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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    I am pleased to announce we walked in to find 2 chicks chirping and bopping around like CRAZY! Over the next 3 hours 4 more popped out for a total of 7! 4-5 more or cracked and working on the rest of their escape! We are hoping others will follow. Wish the students could have been there, but...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    Avonshire-thanks for the encouraging words. I guess it's a good thing I am not an OB/gyn. Let's just get that baby out NOW...LOL. I can't stand the thought that their membranes might be drying out and then thinking back to when someone said they would be swollen chicks-I am all worried they...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    I went to school today and there were 4 pipping. One has only made a tiny slit in the membrane (?) he was chirping this morning but is very quiet now. When I look he is still moving in there...how long can he go on like this. Do we open up the membrane some more-it looks dry-not wet and...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    I have someone on "duty" tonight, I will go in the morning and again on Sunday morning/afternoon to make sure everyone is OK....then I have their "brooder?"(dry area) all ready to go with water and feeder ready...here's to hoping. I will have to do again, as well....I can't take...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    Avonshire-if 99.5 is not hot enough and will cause later hatching, maybe that is part of the many issues. I have 3 thermometers (again-I read all different things about temps-some said 99-101.5 some said no more than 100.5 other no hotter than 102 degrees....confusing! So, in the beginning...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    Oh noooo....we don't hear a thing! Well, we haven't touched the ones we have seen moving b/c we are afraid to disorient them. They are moving, but how do we help them get out :0( OH NO!!! I read on here to keep Day 1-18 at 50% and I tried-but there was a little fluctuation. Are they ALL...
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    chicks not hatching when almost fully developed

    We started hatching eggs 21 days ago. We started with 36. It is a classroom project for my students. We narrowed it down to 30 fertile/viable eggs. We turned the eggs 2-3 times a day. Each egg showed growth and movement during candling. We are now at day 21 and nothing :0( The humidity...
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