6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[Amberjem]

cheep cheep

 

[Mahonri]

So glad to see that the madness I started 6 years ago continues. HAPPY HATCHING Y'ALL!

 

[blackgoat]

cheep cheep

wait..do you have cheeping?

 

[blackgoat]

I looked at the eggs, again! And I am soooooo glad I did. I guess when I filled the water channels, I filled them too much, and the cardboard cartons touched the water and they got soaked! And that had somehow made the temp go down to 94, too. Ugh! Since I had to replace the cartons anyway, I drained one of the channels. It's been an hour, and the humidity is still at 77%. No more channels, ever! from now on, it's dishes with sponges. I'm going to play some more holiday music for them, that worked last time.

 

[Pyxis]

I locked down my one egg tonight, and when I went to transfer it from one incubator to another, it was already pipped! So looks like it's gonna be a very early baby. Its sibling was too - it was due the 29th and it hatched the 27th, so I'm not altogether that surprised.

 

[Pyxis]

So what would a RIR over a barred hen give you? Just a weird mutt? Lol

You would get a black sex link. Any color rooster that is not white or barred over a barred rock hen yields a black sex link, where the males hatch with a spot on their head and the females don't.

 

[FreeRanging Hen]

Good Morning! I have a question for @ronott1 and/or anyone else who hatches in cartons: How do you address "wrong end" pips since the bottom half of the egg isn't visable? I'm worried about not seeing one and therefore not being able to time the progression in case assistance is needed. Do you just take completely hands off approach and not worry about it? Thanks!

This hatch is my second time hatching upright in cartons. Mine are shipped eggs and quite a few had saddle air cells. I haven't tilted them at all like Ron suggests but I'm kind of keeping hands off with wrong end pippers until all the other eggs hatch. I will watch as closely as I can and when it gets to the point that I pull out chicks, will check any left over eggs for wrong end pips or signs of life and lay them on their sides for a couple more days. I only intervene with wrong end pippers if the membranes start to brown, or they have been going for way too long and look like they have tired (but not at the expense of other good eggs).

Here it is: -Kathy

Congrats Kathy!! Such a little cutie. We woke up this morning to our first egg pipped, then a few hours later another pipped and that little blighter has already zipped most of the way around and is now working on pushing his/her way out!! I'll post pics as soon as it's out Good luck everybody, I hope all your hatches go well xx (Edited because I made a typo and I'm CDO)

 

[Amberjem]

wait..do you have cheeping?

I wanna have cheeping does that count?

 

[Amberjem]

I looked at the eggs, again! And I am soooooo glad I did. I guess when I filled the water channels, I filled them too much, and the cardboard cartons touched the water and they got soaked! And that had somehow made the temp go down to 94, too. Ugh! Since I had to replace the cartons anyway, I drained one of the channels. It's been an hour, and the humidity is still at 77%. No more channels, ever! from now on, it's dishes with sponges. I'm going to play some more holiday music for them, that worked last time.

 

[Amberjem]

This hatch is my second time hatching upright in cartons. Mine are shipped eggs and quite a few had saddle air cells. I haven't tilted them at all like Ron suggests but I'm kind of keeping hands off with wrong end pippers until all the other eggs hatch. I will watch as closely as I can and when it gets to the point that I pull out chicks, will check any left over eggs for wrong end pips or signs of life and lay them on their sides for a couple more days. I only intervene with wrong end pippers if the membranes start to brown, or they have been going for way too long and look like they have tired (but not at the expense of other good eggs).
Congrats Kathy!!
Such a little cutie.


We woke up this morning to our first egg pipped, then a few hours later another pipped and that little blighter has already zipped most of the way around and is now working on pushing his/her way out!!

I'll post pics as soon as it's out

Good luck everybody, I hope all your hatches go well xx

(Edited because I made a typo and I'm CDO)

you got pippers when did you set?