Thursday, May 3, 2012

Babies and Blizzards ;)

Again the snow flakes were falling yesterday morning but not really a blizzard...just being a drama queen about it.  But my folks are arriving here this afternoon from Southern California and I would appreciate it if the weather was at its best behavior.  That's asking a lot for this time of year in a place where summer doesn't really begin until after 4th of July.

The grand total on my hatch turned out to be 16 chicks out 17 eggs.  I opened up the egg that didn't hatch and there was a dead chick that pipped the membrane internally but never pipped the shell.  It didn't look like a pip-and-drown though because there was no visible fluid.  It's a mystery to me.  Doesn't stop me, on to my next batch of eggs: blue-laced red Wyandottes and potential olive-eggers which are a cross between Black Copper Marans and blue egg laying Easter Eggers.  Have I lost you yet?  Hopefully not!

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  1. That was an excellent hatch. I have been having crappy hatches this year but it is probably my own fault, not enough time to do everything.
    Hope you have a nice visit with your folks! Maybe they would enjoy seeing snow!

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    1. Thanks Becky,
      I'm learning that all the hatching mistakes I'm making are either humidity being too high or the room I have the incubator got below 65F and all the eggs on the outside edge of the turning tray die from the chill. It only took me 3 years to figure it out ;)
      My folks did arrive and are liking the cool weather, I guess it was hot driving through some of the desert parts.
      Carolyn

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  2. Congrats on the chicks. I'm impressed. Don't feel too bad about the snow. It snowed here last weekend. Hopefully it will melt soon.

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