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

[ronott1]

Okay....going crazy here. All is quiet. I'm running back upstairs to listen to and smell my eggs....again.

You do not always hear them. Orpingtons and favorelles for example are very quiet and hatch slowly. Other breeds are much more vocal.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Okay....going crazy here. All is quiet. I'm running back upstairs to listen to and smell my eggs....again.

Smelling eggs........if only. I have pinky promised to not open the incubator any more unless there is an emergency. I didn't set mine until about 5:30 in the evening. So I may be reading a lot about other peoples hatches before anything starts up here. I hope to see lots of cute fuzz butt pictures.

 

[carcar80]

Smelling eggs........if only.  I have pinky promised to not open the incubator any more unless there is an emergency.  I didn't set mine until about 5:30 in the evening.  So I may be reading a lot about other peoples hatches before anything starts up here.  I hope to see lots of cute fuzz butt pictures. 

I smell mine through the air holes.

Hypothetically, of course.

 

[JW12]

There is a fine for smelling too!

 

[hennible]

Lol!
So take a bath

 

[ronott1]

There is a fine for smelling too!

We can't do anything!

If you really have to get into the incubator, mist some clean warm water into the incubator. Do not get any pipping eggs wet though. Just a bit to get humidity back up.

 

[JW12]

Awesome tip! I never thought about misting to up the humidity quickly.

 

[gilchicken]

Finally got 2 babies!

My silkie. .

and my lavender orpington... this one was malposition. . I helped him (I know I should've not done it. . But I couldn't resist)

 

[ronott1]

Finally got 2 babies!

My silkie. .


and my lavender orpington... this one was malposition. . I helped him (I know I should've not done it. . But I couldn't resist)

They are hatching!

Is it day 22 for them?

 

[Aliciahess]

You do not always hear them. Orpingtons and favorelles for example are very quiet and hatch slowly. Other breeds are much more vocal.

Good to know. Have only done duck eggs and only once...nervous nelly here.

I smell mine through the air holes.

Hypothetically, of course.

Yes..just through the air hole..and any other opening without actually touching the lid. Lol

There is a fine for smelling too!

Edited to add...
Better start counting up the fines...$$$