Yay i have got 7 Hatchilings!!!!! the 1st one is about 15 hours (if it was born at midnight - it was born thru the night) and the yougnest hatched about 15 - 20 minutes ago!!! im so excited the others are roughly 1 - 4 hours old :) All except for the 7th chick are 3/4 dry! i cant wait to hold...
I haven't heard that u have to. So I. Asking to. also, JUST GOT A NEW CHICK HATCHED WITH 4 MORE PIPPING!!!!!!:lol: :) :D so do we have to put water in?
Hi again lol i just read on the url (it may be useful):https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/416126/how-to-clean-fertile-eggs
"When a hen lays an egg it has a protective bloom. If you wash that egg it takes that protective bloom away and can allow bacteria to enter the egg easier than if it were...
Um im not really sure sorry. I know we didnt clean ours (we forgot) but im not sure as its healthy but im not an expert but i just looked on google and found another few pages ;) if you look at these it might help :) Good luck with the chicks...
Hi. we candle our eggs at night (for a few seconds) because its dark or during the day in a very dark spot. We saw a chick moving in the egg one night (day 16) so that was exciting but we're not by far profesionals lol good luck with your chicks :)
Hi, we have eggs in the incubator and they are on day 14 - we candled them on day 12 and saw veins and dark patches so i was wondering when i should candle them next. I have no idea what breed they are as they got given to us because the last ones gave up and didnt hatch :/ anyway... i also...
thanks for posting this we used it twice to candle our eggs - how do u no if there are good air cells? also how do you reccomend getting a broody hen to put on weight - it took 5 weeks of broodines and stubborness but we finally gave in and bought her some fertile guinea fowl eggs lol and those...