5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[ronott1]

Ron, what egg has pipped? I can't tell

The egg on the far right has a great big crack in it. The two on the left have pips. you can see the pip on the left side of the left egg. The egg we cannot see behind the one with the crack has a pip also.

They are slow but doing well!

 

[mspj]

Finally, I have a pip!!!!

 

[acemario]

Finally, I have a pip!!!!

Hope you're not leaving for new years!

 

[Avlana]

Question for those who incubate and hatch using cartons (throughout the entire hatch). Have you ever had a chick hatch or positioned upside down? When I incubate the eggs on their sides, I've noticed an increase in chicks pipping on the small end of the egg.

 

[chickee]

Question for those who incubate and hatch using cartons (throughout the entire hatch). Have you ever had a chick hatch or positioned upside down? When I incubate the eggs on their sides, I've noticed an increase in chicks pipping on the small end of the egg.

I always use egg carton for hatching and have had upside down chicks. I read that it is normal to have a percentage of chicks not position themselves correctly for hatching.

 

[ronott1]

Question for those who incubate and hatch using cartons (throughout the entire hatch). Have you ever had a chick hatch or positioned upside down? When I incubate the eggs on their sides, I've noticed an increase in chicks pipping on the small end of the egg.

I have had problems with Delawares pipping the wrong end. They were the only ones to pip wrong last year. It had to do with a weak gene pool though.

They did hatch though. One of them crushed the egg shell and fell out on its own. The other one I had to help and it did not make it. I have never had one pip the small end and not see it though.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

46 Total, still holding out for 3 more in the hatcher but I doubt they will do anything at this point.

Now, THAT's worth setting up a winter brooder for!!! Congrats!

 

[mspj]

Hope you're not leaving for new years!

Noooo, not going anywhere. I discovered years ago that I prefer to be home than out with the crazies!

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Finally, I have a pip!!!!

YAY PIP!!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Question for those who incubate and hatch using cartons (throughout the entire hatch). Have you ever had a chick hatch or positioned upside down? When I incubate the eggs on their sides, I've noticed an increase in chicks pipping on the small end of the egg.

I have always incubated/hatched using either egg cartons or egg trays. I have only ever had 1 chick pip on the wrong end of the shell out of hundreds of eggs hatched.