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I will let you know as soon as I get back home -- at work at the moment -- hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised!

Gypsy07: Thank you so much for the advice! I will try the Q-tip method. They are not shipped eggs, they are eggs from my own flock. I do not have a humidity reading device so I have been keeping water in and the temp set at 100.5. ncrolka8: have the eggs pipped? If not, they should...

Oh I hope someone has some good insight for me!!! Each time in the past when I have hatched eggs, I do not recall it taking this long! I have several eggs which pipped about 3 days ago. I can see the chicks working at the shell, one shell is even half off but the chick has not broken out yet...

Congratulations on your new chickens!!!! I have a bunch hatching as we speak in the incubator!! I love to hear the cheeping coming from inside the shell!!! Best of luck to you and your new flock!!

I have a great pic of one of my white leghorn roosters but I cannot figure out how to get it to post here?

No broody hen here yet...BUT I do have 38 eggs in the incubator and they are hatching as we speak!! Happy Birthday baby chicks!!

As we speak I have 2 chicks making their way out of their shells!!! Such an exciting time!!! YAY for baby chicks!

So glad to hear you were able to safely move her and her nest!! I will be watching this post to see if any of them hatch! Best of luck to you and your flock!!

Oh my goodness!!! Congrats on the "First Night Out"!!!! I am currently awaiting my new chicks to complete the hatching cycle....talk about not getting much sleep! I am so anxious to see them come out of their shells!!! Good luck tonight!!

The 18th day is lockdown. I agree, if you set them in the evening on the 10th, you would not count that as day #1. Therefore, your lockdown day would be the 29th. If you set them in the morning, your lockdown day would be the 28th. Make sure your humidity is regulated or the chicks can dry...

Welcome from Upstate NY and congratulations on your new additions!!!

Welcome from upstate NY!!! What a great story!!

Welcome from upstate NY!!! I too am an animal rescuer however I do not re-home. I have a rescue horse, 2 rescue cats and a rescue dog! They are the best!!! Good luck with your chickens!!

Hello! I am pleased to introduce myself to BackYardChicken members! I am new to this site. I have 45 chickens currently and as of this morning I am excited to announce that I have pipping coming from my incubator! I started raising chickens as a hobby and it has gone totally viral since then...