Well, here it is Sunday evening. Easter. And there are 7 chicks hatched and others pipping :) So anyone that has temp issues with your incubator just needs to sit on your hands (horribly hard!) and wait. It paid off. I almost had tossed them all figuring they were dead!! Praise God I have...
8:32PM, Peeping sounds started (or at least I first heard, cause I wasn't home) at 1:30pm. Several moved around and now finally one (that was not a moving one) has a beak hole in it. So we have officially had our first pipping :) I just may still end up with "Easter Chicks" at this rate :)...
OK, a couple of them are wiggling and are "peeping". I can hear scratching as well. Is their peeping like they do once hatched normal or are they in trouble?? There is so much info out there about, help em out, don't touch em, mist em, don't open em, candle em.!!! Trying to be patient. Just...
I panicked and pulled the top off and pulled the thermometer so quickly, but I am sure it was closer to 106
I candled them today and I see no movement in them. Hopefully Egghead is correct and pipping has started. I saw the air pocket in 2, so I'm just confused. I didn't disturb them all...
I wanna cry. The incubator overheated Sunday and the eggs are due to hatch this Sat! Foul play unfortunately we believe :(. But I candled the eggs and there appears to be no air cells. Most of the eggs are completely dark!! Did they all die?? How can I tell if I have viable little chicks...