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

[Cynthia12]

You have three now? Aww....

 

[Cynthia12]

Speckled Sussex.

13 hatched, one of those culled, one working on zipping and 3 questionable.

Love the sussex. Mine were very talkitive/friendly..

 

[Cynthia12]

Still no pips yet!!! Starting to worry. That egg that was chirping yesterday is quiet today.Congrats on all the new chicks everyone!!

 

[ChickyChickens]

Nice!

Is the hatch over?

No, almost all the eggs are still pipping!!

 

[ronott1]

No, almost all the eggs are still pipping!!

I hope they all hatch!

 

[ChickyChickens]

I hope they all hatch!

Yep...im praying they do!! So...anybody got a higher 100% hatchrate yet??

 

[Cynthia12]

Was it a TJ chick or a blue? Either way.... YAY!

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To all those whose eggs have stalled, hang in there! Earlier this year I had a Welsummer chick that didn't pip until Day 25. Talk about handwringing...sheesh!

TJ >> Trader Joe ... a shopping place/store. Blue..blue chick...some have blue Australorps..and I want some!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: My bator is in the basement and it is about 25-40% RH. It is also chilly. I thought of plugging in a space heater just to pull the chicks early.

 

[Cynthia12]

This..is a cute picture!

 

[FuzzyHens]

I love seeing all the photos!! They really help learn what to expect as mine slowly start to progress. All the chicks are so cute, congrats to everyone with pips, zips and chicks. Keep the updates coming!!! (I'm reading all your posts, but quoting them is hard to keep up!)

I have some news, finally! Earlier this morning, one of my eggs had an external pip. It's more in the middle of the egg, but towards the wrong end. No blood or goo, so I *think* everything looks ok so far. I haven't heard any peeping or any noise yet from any of them. I'm soo nervous, but trying very hard to distract myself by following all of your posts.

<- someone posted this earlier, and it is exactly what I have been doing!!

Here is my photo of the first pip... (my eggs were set in the afternoon of 12/12, so I'm a day behind everyone) The line around the point of the egg is not really there, I think it was something on the surface of the incubator. The air cell is at the other end.