Little Giant Incubation Experiment - Day 21 - Hatch Day!

[rossfam06]

Tomorrows the day! I miss counted my days on my last post. Today is day 17. I am going to candle tonight and loickdown in the morning! I'm so excited! This is my second hatch ever and feels just as exciting as the first!

 

[WVduckchick]

Tomorrows the day! I miss counted my days on my last post. Today is day 17. I am going to candle tonight and loickdown in the morning! I'm so excited! This is my second hatch ever and feels just as exciting as the first!

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[caseymacom]

Probably a good thing to leave for a while!  I hope its running around when you get home too.  Be sure and let us know!

I'm back home can still hear chirping but hasn't came out yet should I do anything or leave it alone

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm back home can still hear chirping but hasn't came out yet should I do anything or leave it alone

As long as its still chirping, I wouldn't touch it. Talk to it, play chirping noises (there's an adorable youtube video of baby chicks chirping), whistle at it, sing to it!! Its only been about 7 or 8 hours right? It could take 12+ before I'd be too worried.

 

[caseymacom]

yea but it seems like its been forever, now its chirping and another is too bit can't tell which one it is. I just want it to come on out and look at me lol

As long as its still chirping, I wouldn't touch it.  Talk to it, play chirping noises (there's an adorable youtube video of baby chicks chirping), whistle at it, sing to it!!  Its only been about 7 or 8 hours right?  It could take 12+ before I'd be too worried.  

 

[caseymacom]

I just want it to say forget that egg and bust out like superman lol

 

[lazy gardener]

Let the fun and games begin. My bator is chirping. I've kept it dry from day 14 until now. Just added water to the 2 shallow dishes in the bottom, have a sponge and 2 dry wall screws at the ready to screw the sponge to the wall over yet an other ventilation hole! This time, I'm prepared with aquarium tubing and syringes running to both dishes. Can access the sponge with a straw. Eggs are in styrofoam cartons with the bottoms punched out. I've never done it that way, but, with small air cells, IMO, change is good! In the mean while, I have a broody all by herself in the old coop diligently tending a clutch of golf balls! Was hoping to slip her some eggs tonight, but with them already chirping, I hesitate to.

I'm just a little bit excited.

 

[caseymacom]

I got 2 peeping now and the 2nd one is peeping in the middle of the egg too smh..maybe they already fitting into my family..got to do everything the hard way

 

[scflock]

I got 2 peeping now and the 2nd one is peeping in the middle of the egg too smh..maybe they already fitting into my family..got to do everything the hard way

Pipping in the middle isn't necessarily a bad thing, don't worry so much. Pipping in the pointy end is the problem.

 

[caseymacom]

Pipping in the middle isn't necessarily a bad thing, don't worry so much. Pipping in the pointy end is the problem.

so far none in the pointy end...one has a hole now big enough that i can look in and see the chick, but it still won't climb out yet