Nest on porch with 2 eggs . . .

[Reti]

Baby Boaz seems to be doing good, there are plenty of poopies, so he is eating and digesting, only I don't think he is growing much. He seems to me as tiny as two days ago. Maybe I am just a nervous grandma. I'll post some pics later.
Egg Ruth hasn't hatched yet.

Reti

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by Reti

Baby Boaz seems to be doing good, there are plenty of poopies, so he is eating and digesting, only I don't think he is growing much. He seems to me as tiny as two days ago. Maybe I am just a nervous grandma. I'll post some pics later.
Egg Ruth hasn't hatched yet.

Reti

Hang in there, nervous grandma! I hope all is going well and that Egg Ruth is now Baby Ruth (pretty clever, huh? Baby Ruth )

Terry

[tmkwv2]

Hey Reti -

Just checking in and wanted to see how everything was going? Thank you again for all you are doing!! I am glad our babies are in good hands.

[Reti]

Baby Boaz is doing good, eating and pooping.
Egg Ruth hasn't hatched, I am loosing hope. I am working again tonight but will try to take some pics tomorrow of Boaz.

Reti

[Vasp]

I'm glad to see everything is going well... Depending on how much you feed a baby, it will grow at a different rate... My babies, Toad and Muffin, ate quite a lot quite often when they were young'ins... So they grew VERY fast. If you feed less they may take quite a while to get big, but it sounds like it's going good.

You should candle Egg Ruth, and if there is no movement or sound, you should probably start to make a little hole in the air cell and see if the baby is alive... Assisted hatches are often successful...

[tmkwv2]

I know that on Monday Baby Ruth was alive because I could see her start making the hole in the egg. While Boaz was hatching I could see her shell cracking more and more. We could also hear her as well. I am surprised that she has not hatched by now, though.

[Vasp]

Definitely try an assisted hatch if possible...some babies hatch late and it might be due to the temp. but if you have to, assisted hatches are better than nothing. but I'm sure you know that very well, Reti! you're very experienced!

[Reti]

Baby Boaz is growing and he is so sweet, I will post a pic tonight. Also I will candle egg Ruth today, but it's been too many days already, so I am not very hopeful.
Vasp, the temperature is right, pigeon temperature, the foster parents are sitting on it 24/7.

Reti

[Vasp]

What I meant is that the low temperature earlier, before Boaz hatched, may have caused some problems in poor little Ruth. Of course, some babies just don't make it.

[Reti]

I candled the egg and there is no movement in there, no sounds either. I had noticed on Tuesday there was one crack and I didn't see any other additional ones. I don't want to open it and find a dead baby, so I leave it another day with the foster parents and then will discard it before it breaks.

Baby Boaz is doing great, didn't have time to take pics, hopefully tomorrow.

Reti

[TAWhatley]

I'm sorry that it appears that Egg Ruth is not to be, but very glad that Boaz is doing well.

Terry

[Vasp]

I would say if there is no movement and so sound, yes, poor Ruth is not going to hatch.
I'm glad to hear that baby Boaz is doing great, though. I think we're going to need some pictures.

[Reti]

Todays pics
He opened his right eye today.

Reti

[Trees Gray]

What a doll baby!!!!

Thanks for sharing the pic.

[TAWhatley]

Darling baby, Reti! Looks like you and the foster parents are doing a wonderful job!

Terry