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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    They were dead. they had stopped cheeping and moving . The level was at 80% today was day 26 and starting to smell.
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Started incubating 20 eggs on March 17th hatched the first on the 7th the second the 8th and third the 9th. The third had the zip three quarters of the way around and somehow had flipped around to the other end. I believe number two gave it a really hard kick with its sharp toes. Anyway had to...
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    This morning I checked on my third chick before going to work it's little wing was out but nothing else was and the very back of the egg was still not zipped. I took it out and found it had both somehow turned it's head in the opposite end of the egg and it had a double membrane. I took a little...
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Update on my babies. Prime is happy as a clam in the brooder. And second went in with it early this morning after I heard a pained chirp in the bator. One lil fella is still in his two piece shell and the second had been kicking it. Trey is still laying in there chirping and several have pips...
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    The newly hatched are vicious. My first hatched about 1:30 yesterday and I had to remove it at 8 last night. It kept stomping on the second ones head. The second was only two hours old. I was scared that I had shrink-wrapped everyone else in there. So far I still have chirping so hopefully more...
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Prime decided to bounce on seconds head so I opened up quickly and removed it added more water and shut the bator quick. saw several more pips and hope that I haven't hurt the rest. That first one is six hours older and just kept bouncing on the other. Sign of a boy? lol
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    how do you keep yourself from opening the bator up the take the one lil chick out? It's heartbreaking listening to it cry. I know don't it will shrinkwrap the others up. but it's in there yelling mommy come back mommy mommy LOL
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Oh the second egg that pipped has a little head sticking out. First is still working and hear several cheeps. Awwwww
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Woke up this morning to the sound of tiny cheeps and one visible pip. Eggscited and very nervous. My last hatch went to this point and then total failure. Fingers crossed. T and Humidity holding steady.
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Everything was looking good. air cells intact growth good. Just me nervous. lol
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    On day 18 18 eggs looked real good and 2 were iffy but so did the last batch. but this is definitely a stressful experience.
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    "Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

    Hi I'm on day 20 of my third attempt at hatching. temp has stayed at 99.5 +or- .2 humidity up til day 18 was at 40 and raised to 60-70% at 18. Haven't heard anything yet and decided I needed a little something to keep me breathing and not touching the bator. Tell me something should come out...
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    Late Feburary-Early March 2016 Hatch-A-Long!

    Okay third time. This time all eggs have made to lockdown day 18. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Temp and humidity looking good. Thx
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    Late Feburary-Early March 2016 Hatch-A-Long!

    I'm starting a new hatch today. Hoping third try is the charm. Using a thermometer that has worked for a friend many times. So good luck friends and I will ask for help if things don't go right and let you all happy dance with me if they do. Here's hoping for many happy hatchings.
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    Late Feburary-Early March 2016 Hatch-A-Long!

    Using a Janoel 12 incubator. The instruction manual that came with it sucks big time but One of BYC members wrote better instructions on one of the threads here. I'm beginning to wonder if the fact the Janoel only has one vent may have something to do with the problem. I might drill a small...
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