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  1. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    3 hatched, 2 were too big for the shell and died after pipping.
  2. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I've got two more pipped. Ahh work will drag, but I am not opening the bator until day 5 regardless
  3. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    looky here!
  4. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    as far as instruments, what thermo/ hygrometers are people using. I've got a couple cheap digitals combos and a brinsea spot check. The spot check has had nothing but issues and brinsea takes it's time with customer service. I also have a wet bulb hygro that came with my hova. I have the hygro...
  5. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Thanks for the advice, I have a batch that is less then a week in, I will start dry incubation right away. I have a batch of 5 questionable eggs in the hatcher now, not expecting much come day 21. But my ladies are laying again, and I can start working with non shipped eggs
  6. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I'm using an older model of hovabator for the incubation, and a diy coolerbator for hatching. There were a few eggs I was unsure about going into lockdown, but to have a 0 hatch.. I'm disappointed. I will give the dry method a go on my next batch, but I really feel like the damage was done in...
  7. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    They all died. :( 4 of my 5 had a dark colored nasty to them, one had a nearly fully formed bird. Any ideas on what would cause all my eggs to quit after day 18? As I candled them prior to entering my lockdown. Temps were good, humidity stayed at 55-70%. Please help me, I really do not like...
  8. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Where I am, humidity is next to nothing, I struggled getting even 60%. And several eggs from my last batch died because they were unable to get through the shell membrane, it had dried around their heads after internal pipping. My incubator also has a good airflow, lots of air coming in and...
  9. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    3 days to go. One egg out of six quit, one is further behind, the rest look great. Hoping the higher humidity will help this hatch do better
  10. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I've got 6 sweedish flowers going into lockdown tomorrow. Hoping for a better outcome then my first go around.
  11. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I have a batch of 6 that are at day twelve, my last hatch only got two. I am hoping this time around will be different.
  12. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I hope to improve my hatch rates.. To reliably get at least 75% is my goal. This older hovabator is finicky though.
  13. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Hope the best! That's the worst part.. Working on hatch day
  14. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    It ended up glued to the floor in the morning. I got it off, rinsed it under gentle water and a soft tooth brush and really got some results. Both chicks are in the brooder now, the rest of the eggs quit, I will open them up a bit later to see what happened. I think low temps and low humidity...
  15. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I do not think the newcomer is gonna make it. It's not as active as the first, and is stuck to a piece of shell by what looks like poo. Not like the first one at all. Possibly an effect of overall low temp and possibly low humidity? I will try to get a pic in the morning
  16. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Egg two has finally made it free from the egg, I think the first hatched chick helped this one out, and is eating the egg shell bits. Second chick looks real messy compared to the first, but I did not watch number one exit her shell, just saw the pip, came home from work and the baby was out.
  17. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Not the best pic. It is a lavandar Orpington.
  18. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    Egg number two has pipped. 2 out of 7 pipped. So very excited to see babies later today
  19. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    First pip ever. !! And it's on the top.
  20. montain_dweller

    Day 18.....Lockdown

    I knew they would pip on the big end, my question was more in regards to whether the pip consistently happens at the upper most portion of the egg, or at random on the big end.
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