So I'm worried about the first chick being in there for a long time with no other chicks. If they hatch today, she will have to spend another day in the incubator as I won't want to open the lid while others are pipping, and she's already been in there for 24 hours! All chicks are silkie...
I received eggs from a local farmer to hatch in my classroom and some of them were refrigerated before I got them. I've had great luck hatching eggs that have been in the fridge up to a week before getting them so I wasn't worried about them hatching. I start the incubation countdown with these...
Um. Did my last candle as eggs are set to hatch next weekend. One has pipped already and is chirping. Is it okay to unplug the turner for the whole last week? Yikes.
Hatching ducklings and went to put on lockdown (day 25) and I noticed one had pipped. He’s been making very little progress and it’s been 36 hours. Is he just not ready yet since he pipped early? He also pipped at the wrong end. And advice??? Two other eggs have internal pip and 2 more haven’t...
So I went to rewater my incubator and opened the bator and hear a peep. I freaked when I look and see none other than a pip in an egg.. it's in the auto Turner and I don't know where to proceed from here. I need the egg out of the Turner as it's a big bator with a whole turning platform. No...