2nd Time...and...I HAVE 11 CHICKS...Watch 'em Hatch!!!

I am a school teacher (With a vlog on youtube, check it out, same name) and I asked myself what better way to give my6th graders a memorable year than to hatch chicken eggs. Raising chickens, like teaching, is a passion of mine. Only I'm not able to do so for I live in the inner-city (apartment-home pshhht).

So, what fun it will be! We are on our second batch of eggs. The first batch, as you may have read, was not at all successful. We were shipped 6 Golden Campine bantam and 6 Dutch Mille Fleur bantam eggs. Many of which never started to develop, several of which quickly became blood rings, and two of which made it into week three. One chick stopped developing at Day 16. And the other (The Lone Ranger!) pipped the shell but never hatched.

In the meantime, we were shipped a NEW batch! We started with 15 mixed bantam eggs. One was tossed-blood ring.

Two others stopped developing and it looks as if the Araucana bantam egg never began to develop (hard to see through). So we are left with 11 very active embryos. Day 14 is upon us, and we are as excited as ever!

I made this post to keep you all informed of our progress. Keep your fingers crossed and send those positive hatching/pipping/chirping vibes!

Thanks!

 

What I didn't tell....

So...when I found out The Lone Ranger wasnt going to keep crackin' the shell....and after some tough lessons were taught to the children...

I went to get feed, cracked and bought three chicks...
They're the biggest hit since recess!

Red- Ameraucana


AfroPuff - WC Polish


PhatCat - Ameraucana

 

Today was Day 14 for our eggs A-O.

Egg D was tossed a few days ago.
Egg A was cracked, embryo was present, but no further development.
Egg B, THe Araucana bantam egg, still seemed to have to development, but we kept it in the incubator.
And Egg C, originally thought to be no longer developing, turned out to be alive and kicking.

Tomorrow marks Day 15! I cant believe it's almost time already! (All other eggs are doing very WELL!)

 

Day 16!

All eggs are still looking alive and well. Well, there may be one new dud. But, here's to hopin'!

I've decided to leave all but two eggs inside the incubator. I will place two, no, maybe three eggs into my homemade incubator/hatcher.

Again, the Lone Ranger (our sole egg to pip) died after the first pip. I believe the humidity levels were way too high. Either that, or there wasn't enough air circulating.
I also opened the hatcher/incubator quite a few times. Well, I will set the humidity levels a tad lower, I have created new ventilation holes, and I am sealing the top CLOSED! lol

But quick question...
Do I stop turning on Day 18 or After Day 18 (On Day 19)?
Thanks.

 

12 eggs remaining on Day 17!

I tried whistling but no rocking-action goin' on like another user stated. Anyhow, I am prettyexcited to hatch these bantam mutts!

Do I stop turning TODAY or TOMORROW!??!??!?!?!?
THanks.