Day 19. Anxiety

[Djones24]

Ok everyone - we have 11 healthy hatched chicks over here! Still about 17 more to go! But hang in there...I've got chicks popping out all over the place!

 

[wtxgrl]

So i havent had much time to post, today has been INSANE! I have three hatched cuties, they went right after each other! I still have another 4 in, but nothing yet from them. Fingers crossed!

 

[Mother of Chicks]

I have about 10/11 hours of day 21 left and nothing (really nothing has happened). I am going mad, I swear!

What days are you guys on? When did you start with chick action?

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I have about 10/11 hours of day 21 left and nothing (really nothing has happened). I am going mad, I swear!

What days are you guys on? When did you start with chick action?

Day 23. This little one barely had an airhole pipped at 2 am. I woke up at 5:30 to this! My first pipped hasn't made any progress yet, still chewing and yawning.

It's so nerve wracking when they're late!

 

[Mother of Chicks]

Day 23. This little one barely had an airhole pipped at 2 am. I woke up at 5:30 to this! My first pipped hasn't made any progress yet, still chewing and yawning.

It's so nerve wracking when they're late!

Ohhhh such a cutie! All worth it when they arrive!

 

[wtxgrl]

What days are you guys on? When did you start with chick action?

Today is day 22. I woke up on day 21 to a single pip and a seperate egg rocking. It took ALL day and the pip got a teeny bigger, then slowly 2 more pipped. Then out of nowhere i had three chickzillas tearing around the incubator.
Is this your first hatch too?...i dont remember. Maybe your temp was low and theyll just be a little late.

Also, i have one more pip and an egg with a bit of anothers shell on it. Or i have 2 more pips. TBD - i dare not open it to see.

Crossing my fingers for ya Mother of Chicks!

 

[Djones24]

I am almost on day 22 and there are still a bunch to arrive. The first pip started end of day 19. But there are so many factors to when they hatch. I have some still that haven’t pipped yet. And they all appeared good after handling on day 18. So I am waiting. I have moved a bunch over to the brooder though. It’s getting chaotic in the incubator! Here’s one of the silkie/ Easter egger crosses we hatched!

 

[Mother of Chicks]

Today is day 22. I woke up on day 21 to a single pip and a seperate egg rocking. It took ALL day and the pip got a teeny bigger, then slowly 2 more pipped. Then out of nowhere i had three chickzillas tearing around the incubator.
Is this your first hatch too?...i dont remember. Maybe your temp was low and theyll just be a little late.

Also, i have one more pip and an egg with a bit of anothers shell on it. Or i have 2 more pips. TBD - i dare not open it to see.

Crossing my fingers for ya Mother of Chicks!

Yeppers - it's my first hatch and I think you are bang on with the temp being slightly low. I did calibrate but it averaged 99.5 (the highest I could get the stupid incubator) for my still air. Everything else was OK and I have squirming chicks when I candled at day 18... so now it's just a waiting game I think. No pips yet but hubby is sure he saw one of them rocking but I missed it. Temp is now up to 100 and humidity is 75%.

I just set 7 silkie bantams in my brand new Brinsea mini II Advance - so that should be a less stressful experience.

OMG Chickzillas - so fluffy I could die

 

[Mother of Chicks]

I am almost on day 22 and there are still a bunch to arrive. The first pip started end of day 19. But there are so many factors to when they hatch. I have some still that haven’t pipped yet. And they all appeared good after handling on day 18. So I am waiting. I have moved a bunch over to the brooder though. It’s getting chaotic in the incubator! Here’s one of the silkie/ Easter egger crosses we hatched!View attachment 2105346

That is a little heartbreaker! Fingers crossed for the rest of your babies. Mine were good and active on day 18 too. Maybe just lazy chicks

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

Yeppers - it's my first hatch and I think you are bang on with the temp being slightly low. I did calibrate but it averaged 99.5 (the highest I could get the stupid incubator) for my still air. Everything else was OK and I have squirming chicks when I candled at day 18... so now it's just a waiting game I think. No pips yet but hubby is sure he saw one of them rocking but I missed it. Temp is now up to 100 and humidity is 75%.

I just set 7 silkie bantams in my brand new Brinsea mini II Advance - so that should be a less stressful experience.

OMG Chickzillas - so fluffy I could die

For a still air you want to run closer to 100° so that makes sense as to why not much is going on. First hatch is always the toughest. I always hear amazing things about the Brinsea. What kind of incubator are you running now?
Mine started pipping and hatching day 20. I candled a couple today day 22 while adding water to my LG (it’s a pig on water) to see if things were still happening. 4 were in the air cell and I seemed to have pissed them off cause they started rocking and pipping after going back into the bator lol.
Loving my Wyandotte babies