Anyone else hatching Feb. 1st?

[GardeNerd]

We finally have a pip in one egg! Yeah!

 

[Fox]

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Boy, he is, isn' t he?? I've never hatched EEs. Now I'm tempted to put some of mine in the bator. See what you've done!

Paula

Well, he/she made a liar out of me........nothing since 9 am. That is a bantam ee, and the Daddy is a splash silkie. I have hatched them once before.....click on my web link and the first 3 pics on the page are mom, dad and the 3 babies. They are sooooo sweet.

Good luck Lurky!! I bet those will be some cute babies!!

 

[Fox]

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Thanks! Mother and baby pics always are so sweet... hoping for more chicks and more pics!

 

[Fox]

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Thanks, I'll post more pictures when I can!

for you and hoping you get some chicks soon!

 

[Fox]

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Hurray!!!

I hope it hatches quickly for you!

 

[lurky]

Advice needed.......My first pip was this morning at 9 am. Since that time, the chick has been peeping so i know its still alive........but it will be 6 hours now and not even an attempt to do any more. i would love opinions on when to help it out. I think i normally would have helped by now, but at a friends advice i am trying to stay away. Anyone???

 

[Fox]

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I don't really know other than it needs air to breathe... is there a little hole in the shell where it can get air? That would be the most important thing at this point I think. Trying intervene too soon could be bad as if they have not absorbed all the yolk they will have an open umbilical cord which can lead to infection and death. And then you also have to worry about the blood vessels and if there is any blood... you could cause them to bleed to death. I have heard that some chicks can take a full day (24 hours) to hatch, so I think I would just see if there is a little hole pecked through so it can breathe. Hopefully someone more experienced can give you more advice!

 

[lurky]

Thanks, yes there is air getting int there, its just not trying to do any more. Its moving ALOT and peeping, but it seems like it does not know what to do. I'll keep the patience up. Thanks alot.

 

[cluckychick]

from pip to zip can take 24 hrs or more. I had one pip yesterday early and did not hatch out till today afternoon. Good Luck. I still have eggs trying to hatch

 

[()relics]

Just be sure to keep the humidity up,so they don't dry out and the hatcher closed to keep out the drafts...I've got mine full of lt. brown leghorns, the first batch this year....hatching as we speak.