BYC Edu thread, keep on rambling - HERE incubation Qs answered, lots of information!!

[mustangrooster]

My 3wk olds are outside, they're just fine with temps below freezing and no heat. They're hardier than we think.

Well, that's good to know! I'm worried about the Frizzles and Silkies, they are so much smaller. I don't think they would handle the temps. But they were weaned off the heat as 1-week olds.

 

[mustangrooster]

Just bopping in for a cathartic purge/vent to those who will understand.
Thought it was Day 18, but it's Day 19...oops.

As I moved the eggs to the hatcher I thought I heard chirping. WTF?!?!

One egg was *stuck* to turner, it had pipped on wrong end, was peeping, and I can't get it off turner as egg leakage has dried gluing it in place. Had to take turner apart and try to soak it off, egg cracked further, ended up cutting it off with xacto knife. Opened enough membrane to see beak. Chick is peeping and can breathe OK, time will tell if it pulls through and makes it out alive. Blood is from torn membrane, not from stabbing chick with xacto knife, in case anyone jumps to to that conclusion. Hopefully bleed is small enough not to matter.

Not too unusual for them to hatch 'early'. This one was right next to turner motor so maybe got extra heat allowing it to develop faster.

Maybe if I had moved eggs earlier in the day, or yesterday(the real Day 18) it would have not been so dramatic. SMH<shrugs> Not a fun late(for me) evening.
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Sorry to hear about that. Thats a good amount of blood, hopefully it wont matter too much, and that she pulls through.

 

[Turtle Rock Farm]

Well, that's good to know! I'm worried about the Frizzles and Silkies, they are so much smaller. I don't think they would handle the temps. But they were weaned off the heat as 1-week olds.

Long as they can pile together with other chooks, they'll be just fine. Honest. My OEGB of the same age is just fine out there.

 

[mustangrooster]

Long as they can pile together with other chooks, they'll be just fine. Honest. My OEGB of the same age is just fine out there.

I might give it a shot then. If the 8-week olds stop acting bratty towards them.

They are just so small that they can fit through the chicken wire, they better start growing soon.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Any news about the new BYC?

 

[Auroradream26]

Any news about the new BYC?

It's still down :/ That's all I know.

I miss it already! I'm not fond of the layout over here on BYH.

 

[Duckling and Spider]

Good morning!
I am unsure of some things with this format. But I think I like it better! It's funny, but I have an easier time navigating on mobile than desktop.

 

[Duckling and Spider]

GOOD MORNING! WELCOME BACK TO COFFEE FROM DUCKLING AND SPIDER!

 

[Duckling and Spider]

2nd batch.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Okee dokee!
I was attacked by a slug, the fourth duck waddled into the pen as I was walking outside, I do have another broody, I found a dead hen, the broody turkey is down one duck egg (to one).

sorry about the dead hen and broody (unless you decided you want them now) and i hope the turkey doesnt lose anymore eggs

Well, the chicks have been moved to the brooder (the two with the open navels are doing great, so I'm confident they'll be fine in the brooder) and the last 3 eggs have been checked. Two were DIS, but one is still hanging in there and wiggling around. I may yet get a fourth CCL.

ETA: PLEASE let it be a female! Only one of the 3 is a female.

Found this behind the buck hay feeder:

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lol go broody!!!

Guess how many eggs she is sitting on.

This many:

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holy cow!!

i have a question about housing chicks with duckling i got 6 chicks and 2 duckling from a tsp in town but the white pekin has grown increasingly aggressive the second one a mallard is skitish but pretty sweet i came to the coop this morning to see if my hens had started laying and one of my chicks was crushed flat! i'm certain it was the yellow one it's very large for it's age and the mallard tends to stay away from the chicks it looked like the chick had been drowned before it was trampled should i be worried about housing future chicks with ducks or is it a personality thing?

personality thing, probably was trying to stay warm and accidently got smooshed

Just bopping in for a cathartic purge/vent to those who will understand.
Thought it was Day 18, but it's Day 19...oops.

As I moved the eggs to the hatcher I thought I heard chirping. WTF?!?!

One egg was *stuck* to turner, it had pipped on wrong end, was peeping, and I can't get it off turner as egg leakage has dried gluing it in place. Had to take turner apart and try to soak it off, egg cracked further, ended up cutting it off with xacto knife. Opened enough membrane to see beak. Chick is peeping and can breathe OK, time will tell if it pulls through and makes it out alive. Blood is from torn membrane, not from stabbing chick with xacto knife, in case anyone jumps to to that conclusion. Hopefully bleed is small enough not to matter.

Not too unusual for them to hatch 'early'. This one was right next to turner motor so maybe got extra heat allowing it to develop faster.

Maybe if I had moved eggs earlier in the day, or yesterday(the real Day 18) it would have not been so dramatic. SMH<shrugs> Not a fun late(for me) evening.

ETA oh thanks for listening...am going to sleep and will update tomorrow.
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i hope it makes it

Any news about the new BYC?

@Akrnaf2 have you seen this thread??
BackYard Chickens Conversion Progress, Updates, & Discussion Thread