33 Eggs Due to Hatch Oct 25 (Hatch Complete)

[JamesA]

I am so excited !!! Maybe we will get a few more.They look very healthy and very nice size.Great job Cyn and the flock!

 

[speckledhen]

#18 hatched.

I see three more pipped, but there may be more that are on the underside. They've been moved around by the others a bit, naturally.

 

[JamesA]

 

[gumpsgirl]

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Oh my gosh! That is just too cute!

You have got to be the best chick mommy ever Cyn!

on having 18 out and more pipped!

 

[L*A*G*]

very cute Cyn, you did a good job (as always

)I wsh we live just a little bit closer

 

[speckledhen]

They are dragging things out, this last few. If they don't hatch by this afternoon, I may candle to see if any have expired. Sometimes that just happens, depending on if they were in a cooler part of the bator.

 

[gumpsgirl]

My fingers are still crossed for the stragglers!

 

[Luvducks]

I am having you hatch out all of my babies for me from now on! LOL You must be having SO much fun. Wish I were there.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, I'm a bit miffed at my styrobators right now. I know there is a cool spot on the heating element or the bator itself. #18 and #19 are in the bator, #20 is almost zipped and #21 is well-pipped now. I had my suspicions about one particular jumbo egg of Kira's, something about the shell was looking dessicated and we candled it. The baby was gone, sometime around Day 18, I think, and drying out.
The others seem not quite ready to hatch (not in the aircell) and I couldn't tell if there was any movement except for one of them. Put them back in and will wait awhile longer. I was hoping for at least 25 of the 28 to hatch and usually, I have great hatches, but these bators have been used alot now and for some reason, the last few times, I had a group of chicks that just either develops at an erratic rate or a slow rate.


And for the first time ever, an digital readout on one of my AcuRites just went bad. Had to toss it. I was only using it to double check humidity in the hatcher, but now it's kerphlooey (how the heck do you spell that, LOL?)

 

[JamesA]

Well I would love to have 25-28 but I am just tickled to get 20 or 21 so either way I think it has been a pretty successful hatch!