we have 2 roosters:
This is Oreo:
This is Popeye (Black Giant):
Our hens are (with the roos, we have 24 adults):
Arucuanas, Buff Orpington, Black giant, Bard rock and Partridge rock. We have 2hens that we are not sure what they are, we think they are a Red Starand a Rhode island Red:
All babies have hatched, I will try to post pics. - 19 out of 19 hatched, last one I helped out cuz he pipped low in the egg carton and couldn't get out (I think my excitement got away with me....)
I have eggs that are actively hatching, the problem is that the eggs are in an egg carton in the incubator, the hatched chickens are sleeping on top of the pipped eggs and 2 chicks are trying to get out. Will they be okay, I can't open the bator to move the hatched chicks to the side????
Do I...
Okay...I'm so excited!!!!!!!
Last night (beginning of day 20), the humidy went through the roof, it registered Hi, but I didn't touch it. I had 1 (out of 19) pip. I was hoping to wake up to a new baby, but nothing. the humidity did come down over night to about 85%.
I checked the eggs and...
I'm starting day 20 and I have 1 pip out of 19!!!
I will not open the incubator this time... I will wait patiently..... Its so hard! I even wake up in the middle of the night to check the temp!
Now the humidity is at 72, temp is 100, is that still okay??
I think the first hatch, I couldn't regulate the humidity and I opened the incubator to help the one chick, so i probably messed up th first hatch...
I WILL NOT OPEN THE BATOR!!!!!
This is my second hatch, 19 out of 22 eggs are looking really good! One was clear on day 14, the other I accidently dropped and it cracked. It did have a chick though.
I'm at the end of day 19 and one is starting to pip.
Its so exciting..... I can barely wait. The first hatch I did I only...