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As promised here is a pic of our day old White Leghorns - 3 born around 11am and 3 born around 11 pm Sadly we are down to only 5 now - one expired on her 4th day. Here's a pic of them today at 5 days old.

I pulled those three from the bator as they were kicking everyone else around and making too big a rucous. I think they killed our #8 egg - he hasn't moved in awhile.

Quote: so cute

Day 23 and we're up to 3 chicks - one just popped out during dinner! They are rampaging through the bator kicking around the other 8 eggs.[/img]

We have our first chick! And he's all over that bator and the other eggs - even helping peck some open!

Day 23 and finally two more pipped out over night. Our original pipper is still trying. So exciting to get this far. Egg in upper right back and #8 egg on right are the two new ones. [/img]

We have one tiny little pip happening finally - Day 22 and hoping one of the others will still be okay so he won't be all alone.

Quote: Awh - but so glad you are getting your chicks!

Day 22 - no pips and no tapping anymore - I think we will have to figure out what went wrong and start again Update - I've checked again and found a few movement so we'll hang in there a little longer for them!

Apparently my chicks didn't get the memo that today is Hatch day as no one has pipped yet. I have seen quite alot of moving and shaking from several of them, but no appearances yet. Either I miscalculated or they're slow growers. I'm disappointed, but I will force myself to go to bed and then...

Day 21 - officially Hatch Day - so why aren't the chicks cooperating! JK - I saw a few more eggs moving a bit last night before bed, but no pips yet.

Quote: That's great!

Day 20. I did see a few wiggles last night and heard faint tapping. This a.m. I hoped to awake to pips, but there weren't any. I have heard more tapping though so that's encouraging. We'll be gone most of the day so I'm hoping I don't miss the hatchings. I'd hate to get this far and then...

Wow - congrats! I'm hoping to post a similar report in the next couple of days. Quote:

I heard cheeps so I rushed to the bator and found it was the birds in the magnolia nearby! My eggs are still stationary although I too keep thinking they are moving - I believe that's called wishful thinking Why is this waiting so hard!

I put 13 white leghorns into my Hovabator 1602N on 6-24 and we went to lockdown yesterday. Today is day 19 for us and of the 13 only 11 made it to lockdown (1 was a day 3 quitter and 1 stunk up the bator/day 9 quitter). So now the real wait begins.