First, take a deep breath. Then sit on your hands. Pips can take 24-48 hours to become a zip and hatch. As long as they have a hole and can get air in and out, they are fine. I currently have 12 in lockdown and 2 hatched and the others are all pips. I just sit back and watch. What day are you...
I am wondering about maturity also. Mine were hatched end of June. I am wondering when I should start looking for eggs. And installing nesting boxes. They are BBS English Orps. 4 hens and 3 roosters, the roosters are still bumbling around.
I have 12 polish that were shipped from a breeder on FB. Started with 14, one went foul early and 1 didn't develop. The 12 in looked really good on Sunday candling, several had movement early at day 10, so I am very hopeful. This is also my first hatch. They started in the LG, then I got the...
Lockdown starts tonight. I've got my sponges, LG is prepped to be the hatcher. I have 12 Polish eggs going in. I got my shelf liner in the bottom, egg cartons are out. Am I forgetting anything?