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My lovely, adorable 3 year old unplugged my bator, during a game of hide and seek, with an unknowing family friend.....it was not more then 2 hrs, tops. When I realized it was unplugged, i checked the temp, and it was 91.....is this bad enough to kill my babies??? I am soooo trying not to freak...

Well my first hatch is complete! I had set 29 eggs, 24 made it to lockdown and I ended up with 18 chicks! Not bad for my first try!! 4 out of 5 of the silkies hatched and are doing great! I will be keeping up with this thread, and I have a few eggs set to hatch next week and then the first week...

Yay for all the new chicks in the world! go LG! ha ha ha, I have actually been totally pleased with mine! Once I covered it with a bath towel, I have had no temp fluctuations at all! out of 24 good eggs, I have 15 chicks, 2 pips and 7 eggs on day 21/22! Not bad!! Even my silkies hatched with...

Quote: Hi there! ginger is adorable!!! So far all my chicks are black! Still cute, but I love her light color! Anyway, how did you know she was shrinkwrapping? I have my suspicions, on a chick who pipped forever ago! Just thought I might get a little insight from you. Thanks!! kaitlyn

How are everyone's hatches going??? I have 2 out, 3 pipped!!!! this is day 20 for 12 and day 19 for 12!! such fun!!!

I was nervous last night about my first chicks toes, but they straightened out overnight! thank goodness! Now the big news.........baby #2 pipped, zipped and hatched in under an hour!!!! 22 left!!!

So now that I have my beloved first chick hatched, I have a whole new slew of questions. LOL first, how long until it should dry off, and fluff up? when should she stand up and walk around? At what point do you diagnose curled toes? she still looks pretty fragile, she hatched at 830 but has a...

I am a proud new momma!!!! :jumpy:jumpy She pipped on day 18, 3 a m, and hatched at 8:20pm!!!!! still slightly attached down by the belly, but almost fully out!!!! I still think she was early! I am sooooo happy! 23 eggs left! No pips as of yet!

:ya I HAVE MY FIRST EVER PIP!!!!:ya PLEASE hatch it pipped somewhere around 2am. It can take quite awhile right? It was barely day 18! I had just gotten them into lockdown...my humidity is down to 70%, i had a temp spike but all i can do now is pray for the best.... Oh i hope i have...

Quote: I had that experience and yes, I took mine out, every time I would get a chick out, I would take out another carton. I will never use them again, I ended up with all my eggs lying on the grate on their sides. Are your seperated or all one? If seperated I would wait until you HAVE to...

I need feedback from anybody who used egg cartons to hatch out in. Did your cartons absorb water/humidity and feel damp to the touch? Currently mine are wet, should I switch them out for dry ones? or just lay them on their sides? I just entered lockdown, but no pips yet, i like JUST entered...

Quote: You are getting ready for incubation, right?? If so, then I would cut the humidity back to between 40% and 50% and make sure it is calabrated. My hygrometer was off by 8%, but I kept it between 40% and 50% the whole incubation time and then when lockdown came I increased it to 70% and...

so my hatcher is all set up for tomorrow night. The humidity is at 80% is that too high? I am having them hatch in egg cartons, with the bottoms cut off for air circulation. I wasnt going to separate them individually, but figured id better ask you hatching fools who are having such good...

Quote: wow!! You are doing great! How many chicks is that now?? I am so happy to read of all the success!!!! Keep the posts coming!

This thread has gotten so exciting with all the happy hatches!!!! I am getting super excited for mine!! We go into lockdown wednesday, hoping for the best! Ive got my hatcher set up, high humidity, good temps, now i need to find that quiet place, that relaxed place inside that can let time...

I just candled my 8 last eggs I hadn't done yet, and I had 1 blood ring, 1 clear, and 4 MOVERS 2 with great veining, but not sure I could really see any movement....Its those eggs day 7. Considering this is my first time, and I am using a LG which, doesnt always get the greatest reviews, I am...

So today is day 7, I have candled all but 6 of my 25 or so eggs...I only had 1 blood ring so far, and 1 total clear egg. I had 2 with definite MOVEMENT and the rest had veining but i had a hard time finding a moving embryo....Is that ok at this stage in the game? Or should I consider...

I just candled a few eggs, and I see definite veining in most! AND i had MOVEMENT in my EE green egg!!!!! i almost cried. She was looking right at me!!! ( i know, I can actually hear the patheticness in myself) but honestly I am so thrilled. Its amazing!!!! Now crossing my fingers nothing goes...

okay thank u! what day are you on? would you recommend waiting until day 7 to candle? or would 4 or 5 be just as helpful?

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