claim one or two I bond with. Although distinguishing between them might be tough as they seem to be going for all the same color scheme this time. There is one all yellow one. We've never had that before so I'm anxious to see what it feathers out like. I'm guessing just pure white.
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 14:17:17 GMT -5
How cute! Are you keeping them all? No. Most of the eggs (14 of the 24 we started with) were from my aunt. She's trying to replenish her flock which is down to only two hens and the one is super old. She's actually one of the originals and is probably 8 or 9. I can't believe she's still laying. So, once we figure half are probably roosters and if she want's 6-8 hens, there isn't much left. I might just claim one or two I bond with. Although distinguishing between them might be tough as they seem to be going for all the same color scheme this time. There is one all yellow one. We've never had that before so I'm anxious to see what it feathers out like. I'm guessing just pure white. Maybe they are chicken minions?
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Post by Happy prose on Jun 4, 2017 15:49:45 GMT -5
What a difference a day makes! #1 looks so cute today.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 4, 2017 15:51:41 GMT -5
Somehow I think overachiever will stand out You'll recognize him by the fact he's doing your taxes. While diligently scratching to make sure s/he finds that last tax deduction
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Post by Sharon on Jun 4, 2017 16:10:02 GMT -5
What happens with the roosters? Do they become dinner in a few months?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 16:18:47 GMT -5
Roosters get sold. I'm guessing most get eaten.
Still at 14 and really worried about that guy. His legs aren't right and he can't stand/walk. Not much I can do but wait and hope. He's still to wet to take out and it's been at least 4 hours since he hatched. I took the wet washcloth out of there. Probably have it too humid.
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 16:38:00 GMT -5
Roosters get sold. I'm guessing most get eaten. Still at 14 and really worried about that guy. His legs aren't right and he can't stand/walk. Not much I can do but wait and hope. He's still to wet to take out and it's been at least 4 hours since he hatched. I took the wet washcloth out of there. Probably have it too humid. Which is that guy?
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Post by Happy prose on Jun 4, 2017 16:39:51 GMT -5
Roosters get sold. I'm guessing most get eaten. Still at 14 and really worried about that guy. His legs aren't right and he can't stand/walk. Not much I can do but wait and hope. He's still to wet to take out and it's been at least 4 hours since he hatched. I took the wet washcloth out of there. Probably have it too humid. Which is that guy? I believe she is referring to #14.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 16:51:21 GMT -5
Ok, this crappy video is currently sideways. Youtube says it's in the process of editing it, but I have to leave now to get kids, so I'm just going to post it as is for now. It should switch over to landscape at some point. I hope...
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 4, 2017 17:10:59 GMT -5
So cute!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 20:03:21 GMT -5
Well, now we're getting down to the really sucky part. The last eggs where the chicks might be weaker or stuck. Number 14 with the bum legs I thought was not drying, but I took him out and turns out he is DRY, just really sticky. I don't know why he got all this goo, but his feathers are just plastered to his body. I don't know what to do with him. And #15 didn't make it out. I pulled the egg out to check on him because he seem stalled for quite a while and I wasn't getting any signs of life, so I picked some more shell off and nope. He's passed away. There are 6 more eggs in there. Five have chicks coming out and they are alive, but have not made much progress all afternoon. The 6th egg has no signs of any activity yet. I did get a little zealous and helped one a bit. It's a big no-no, but I was feeling mad at myself for missing the other guy having trouble.
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 20:08:13 GMT -5
Maybe try a little dawn dishwashing liquid with water, followed by water until its off? (The goo)
Sorry about #15. It does happen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 20:26:14 GMT -5
So, I'm sure this is not a great idea, but #14 is going to get a bath. He'll never fluff up otherwise.
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 21:23:29 GMT -5
MPL, this URL says not to bathe your chicks. If you do, make sure it warms up before returning to the pen. Some other URL said her kid held the chick in a wash cloth until it fluffed up. It just had pasty butt (dried poop) which apparently can kill them if not resolved.
www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bathing-baby-chicks.258339/
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 22:39:14 GMT -5
I am not having a good night. Two baths later and #14 is "better", but not great, and definitely traumatized. That stuff is like glue. Plus he still has leg issues...although he is walking now. But, apparently whatever caused him to be sticky is continuing. The one that hatched after him is sticky too, but not nearly as bad. Then I was really stupid and tried helping the ones left because I thought they were drying out and stuck in there. The first one I helped out totally and he was definitely "ready" to come out (yolk and blood vessels all absorbed), but he's not real chipper. Just laying there and not walking around and super sticky. I tried helping a couple others and stopped pretty quick when there was blood. They're chirping loud and still trying to get out, but I'm going to give them an hour or so more before I do anything else. The fourth and final just has a pip hole and I left him alone even though the membrane looks to be drying out. I think I did something to screw these up. Maybe had the incubator open too much.
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Post by Opti on Jun 4, 2017 22:53:33 GMT -5
MPL, just started reading. Could be too much humidity or perhaps too little after you removed the wash cloth.
Here's brief summary of what we've discussed. This doesn't represent a 100% consensus but seems to represent the current majority opinion:
Shrink wrapped: before pipping, both inner and out membranes dry tight around the chick; caused by too little humidity throughout incubation
Sticky chick: after pipping, the liquids dry becoming glue-like followed by concrete-like; caused by too little humidity during lockdown
Wet sticky or Swollen: the chick is swollen with water or simply very wet and sticky; caused by too high humidity throughout incubation
Drowning: the whitish outer membrane is dry while the clearish inner membrane is wet, binding the chick; also caused by too high humidity thoughout incubation www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shrink-wrap-vs-sticky-chick.491421/
I am hoping the latter would correct in time, but still reading.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 4, 2017 23:36:59 GMT -5
Every time I hear about chicks, I'm reminded of a sad story.
An orphaned baby owl was adopted by a hen and her brood. The owlet initially fit right in, doing his best to keep up with the rest of the little chicks.
Little by little, he kept getting weaker and weaker, until the inevitable happened.
Chickens don't feed their young.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 7:47:20 GMT -5
Well, not a great ending. I decided the last 5 definitely needed intervention, so I gave them a little help late last night getting started and was planning on checking about 2am but completely zonked out. This morning at 5am, two had made it out and seemed ok, I put them with the other chicks. One had passed away in the shell. I'm pretty sure I killed it helping. The last two had made zero progress, but were alive and the membranes had dried out. They were going to die for sure, so I figured I might as well at least try to save them before leaving for work. I got them completely out. There was no blood and the yolk sac was dried up, so they were ready. Just badly stuck. They are exhausted, and the one is not doing super, but the other is starting to walk around. I left those last two in the incubator for the day. All four of these that I helped are "sticky chicks" like Q-Tip (we renamed #14 Q-Tip...we have an all white one we named Cotton Ball, and #14 is all white too, but after two baths and still some goo, she's not a fluffy ball, more like a fuzzy stick). I'm not sure the bath was a great idea, but Q-Tip is walking pretty well now, so that's a win. I might try something besides a bath with the last ones (assuming they are still alive when I get home). I heard some people just brush them with a toothbrush to separate the feathers. I don't think they'll ever be all that cute, but I just want them to not get chilled before their regular feathers come in...which thankfully isn't that long. Chicks grow freakishly fast. So, anyhow. Total as of this morning is 19 living and 2 died. No more eggs to go.
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Post by swasat on Jun 5, 2017 9:00:15 GMT -5
This thread is just so much fun Life is kicking my ass these days. HARD. This is just what I needed to perk me up a bit ....
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Post by Sharon on Jun 5, 2017 9:27:11 GMT -5
This thread is making me think of my Grandpa. When he was in the hospital awaiting a pacemaker he had a very bad reaction to Adavan (sp?) and was having all kinds of delusions. He decided that he was going to start raising chickens to make some extra money and that he had come up with a way to incubate 300 chickens at a time and how to roll all those eggs while they were in the incubator. At the time he was 97 years old and living in assisted living. He was telling us all about his mother, and other farm wives, raising chickens to sell the eggs in town for extra money.
The family has chuckled many times over Grandpa raising chickens.
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Post by Sharon on Jun 5, 2017 19:38:27 GMT -5
Any Chicken updates?
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Post by busymom on Jun 5, 2017 19:41:53 GMT -5
This thread is making me think of my Grandpa. When he was in the hospital awaiting a pacemaker he had a very bad reaction to Adavan (sp?) and was having all kinds of delusions. He decided that he was going to start raising chickens to make some extra money and that he had come up with a way to incubate 300 chickens at a time and how to roll all those eggs while they were in the incubator. At the time he was 97 years old and living in assisted living. He was telling us all about his mother, and other farm wives, raising chickens to sell the eggs in town for extra money. The family has chuckled many times over Grandpa raising chickens. Hey, don't knock that egg money. When my Mom & Dad bought their farm, that's how Mom brought in a little extra. Every little bit helps...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:02:04 GMT -5
The chicks are all doing great! I got home and checked the ones in the incubator that I took out of the shells this morning expecting to find one or both dead, but they were both running around and even fluffy! This is them right out of the incubator.
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