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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    I am, My only issue now is it is day 22 no peeps, no movement or anything all is quite on the bator front. Went out to check the girls lastnight, I did not gather the eggs yesterday like I normally do and when I went out I have a lady sitting. I'm so jazzed that I have a broody hen, everything...
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    Well hello again everyone, Sorry no post's the past 18days. Been stormy here and I have been really busy. Went in to lockdown yesterday. This is my second time of trying this bator thing. Did not have good luck last time. did check the eggs from last time and I should have had about 75% to 80%...
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    Well here goes May, Last month was not so good. 41 eggs / 2 hatched / 1 died a day later. Now left with only one keeping us busy with chirping lol. I have set 42 buff ori again. I did my inspection of the the last set of eggs and found 9 that were shrink wrapped (my fault) did not take auto...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    well day 23 still no more pipps or peeps from the bator. and one of the two that did hatch died this morning. I had a feeling we were going to loose that one. Sounded to me like the (belly button) did not close. I could hear a small click if you can call it that when it breathed. I looked all...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    Okay, Update to the pending 2 chicks that were in my bator and for all the avise about leaving them in there for another day. Me and the soon to be wife went to the beach today to shop and go to the pet store and buy some hydrometers. as I don't like the one I have. Pet smart had a close out...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    thanks Naglady, I will keep them in there till tomorrow, have a feeling the other 39 eggs wont make it. I wont give up on them till day 25 or 26. one more quick question for anyone, cant seem to find the bator instructions for cleaning it out for the next hatch, any recomendations?
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    Thanks for the help. just read that to the wife to be and she is feeling better about it. Thanks again.
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    Official BYC Poll: How many chickens do you have?

    well I might be able to add two more Buff Ori to my list now. I know it don't look like two there but there is.
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    Okay we day 21 almost over here. No more pipps, Hear some peeps but cant tell if it the two that hatched or one of the other eggs. My girlfriend says they look bad and to take them out of the bator but the last one came into the world at 8:30am only been about 11 hrs now. was going to wait and...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    This was at 3:30 am on day 21. This is my first little one at 5:40am thanks to my 9 month old puppy wanting to go outside I got to see this. And this is at 8am Day 21 to little ones in the bator singing away now. My first hatch. Hope the other brothers and sisters start pipping soon...
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    Newby at day 10 - Hatch-Along

    Oh sorry btw I'm at day 20 well guess you could say day 21 now. I have a little giant bator with egg turner. holds 42 chicken eggs. lucky I read alittle before I started this endevor. did not read that you should take the turner out at day 18 I took mine out yesterday at day 19 1/2. hopeing for...
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    Newby at day 10 - Hatch-Along

    well not sure if I have similar situation as far as family goes, don't think my soon to be wife understands the whole thing but I do enjoy it now that I'm retired. Gives me something to do and I also get to sell the eggs I don't use myself. I have two pipping right now. did not see the other one...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    Ok well we are now about 3 hours into my first hatching, and alreay starting the zipping. I just saw the little one get mad and put a good size crack in the shell, I think this one wants out and see the world.
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    well I'm at day 21, I have one pipping, started about 2 1/2 hrs ago, Hope I have more than one. dropped 41 in the incubator, well did not drop, placed is more like it. The more I read on these forums the more I realize how much I have forgotten about hatching chickens. Maybe I should just get me...
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    Official BYC Poll: How many chickens do you have?

    Hello everyone I'm new to BYC, I have 16 girls and 2 boys, One boy is by himself and I'm sure he is excited as I am about the 41 little eggs in the incubator. will have to separate 16 girls for him if I get that many. LoL Had my first pip about 3 hours ago. It is on the bottom of the egg, first...
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