Morning guys good and bad news on this side of the world. 11 of the 16 eggs i had in my bator hatched but it has been a very long hatch (over 4 days) and have had 1 of the chicks die in the bator just after zipping and 2 have died in the brooder all of the other chicks seem fine.The ones that...
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Conrgats but you really need t go t bed trust me. I sat up all night with my first hatch n boy it was a long, long, long night I then fell asleep on the sofa and missed my first chick hatch. Just remember it can take up to24hrs from pip to hatch
4 in brooder now 2 more pips I will have chicks by the time I get up in the morning need t go t bed been up too long watching for pips and chicks dont want to but am now struggling to keep my eyes open will update in the morning for everyone else on our fantastic thread
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Just let it be, it will probably be ok. It may have just been a late bloomer and after it pipped it was still resting and absorbing yolk. They can take 24ish hours after their pip to finally be ready to zip out. If you try to help it out before it's ready you might kill it.
My first...
now up to 4 knocking the other eggs all over the bator think I am gonna have t try n get em out soon to give the others more of a chance saw the last one of the 4 hatch so am well chuffed
getting really excited now one or more of my eggs are cheeping away :flby the morning there will be a pip feel better now I can hear that they are still alive and kicking
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Oh no! I am sooooo sorry! I am nervous now! I think we are using the same home-made type bator---styrofoam cooler and light kit? I am really hoping against hope that some of my chickies make it out! For the past two weeks, I have been thinking I am going to invest in a real incubator...
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99% of the incubated eggs in this country are indeed washed. The hatcheries incubate millions of chicks a year, as their business, and wash them. There are those who incubate at home and do not do so. So, what to think?
Here's what I think. If the eggs are spotlessly clean, I...
Morning all, just a quick check in, beginning of day 20 and the suspence is killing me already I have been up for less than an hour but must have looked in the bator 15 times even though I know they are not due to hatch til tomorrow and could be late by a day or two due to power outage glad in...
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Keeping my for all of us too . Am getting excited now to the point were I am on day 19 and look in the bator at least once every 15 mins to look for pips GeoKan I am sending you special +ve vibes to ensure that your bator behaves for you
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That is a very good question! I have the same problem! I have a shelf right below the shelf the eggs are on and I figured I would line it with damp sponges for lockdown to boost humidity! I really don't know what else to do! It dries out super fast! We are 5 days away from lockdown and...