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post #1 of 8
5/29/12 at 9:58pm
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This is the 22nd day and nothing is going on.  I put a bright flash light up to them yesterday with out moving them.  It looks as if they would be at the stage of a 18 day egg.  What is going on? What do I do?

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post #2 of 8
5/29/12 at 10:21pm

Are they in a incubator? What has you're temps been? If the temps have been low they could just be a little behind. Don't give up yet give them a few more days.

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post #3 of 8
5/29/12 at 11:46pm
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Yes, they are in an incubator.  The temp has been at 99.5.  It did drop one night, but I got it back up the next day.  

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post #4 of 8
5/30/12 at 1:03am

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Wait another day or 3. The temperature drop may have slowed them down a bit. Good luck!

 

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post #5 of 8
5/30/12 at 3:43pm
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We hear what sounds like cracking or tapping!!!!!!!wee.gif

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post #6 of 8
6/26/12 at 11:44am
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Ok we started a fresh batch of eggs.  This time the were fertila.  Today is the 21st day, and we have 3 cracking through so far.  We can also hear them pipping.  The kids are going crazy....wel so am I sooooo exciting!  We have five more that need to brake through.

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post #7 of 8
6/26/12 at 1:23pm
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One chick has hatched,  and we have four crackers!  

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post #8 of 8
6/26/12 at 11:08pm

ya.gif Congratulations! You must post pics.

 

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