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    YAY!...100 % hatch rate for DRY incubate AND HATCH methods!

    YIPPIE!.....had 6 of 7 that made it to the hatcher. All 6 hatched! ABSOLUTELY - NO - water whatsoever during the whole process! TOTALLY thrilled! Now...off to guinea eggs...
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    got 5 chickens trying to sell..... and got first set of 11 guinea eggs.....goin in the incubator tonight!!!! found that the best way for my hatching is to ignore humidity completely....if they have been turnin automatically then they should hatch in that position....versus laying down got...
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    Single Comb Brown Leghorn Chicks - varying ages, straght run...make an offer....N.C. Duplin County

    Have chicks of said breed for sale: 1 hatched 1 April 2013 1 hatched 10 April 2013 3 hatched 22 April 2013 3 hatched 30 April 2013 2 more left to hatch.. 7 left in incubator for future hatch date yet to arrive unsexed local pickup only - 28572 or 28546 will meet on way to or from...
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    Will be going guinea after fine tuning the process...its free from my one chicken with her eggs! Got 6 guineas but no eggs from them so far....
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    had a pip in the shell this evening around 6pm.....by 845 it was already zipped and out!....and best of all....got the fun part on VIDEO!!!!!....5 minutes or so!....now gotta figure out how to put it here.... first ever success at hatching!.....dry incubation and dry hatch!.......that is...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    just had an april fools baby hatch!....the one and only!.......first ever baby chick!....YAY!!!!
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    YAY!!!....just had the ONE AND ONLY baby hatch!....and what a chirping storm it is brewing!!......SUCCESS!! went dry incubation AND primarily dry hatch.....SUCCESS!.....so got 7 more eggs due for lockdown on the 7th.....will see how they are 'growin' shortly!
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    I cant get any less than none in the bator!
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    Cant seem to get an egg to hatch...... Slim chance the chick makes it to lockdown....the rest are gone by day 14 or 18..... Any idea whats goin on??????????????
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    chickydee64 .... none were alive in the hatcher. I am trying to figure out what went wrong but am having no luck.....got to put 4 more in the hatcher tomorrow....but they dont look to be alive in the bator from candling....need to dig deeper for more info...lol
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    well, had 2 in the hatcher. before puttng in the hatcher, one was for sure alive but the other was a question. Both did not internlly pip. Today was day 22. Putting 4 more in the hatcher tomorrow....will need to make adjustments somehow....
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    now pics..... same egg....it is the egg that was unsure if it was alive before puting into hatcher.... this one had the dry membrane but it looks 'wet' as the camera captured it as such....It also had fluid that was 'movin' around when the egg was turned...it was not the birdie...
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    so, checked them......one was alive for certain before putting in hatcher.....one was unsure. experimented today....both are dead.... shoulda took pics of the first 'eggtopy'.....(the one that was alive for sure..) will post pics in a few.....
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    eggs candled at day 17 look like development of day 10 or 11

    New to incubation..... When I candled the eggs on day 17 to cull, I noticed that one looked like it was not as progressed as the others. I took it out to do an eggtopy and it was still alive and breathing....but size was much smaller than the others in their egg. In other batchs, some eggs are...
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    don't we all love that humidity on lockdown!...eggs not making it to lockdown...what could be proble

    no hint of hatching.....the temp is stable at 99 on wire and 100-101 on top of both eggs. No pip of shell, no rolling, nothing....humidity is a bit fluctuating at 65. once i know it went down to 55 ish. on day 22 now.....
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