May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

I would be candling them, looking for internal pips, movement, etc. There's no possibility you'll dry them out if they're not even externally pipped (but I would candle even if they were...)

Same

 

[kelseyk]

All 3 OE's hatched!! The darkest one was the one that hatched yesterday.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

The 7 fluff nuggets we have so far, hanging out in their “drying“ incubator. Seven of the remaining eight have pipped but not zipped yet. Also, one of the Marans has pipped this morning!

 

[FortCluck]

All 3 OE's hatched!! The darkest one was the one that hatched yesterday.View attachment 2158992

I want them lol

 

[FortCluck]

The 7 fluff nuggets we have so far, hanging out in their “drying“ incubator. Seven of the remaining eight have pipped but not zipped yet. Also, one of the Marans has pipped this morning!View attachment 2159123

Fluffy butts!!!!

 

[kelseyk]

I want them lol

I was seriously contemplating selling them where the batch was so bad and I really didn't have much hope that all 3 would hatch....but love their coloring and the first one born stole my heart. I have never had a chick want to cuddle like that one did. So I think I will keep them all!

Now I just have to figure out how I am going to move all the chicks around so that I can get these guys out to the brooder tank. I just let the almost 6 week old chicks out of the pen in the coop to be with the big chickens. They are still kind of using the pen area as a safe space to get away from the big chickens so I think I am going to have to make them a safe space out of a box with a hole cut in the side so I can get them all the way out of the pen and move the group of 5 week old silkies and 4 week old barnyard crosses from the brooder tank to the pen. Then I should be able to split the littles so that these don't get beat up.

 

[lady dimitrescu]

8/12 of my shipped eggs hatched, I put them all under my broody bantam hen. It’s crazy that she can cover them all

 

[Jami72]

Hey guys! I'm hatching Black copper Marans and today is my lockdown day. I have never hatched BCM's before so could someone please tell me what my humidity should be for these last days? I've already seen them all rocking and wiggling and moving. I don't want to screw up now! Thanks for any advice!!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hey guys! I'm hatching Black copper Marans and today is my lockdown day. I have never hatched BCM's before so could someone please tell me what my humidity should be for these last days? I've already seen them all rocking and wiggling and moving. I don't want to screw up now! Thanks for any advice!!

Right around 65% is my sweet spot for hatching chicks, including Marans. Marans can be slow pokes when hatching so don't be alarmed if you start to see a little yellowing of the membrane at the external pip location. I find this drying of the membrane at pips to be common with Marans because they take their time. Especially in some of the dryer incubators like IncuView.

 

[Viksceeks]

My muscovy is hatching her first surrogate clutch!! I'm so excited! I want all the babies!