Posts by LaGeniaLoca

Still don't have any more pips, but the one is working on zipping.  It rested for quite a while after making the first pip, so I was getting worried, but it's back at it this morning.  I'm going to give the others another day...

I made my incubator with a plastic rubbermaid bin and a plexiglass top.  I made a hole in one end to attach a standard light fixture, and put several small holes for ventilation all around the sides.  Glass bowl for water and a...

I made my incubator with a plastic rubbermaid bin and a plexiglass top.  I made a hole in one end to attach a lightbulb, and put several small holes for ventilation all around the sides.  Glass bowl for water and a wet bulb...

Day 22 and I finally have a pip!!     Now comes the hard part....keeping my hands off!  I hope the others start to pip soon!!  I'm so tempted to candle them and see if they have at least pipped internally, but I...

Today is day 21 for me.  I've been impatiently checking on my eggs every hour or two and still no pips.  Grrrrr...    

I put mine in lockdown last night.  Candled them first, and it looked like 3 of them may have stopped developing around day 14 or so.  I left them in, just in case.  Keeping my fingers crossed!I'm also having some eggs...

I turn mine 3x a day, so I'm sure you're fine.  I candled again last night, and it was so awesome!  One of the chicks looked like it was dancing in it's shell!  Kept moving around, kicking all over the place!  I would...

I've had my humidity between 55-60% and I'm at day 15.  Is this too high?  Do I need to change anything to have a successful hatch, or have I doomed it?  Candling showed all eggs developing normally, but the extra space...

Thanks for the replies on my "BTW jap."  So now I have a few questions on these 3 little chickies.  I believe they are all pullets, yes?  The black and white ones seem obvious, but what do you call the color on...

jenjscott - His legs are a greenish color, but he also has a little bit of feathering on them.  Does that mean he's a mix or a different breed altogether?