Is it normal for my chick to start pip on the other side of the air cell .. there’s a crack in it caused by its self is that okay and also it’s day 20?!! IS THAT NORMAL HELP !
Hello! New to incubating chicks. Today is day 20 and one chick hatched this morning! So exciting. We have 39 others... 4 pipped... others, nothing has happened. That one chick is fluffing out nicely and is knocking into the other eggs. I know you're not supposed to open up the incubator...
Please help me out today was the day of hatching 21th day and the first chick hatched (i helped a bit) with huge open navel with sack like york, it seems he is ok but from the navel the yolk-sac like thing worries me..... Please help
We got 2 dozen eggs from friends and friends of friends, and tonight while heading to bed I noticed piping on 1 if not 2 eggs. These eggs must have been incubating under hens.
Problem is we still have them in the egg turner.
This is our first hatch so we are really unprepared to handle a...
I was shocked with surprise to see my silky egg piped on day start of day 16. I didn't notice on day 15 end (may be). I had a serious incubation failure last time and with all my experiences and now I was pretty perfect in managing temp and humidity. Noticing the pip I started lock down now...
I'm going to preface this with my eggs were never suppose to hatch. My incubator isn't the best. It was an experiment since I live on a farm with someone who has too many eggs and wanted to see if I could hatch some. I never expected to have anything hatch. I don't even know anything about...
I'm going mad. . . so, I'm hatching chicks. One has hatched -no, stop. That's not nice. It's not fine and it is not good. She, Thora, hatched on day 18. She was the furthest from the lamp and among the smallest eggs. Thora has three un-hatched siblings. This might not worry you but it worries...
My eggs are staring to rock a little. But it's only day 16! Could this just be positioning? Should I lock down early in case some are early? Should I stop turning a moving egg??? Help!!!