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post #1 of 8
4/28/12 at 10:42pm
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 I've had 41 eggs in an LG for 21 days, and they are starting to hatch!  This is so exciting----I've hatched just a few eggs before (in a 10-gal aquarium w/ a heat-lamp) but this is my first hatch of any quantity.  I read that you can leave the chicks in the bator after hatching for 24-48 hours----is this what most of you do, or do you remove the chicks as they hatch?  I don't want to goof anything up (like the humidity).

Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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post #2 of 8
4/28/12 at 11:17pm

You need to let them dry. If you have to take any out make it as quick as possible. If you do have to open it watch you're humidity . I only take them out if they are causing trouble. Picking on new ones stuff like that. If you don't need to open it don't!

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post #3 of 8
4/28/12 at 11:25pm
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Thanks, I won't!  I'm just going to go to bed----it's almost 2:30 in the morning here!  My son woke me up to tell me the chicks were hatching and I wanted to make sure they were fine on their own for the rest of the night.  Thank you so much for replying.

Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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post #4 of 8
4/28/12 at 11:40pm
Good luck with going to bed now that their hatching. I have trouble sleeping when mine start hatching. Hope you're hatch goes well. Make sure you post pics.
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post #5 of 8
4/29/12 at 7:41am
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Well, I got some sleep, and so far 5 chicks have hatched with more starting to. One that's hatched is an NN! Yay!
Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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post #6 of 8
4/29/12 at 10:48pm

How many fuzzy butts do you have now? Don't forget to post pictures. How is everyone doing?

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post #7 of 8
5/2/12 at 9:03am
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Well, we ended up with 23 out of 41 hatching.  From what someone told my Hubby, this is pretty good.  4 of them started to hatch and then just died---not sure why.  The remaining ones are still in the incubator---just in case.  How long should I wait before I give up on them?  I'll try to get pics. posted tonight......

Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Mommy to 4 dogs; 5 cats; 3 pygmy goats; 3 pot belly pigs; 40 chickens; one Giant Rainbow Plated lizard; and one beautiful blue and gold macaw!!l
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post #8 of 8
5/2/12 at 8:02pm

You can candle them to see if there's any movement in them. I think 30 days is the longest most people will say to leave them in. You ended up with a 56% hatch rate. That's not bad at all. Congrats on you're hatch.

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