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[Poultrybonkers]

I appreciate everyone's input and being enamored with the pipping/zipping process - but why?

By day 20+, there isn't anything you can actually do. The birds hatch or they don't. They all won't hatch in most cases. The weak ones probably shouldn't hatch.
I recommend, if you have embryos full term at 19-20 days, raise the humidity, sit on your hands and count the chicks out by day 22.
Assisting chicks that don't hatch on their own is possibly a way to continue genetics of chicks that can't hatch on their own.
Chickens have been hatching for millions of years without human intervention. Let's not make the species weaker.
Much less stress.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone but that's just the way I feel.

I feel everytime i help one they die hours later so i no longer help except recently i had to evict two chicks out of their shells as they were way to big to hatch both are doing well but they are my special chicks their grandkids to my fav glw roo that was killed by dogs two years ago any other egg i would of just let it be

 

[Cynthia12]

I appreciate everyone's input and being enamored with the pipping/zipping process - but why?

By day 20+, there isn't anything you can actually do. The birds hatch or they don't. They all won't hatch in most cases. The weak ones probably shouldn't hatch.
I recommend, if you have embryos full term at 19-20 days, raise the humidity, sit on your hands and count the chicks out by day 22.
Assisting chicks that don't hatch on their own is possibly a way to continue genetics of chicks that can't hatch on their own.
Chickens have been hatching for millions of years without human intervention. Let's not make the species weaker.
Much less stress.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone but that's just the way I feel.

No offense, but this is one I disagree with. I do assist my silkies if some have hatched on say..day 20..during the day...then nothing more by late night..I'm assisting. I've had much better hatches this way. I've had too many that die in the shell. When you pay so much money for the cuties, you ..want..them! I know there are plenty out there that do breed. I don't. I also sell mine as pets down the road..so no breeding for show or anything like that. Cute pets though!

 

[pennyJo1960]

no offense from anyone I know of sorry if you where also I do encourage
the propagation of weakness as a given but have also turned into a bit of klutz as I have lost most
of my vision and have dropped a egg on another one within two days of hatch
part of it may be getting older

 

[Evan W]

Early birds. These were set on the 10th.

 

[Chicken5555]

Two babies out, only 34 more to go.

 

[Chicken5555]

Early birds. These were set on the 10th.

Super awesome!!! Mine were set on the 10th too and a couple hatched today too. What breed are yours?

 

[lpyrbby]

Mine haven't made a peep yet!

I've seen 8 of the 19 eggs wobble at some point in the day. At least my possible NNs are included in that! I haven't seen my marans egg move yet, but that's the same for the other half of the eggs lol. Now that I've seen them move, I'm hungry for that next sign of a cheep/peep/squeak! LOL

 

[Evan W]

I actually started with 37 but think I'm down to 29 that are fertile.

 

[Evan W]

I don't actually know what breed they are. Some are green eggers and the rest are light tan. I call them barnyard mix.

 

[BantyChooks]

This is my third hatch, but I'm still hovering as much as my other responsibilities will let me! LOL I am such a crazy chicken lady.

I think this is my 10th hatch, and I'm STILL going insane. <<Sigh>>