Well, the baby was twisting and chirping because another baby hatched. I hat to completely hatch her. Her yoke was completely absorbed! I'm so thankful! She is in the incubator resting and chirping
I would google "when to assist when hatching eggs." A thread by Sally Sunshine will come up on how and when to assist. I would do nothing until you read that. The baby is probably absorbing the blood vessels and egg yoke. If you open it up you might regret it. I opened one up last night and am...
I hate waiting....I want the chicks to start hatching now! Lol Tomorrow is day 21. I just hope we get a good hatch with no complications. This first time chick mamma isn't being very patient! I have seen 2 eggs moving a little bit so thats encouraging. I think I read too many bad hatch stories....
Yes, we have been on lockdown since Sunday. I candled a few on day 15 and that's the last time I candled. The eggs were pretty dark but I saw movement in three. I just hope they hatch. We have done all we can for the little guys so hopefully they will hatch fine. We're on day 20, 19, and 18. I...
This is my first time incubating chicken eggs. I have 15 due to hatch between Wednesday and Friday. I didn't know that you could store the eggs between 65-70 degrees until your ready to incubate. We have had some temp problems so I candled a few on day 15 and saw movement. My hubby is pretty...