And I'm out! Hatching pics!

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Thought someone might enjoy these:

Lisa

 

[NonnasBabies]

oh how cute!!

 

[Petej]

How cute!

 

[chicken wild]

cute

 

[texaschickmom]

Great pics! I see you're using egg cartons in your bator. Have you used these before or is it your first time? I'll be a first-timer in a couple of weeks and haven't made up my mind yet.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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You will love it.. Just make sure you cut out the bottoms of the individual cups so they can circulate air.. Hatching in a carton makes less mess and keeps the hatched chicks from playing soccer with the unhatched eggs..

Great pics Dipsy Doodle!!

 

[texaschickmom]

Styrofoam or paper cartons? Or does it matter? It seems like the paper would absorb moisture and could make it too humid?

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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You will love it.. Just make sure you cut out the bottoms of the individual cups so they can circulate air.. Hatching in a carton makes less mess and keeps the hatched chicks from playing soccer with the unhatched eggs..

Great pics Dipsy Doodle!!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! I have the hatcher divided into quads this week and there were only 6 little Silkie eggs --- so I cut down a carton for them.
I don't usually use cartons, but this hatch was a 'mixed group' of small eggs, big eggs, and duck eggs.

Sometimes the smaller eggs don't hatch so well because of the difference in temperature and *I thought* standing them up in the carton might help with that. All the other bigger eggs are on their sides on the wire.

Lisa

 

[blefky]

Too cute!

How's the hatch progressing today?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Hatch is dragging right along.
2 ducklings and 4 chicks hatched so far.

Lisa