4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[tadpole98]

my humidity is only at 56% and i cant get it any higher, im so worried!

 

[cluck-cluck]

BREATHE!
That’s right, take a deep breath, calm your nerves and RELAX!
There is no rush to get a chick out of the shell!


"The developing embryo has lived in this shell for well over 3 weeks.
It has survived off of the contents of the egg for that entire time. The only thing it has absorbed from the outside is Oxygen. As long as the chick is getting Oxygen, there is nothing urgent. Too many people feel the need to rush in and pull a chick out of a place that has served it well for 3-4 weeks. There should be no rush to get a chick out of the shell if it can breathe. As long as it has access to air through the pip, it can sit there all day, even after the blood vessels recede. It's not going to starve. It has plenty of yolk. It's not going to dehydrate, unless you get impatient and begin removing shell before it's time to do so causing bleeding or too much exposure to outside air." http://www.avianresources.com/Nursery_Mgt.htm​

LOL, ok, I've exposed it to too much outside air

But I think he's ok, still in the shell , still with membrane, I'll just tend to him once in a while to keep him from getting too dried. You really did do a ton of research didn't you!!!!

 

[nothingbutbirds]

totally 

I know i cant stop looking at my chicks that are out they purr when they see the flash light its funny but cant beleive they imprinted on it crazy chicks

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We just had two hatch! They were just pipped when I got home from work at seven.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: AWWW

 

[cluck-cluck]

will it get shrinkwrapped?

If you do what I ended up doing later, yah, it could, but I think a tiny enlargement of the pipped spot carefully done (stop if there is any sign of red!) can at least give the possible bottom chick air to breathe. then watch closely to see if you see a beak poke around

 

[TMNfarm]

I think I've checked my incubator over 50 times today... All the stories of chicks hatching ... I REAALLY want to see something happening in there...

 

[tadpole98]

I think I've checked my incubator over 50 times today... All the stories of chicks hatching ... I REAALLY want to see something happening in there...

ive set up shop right next to the incubator. LOL computer, pillow, dog, chicks, contentness x)

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: okay, i will do that, im so worried!

 

[FeyRaine]

I think I've checked my incubator over 50 times today... All the stories of chicks hatching ... I REAALLY want to see something happening in there...

I'm right there w/ you & I've had way low humidity all along like teens & 20%, so I'm freaking about it now, had to mess w/ it (I know smack my hand but it was only 30% until I added stuff now it is 59%)