4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[cluck-cluck]

Half silkie, but dunno what else. It's acutely only about 3/4 the size of the other eggs.

Cute!!!

 

[Selah]

YAAY! Our first NYD hatch @10:45 p.m. with another [at least] 11 good pips. This one is loud and vigorous, and promptly climbed out of the tray and landed in the bottom of the 'bator, where it will have to stay...I don't think any harm can come to him...just a bit of damp paper towel down there for humidity. I would just as soon he was up tromping over his fellows to wake them up to finish their work though!

 

[Roxannemc]

I also would not float test until you are pretty sure they arent alive.Also i am not convienced it works.I have seen ppl on here float test think its dead and it wasnt.Didnt work for me either.Just my 2 cents.Candling well day 22 or 23 and tapping to hear a pip is better.By day 23 you can be fairly sure they arent hatching then eggtopsy

 

[Jessiey]

my hatching chick looks like it's EATING the membrane.

 

[lesliedow]

my hatching chick looks like it's EATING the membrane.

Gah!

 

[RavenWood]

I still have a four eggs that haven't pipped and 1 that has. When should I move my chicks into the brooder? I'd like to give these other eggs more time, but I'm concerned about opening my incubator and vaccuum sealing them into their eggs. I'm not even sure if they have internally pipped yet and they are Marans so I'm not sure I can even candle and see anything. How do people do this without risking the shrinking membrane thing?

 

[SleepyOwl]

I also would not float test until you are pretty sure they arent alive.Also i am not convienced it works.I have seen ppl on here float test think its dead and it wasnt.Didnt work for me either.Just my 2 cents.Candling well day 22 or 23 and tapping to hear a pip is better.By day 23 you can be fairly sure they arent hatching then eggtopsy

Ok, thanks!

 

[adjduncan]

Okay, I have one that hatched and it still has a fat bum with un-absorbed yolk? He seems to be very strong and bumping around in the incubator for the past 8 hours. Will it suck in and close up?

 

[Jessiey]

Ohmygosh! xD

 

[lesliedow]

dead, all dead

Oh no! that is horrible. I'm so sorry.