2017 Groundhog Day Hatch-a-long!

[dannyelle123]

sorry, depending on how large could have been a double yolker too

sorry

That's what I thought at first, but apparently it just comes from a hen that always lays xl eggs! It was one of my "eggstras" and a good learning experience I suppose...

 

[gemma24]

thanks, is there any way It could still be alive?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

maybe
it could just be resting,
if you want you could read the assisting article
or put in a safety hole

or let nature take its course

what day is it on? how many left?

 

[gemma24]

it should hatch today, what is a safety hole?

 

[Danielle2006]

it should hatch today, what is a safety hole?

its a hole you make in the air cell so you can see the inside of the egg be very careful to not poke the baby i done one on a duck egg i had that didnt hatch. I used a knife with a good tip and made the hole on the side with the most draw down right above where the air cell meets the *dark section* of the egg

 

[gemma24]

ok, I think I will let nature take its course for now, thanks every one for the help!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

it should hatch today, what is a safety hole?

just a little hole like a pip, to allow more air in

 

[MontainBourbons]

Hatch is going to start soon!!! There is an indentation in the air sac, almost an internal pip.

 

[Danielle2006]

I have 2 internal pips also!! And 2 more i can hear pecking so hopefully i get 4/4 this go around congrats to the ones who are pipping and to the already hatches!!! Im jumping up and down over here

 

[eldonrgv]

Final count of 13 eggs that went to lockdown on 2/4 of my meat birds.

Standard Dark Cornish/White Plymouth Rock

6 chicks

Standard Dark Cornish/Madisons

3 Chicks

Total 9 chicks hatched