#firsttimehatcher

Tried my hand at hatching

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Have had my chickens for over a year now. Does that still make me new? Lol (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 13 and counting if my eggs hatch this week. But im an idiot and positioned most wrong so, idk if they will...

Ok, so this is my first time ever hatching chicks! I’m pretty sure I’ve done everything right— I put them in the incubator on May 1st, used automatic egg turner, kept temp at 37.5 Celsius, humidity between 40-50% for the first 18 days. On Day 18 that night, I took out the egg turner & cranked up...

My hatch started two nights ago, yesterday afternoon a chick started to zip and quit. I gave it six hours before considering aid. So I followed the instruction in https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/ and finished the zip and put it back...