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Day 7 of the chick watch for me anyways (first pipped 7 days ago). My little one is still alive somehow, though things are not looking too good at this point. Bad news is that he still cannot really stand or walk. Sits on his rump most of the time. I am trying to "help" him walk so he...

They are wonderful. :) Congrats on the successful hatch!

What are the chicks with the black beaks? Those look rather unique!

Loving the pics! So many great looking chicks out there!! I'm stuck in my situation. I gave my chick a warm bath to try and soften up his feathers so he can fluff out, and I put him back in the bator. Well here we are quite a ways later, and the poor guy still can't really stand (has...

Wow, so many exciting pips and hatches going on! Congrats everyone, Hope things continue to go well!!

Here is a shot of the little guy. I just gave him a small scrubbing with warm water and q-tips. I don't want to keep him out of the incubator for too long at a time, so I figured it would be best to clean him and moisten the stiff hairs/feathers a little at a time. This is 12 hours or...

To my amazement, I returned home from work and just checked on my chick, only to find that he/she is still alive! It is also not so... exhausted looking, for lack of a better word. However, I notice that parts of him, especially the wings, seem very, VERY dry, almost crispy and stuff. Any...

UPDATE: Well last night I peeled off quite a bit of egg shell, and wet the membrane a bit to soften it up. I left the chick there hoping it would be able to get out through the night. This morning it had not gotten out yet, and some of the membrane was sticking to him. So, I peeled him out...

I am fighting hard with/for my little guy. I'm pretty sure he was stuck, and I probably left him too long. I believe the membrane got too dry for the little one to continue zipping. I peeled back quite a bit of shell, leaving the membrane, and with q-tips I have been moistening the membrane...

Here is the status of my chick: The lighting is not very good, so it is a little blurry. Saturday night was the first pip, and by Sunday morning it made a small hole large enough for me to see the beak. The hole originated from the bottom of the picture above. I can not see any membrane...

Hmmm, I am a bit concerned for my chick. I only have one that has pipped and is hatching, but it has been over 48 hours and it has not made very much progress. It pipped Saturday night, and starting zipping on Sunday, and here on Tuesday morning it still hasn't hatched. I'm beginning to think...

Good luck with your lockdown! Sending good vibes your way for your chicks! Well I just checked my bator, and my chick is still alive! To my surprise though, there was not a whole lot of progress on the zipping. There was some, but I figured he might be out by this morning. I'm starting...

My little chick is zipping across the egg now, though it seems like a VERY slow pace :P guess I have the first timer impatience bug in me! If it survives the night, then it'll be the only one to hatch for me since I don't see a single pip on any other egg, but that's progress for me since I am...

Well I had about 8 eggs that I was pretty sure made it to lock down, and I was pretty sure I had another failed attempt since I haven't heard any peeps or anything, until last night before bed I saw what appeared to be a crack in the egg! When I woke up this morning and checked, sure enough, I...

I think I have about 8 eggs that have made it to lock-down out of 20. Tomorrow morning will be my last "turn" for them. If any of them hatch, they will be my first chicks I've ever hatched myself! Here is hoping for the best for my little bator and eggs, and here's wishing for the best for...

I have an LG styrofoam still-air incubator. (I think it's still air anyways, since there is no fan). I'm new to chicken raising/hatching but this incubator was given to me by my brother-in-law, so I am excited to learn. I have yet to hatch a chicken, so I'm trying really hard this batch...

Hello gang! I set my third batch ever the night of May 6th (Sunday) as I went to bed. My two first hatches were small (5 eggs and 7 eggs respectively) and this time I am trying 20 eggs. Still trying to work out the kinks with my incubator. Second attempt I got 2 to day 18, but for some...