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It's hot here now, going into full summer. Ugh, I'm already looking forward to fall... Ducks, I've hatched some for a friend and read so many contradicting things regarding humidity I decided to try 45% until day 25 and then 65% after that. (Their expected incubation period was 28 days). I got...

Wonderful pics, especially the first one of the rooster and the momma hen. Thanks for sharing! Those chicks are so beautiful. You know I was thinking I see a hatching addiction your future, after this wonderful start... Here's my crop:

I'm sorry to hear that... There are a few possible causes for deaths after pipping, you can read about them here, if you like: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/egg-failure-to-hatch-diagnosing-incubation-problems But all in all I'd say 8/10 is not bad at all! My first hatch... faulty...

Open the pip hole a bit with a pair of tweezers and check for movement. Around the beak there should be a bit of space between the thicker outer membrane and the thin inner membrane, so you can remove a little bit of the outer membrane as well, to give you a better look

That's wonderful! Take out the pipped chick that hasn't made progress and check if it's still alive, it may be. If so, the article I linked for you in an earlier post explains how to help it hatch. 8/10 is not a bad a hatch for a first time! Well done!

What a wonderful update I hope by the time you get up the total count will be 9 chicks, which will be a fantastic result considering this is your first hatch! You beat my hen, she got 7 chicks from 11 eggs with a little help from me. How is the one with the bleeding navel doing now? The...

I'd love to work with pure breeds, but had to make do with what I found locally and mutts it was 95% of the time. As long as they are friendly and lay well, I'm happy. Aww, that's wonderful! I hope they continue hatching well for you. Just out of interest: my pippy started zipping finally, 14...

You're welcome We've all been first-timers once, I know how stressful it can be when you are so anxious for the hatch to go well. It sounds like yours is progessing VERY nicely now? I have a feeling I'm going to check in here tomorrow morning to an ecstatic report of lots of chicks hatched...

I have a chick in the incubator right now that I pulled my broody's nest this morning, about 11 hours ago now. It pipped before I got to it, she got up with the chicks and left it. It was lukewarm by the time I found and moved it. It's fine though, I just heard it chirp LOUD I've had pippies...

I know it's tempting, especially when the chick sees you and starts going nuts! But sit on your hands and let it dry off in there and give the others a chance to hatch. If the chick gets itself into trouble in there (it happens, I glanced at the incubator mid hatch the other day and just saw...

Don't worry, they will be fine. My chicks do the same when they hatch and it hasn't caused any problems for the unhatched chicks.