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Thanks for the info x
As others have said, it looks like I'm in for a long night...... lol Mandy x |
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Hi mandie , congratulations on being a new mummy ... i was a first time mum this year and i was so excited that i also stayed up all night , i got loads of fab advice from everybody on here , i would leave them overnight in the incubator , and if all egg sac has gone give them a bath tomorrow , but im not an expert , xx good luck and well done xxxx julia xxxx
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Baby Shelbie (my daughter named her already!) is out, has had a bath and a drink and is safely in her new home.
Thanks for all the advice and good wishes with my eggs and I just want to say thank you to red foot marg here as well for 'holding my hand' via 'chat' in the final stages of her hatching She's gorgeous but then I suppose I am biased What a day! Hopefully, I'll be a bit more relaxed if we're lucky enough to get any more hatch. I'll post some photos of her in the 'Pictures' section. Edit: Just seen your post Julia - thank you for the advice - I don't think I will sleep much tonight even though she's safely out now. Mandy x Last edited by *Mandy*; 09-01-2011 at 11:09 PM. |
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your very welcome, hope all goes well for you
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10-01-2011, 08:55 AM | #25 |
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Thats fantastic I am so excited for you WELL DONE
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Any sign of anymore babies today?
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12-01-2011, 09:08 PM | #27 |
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No more yet, but I'm still hopeful that something might happen soon.
I have tried candling the other 2 eggs that were laid at the same time as Shelbie and there is an airspace (?) at the top of the eggs with the bottom of the eggs looking full so I think there's still a chance they will hatch. The others that she's laid seem to be doing ok as well so there might be some good news about them in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed) Hopefully I'll be a bit calmer if we do get any more hatching now that we've got the first one out of the way. I was doing ok on Sunday until she turned around in the egg and then I just panicked - I was convinced she was going to suffocate in there and we were going to lose her at the last minute. How daft is that |
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When mine were hatching they would turn round to eat the albumin left over in the egg. So don't worry next time you see them turning around Helen xx |
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12-01-2011, 09:43 PM | #29 |
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Thanks Helen!
How soon should I expect her to eat something? I have been bathing her twice a day (good advice from red foot marg), she is drinking and she has pee'd at least once but she isn't showing any interest in food yet. I've been offering finely chopped dandelion leaves and plantain as that's all I have managed to find in the last couple of days but she just walks over it. I do pad the older ones diet out with Flourette (sp?) salad in the winter, should I try her with a bit of this? |
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