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

[valleychicks]

BTW, just how many out there are using broody hens to hatch in the HAL or is that a secret?

 

[carcar80]

You're not alone. All silent over here too. All fingers and toes are crossed.

Congrats everyone on the pips and chicks!!

OMG OMG OMG I just heard a peep AND saw a rock!!!!!



My GOSH, does it ever get UN-exciting!???!

 

[ccnbuck]

I woke up to babies. There are 5 new pips as well.

 

[carcar80]

I woke up to babies. There are 5 new pips as well.

Woohoo!! Congrats!!

 

[FarmerMac]

OMG OMG OMG I just heard a peep AND saw a rock!!!!!

My GOSH, does it ever get UN-exciting!???!

NEVER, last night we candled the eggs and my wife got all excited when the embryos moved. She is a city girl so chickens were not part of her upbringing. Loves to hold the babies when they hatch.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Congrats everyone on their babies!!! i can't wait for mine to start hatching....sadly it is only just now lock down day for me

maybe i will get a early chick.

 

[GAGE]

Woke up at 4:05 to a very vocal chick. I figured it out real quick that our master bath is not the best place for hatching, as these little ones are just a singing. I left for work this morning with one out, and 5 more that had pipped. Humidity went up to 65%, but then came back to 59%. Wish I was home to watch, but my daughter will keep me updated.

 

[ronott1]

This is what my temperature and humidity is right now. ..
What do you think? ..
Good? ..
Too high?
Too little? ..

It all looks fine. Get the chick out when it is dry. It it starts hurting the one you helped, take it out then. If it is too wet still, it can be dried off with a hair dyer.

omgomgomgosh omgosh omgosh omgosh

I have a pip! a pip!!!!! and it's from my "special" egg too!!!!!!!! eggna..the shell is just cracked and pushed out of alinement a bit and it is 1/4 of an inch from My X mark the spot pip spot

that is great news!

2 pip lots of peeping

one needs to wait until 12:01 Jan. 1st ---------

 

[ronott1]

ok should I worry there isnt a clear hole where the chick pipped? the shell crack is just kind of hanging over the spot like a hatch

I only worry if I see amber colored goo coming out of the egg.

 

[valleychicks]

Checked broody nest. Nope, nada.