7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[darkbluespace]

I tried Seramas years ago.  I thought they were kind of tricky to hatch!  

Having a lot of hens would probably be helpful.  It's not like they take up a lot of room?  Ha ha!

I got a little too good at hatching them. Then I had 13 hens, 12 of which went broody... Some twice! They are worse than rabbits ( or better ) when it comes to multiplying!

 

[Cynthia12]

I am going to check on mine soon--I do not expect pips yet though.

You never know! I sure never expected to see one last night, day 19.

Well, can't say I was real surprised, has happened often with these smaller eggs.

 

[darkbluespace]

I can't believe everyone is already having pips and zips and chicks!! Very, very exciting!! I'm sorry I have not been on much. I didn't realize how hard it would be to do a hatch along this time of year. With kids home, holidays, family visiting. It's been nuts! But things are slowing down, just in time for hatch!! My eggs have drawn down, I might get an internal pip tonight or even an external one. Should definitely have pips by morning! I locked down 8 out of 13 eggs! Some are pullet eggs, so . These are my first eggs from my backyard that I'm hatching myself!

Hi Ruby!!

I can't wait to hear how your eggs do!

 

[daxigait]

@RoodyRodchester so sorry

 

[ronott1]

You never know! I sure never expected to see one last night, day 19.

Well, can't say I was real surprised, has happened often with these smaller eggs.

I just checked and I do see a pip!

It is on one of the eggs from Whole Foods too. Those eggs were collected 7 days before I put them into the incubator. It must be because they are fresh.

Store eggs, from the refrigerator section....Oh My!

 

[Pensmaster]

My uncle also has 3. He got them all pierced. Great conversation starter when he is at the beach

A three teated uncle now that's got to be worth something. Don't forget your batteries

 

[daxigait]

Well That was quick

wow was that chick determined and in a hurry. It earned a good name

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yep no pips yet and my humidity was down to 50%!!!!! So I added more warm water and it went up to 75 % fast! Whoo!

Can't wait to see those!!!

I can't believe everyone is already having pips and zips and chicks!! Very, very exciting!! I'm sorry I have not been on much. I didn't realize how hard it would be to do a hatch along this time of year. With kids home, holidays, family visiting. It's been nuts! But things are slowing down, just in time for hatch!! My eggs have drawn down, I might get an internal pip tonight or even an external one. Should definitely have pips by morning! I locked down 8 out of 13 eggs! Some are pullet eggs, so . These are my first eggs from my backyard that I'm hatching myself!

First batch is the best!! Glad you aren't fighting with shipped anymore...

I just checked and I do see a pip!

It is on one of the eggs from Whole Foods too. Those eggs were collected 7 days  before I put them into the incubator. It must be because they are fresh.

Store eggs, from the refrigerator section....Oh My!

Ron, you are a master hatcher, lol...

 

[darkbluespace]

Good luck to everyone! Im out My duck pipped about 3:30 yesterday. My husband text me while I was a work so I didn't find out till later on in the evening. He said everything looked good humidity and temp wise. Said it was making noise! And then the chicken egg pipped wrong end about 5 he said. Said it was still peeping and working on the pip when he went to bed they were making noise. When I got home around midnight there wasn't any noise I figured they were resting. My husband got up at 6 for work still no noise I got up at 7 with the babies no noise. So my SIL came over about an hour ago. She's hatched dozens of hundreds and is what you would call a meddler I guess. I didn't want to open it but was worried. She took a look at the duck and he had pipped but died as the chicken had pipped wrong side and died without absorbing yolk. Duck didn't seem to have much if any yolk. Not sure what happened or why. My 8 year old is pretty upset and wants to try again but I think we will wait a little bit. Plus my chickens aren't laying at the moment anyways and don't want to have any shipped until we start getting better. Looking at a new bator in the coming up months so maybe things will go better next time! Thanks for everyone's help! Hope everyone has great luck!

Edited to add pic.

Ahhh, I am sorry to hear that!

I hatch a lot of ducklings and I think the hardest part is getting them to loose enough moisture. If they don't, then they grow too big to be able to hatch. That is what it looks like to me, but I am really sorry.

My son was about that old when we tried our first duck eggs and the same thing happened. I told him that I learned from the hatch that the love that you feel for a bird doesn't die even if the bird does. That love is a gift to us that these little eggs and birds bring us, even when it doesn't turn out the way we hope.

If your son wants to try again, I think that is wonderful!

I have made all my incubators and if I can help you out at all, please ask! Mine hold temp very consistently even in a room with fluctuating temp. We have wood heat so it is very up and down.

 

[Cynthia12]

I just checked and I do see a pip!

It is on one of the eggs from Whole Foods too. Those eggs were collected 7 days before I put them into the incubator. It must be because they are fresh.

Store eggs, from the refrigerator section....Oh My!