anyone else hatching may 1st

[starryeyes]

Yes in the same bator

 

[vfem]

You didn't open it a lot did you. It would have fluxuated the temps and humidity a lot. You need the humidity higher for eggs from the 18th day on... but not before. Having the humidity too high early on can drown the chicks in the eggs maybe?!

 

[MaranDude]

My eight RIR hopefully will be hatching on the 1st!

 

[starryeyes]

Just to add water and take turner out and then had to take out two chicks out.

 

[KristaChickenWhisperer]

Still no pips or rockers for me! Mom said there has been slight movement but that's it so far...

I hope I get a pip soon, I am starting to become a worry wart!

 

[vfem]

I still only have the few pips... I picked up the eggs (i know i know) and listened. They are ALL chirping and pecking at the insides of the eggs. All 5 of 'em!!!

 

[patandchickens]

Sounds fun, vfem -- go chickies!

Hey, can I be neurotic here for a minute, can someone please say something sensible and calming to me about the 3 unhatched eggs I've got left? Today would be, if I understand it correctly, day 20 -- but the one that hatched, did so 24 hrs ago (chick is totally fine so far, btw, and removed this a.m. to a small brooder).

I was naughty and snuck a fast candle at the 3 remaining ones, and the air cells really do NOT look nearly as big as the hatched one's did on day 18 when I removed the turner. Two of teh remaining three had mvmt on that day, but nothing now, and only one has distinct blood vessels evident, the others just look sort of blurry yellowish in the parts that aren't dark.

I'm not going to give up on them for another few days obviously, but, I mean, what do you think are the chances, really, that they could still be ok? How could one chick hatch on day 19 from a so-different-looking-when-candled egg and have the others still be ok and finish later? They're dead, aren't they. Except I have to keep checking the incubator and minding the temperature (a bit fiddly) and refilling the water, just in case...

please, someone whap me upside the head and say something intelligent to me. I need it

Arrrgh,

Pat, who has named the lone chick "Peanut", continuing the tradition of naming campines after nuts, which they are -- this one is a cross but has campine chick coloring and will no doubt be as nutty as his mother.

 

[michiganlarry]

I called home to have my son check the eggs after school. Still nothing.

 

[vfem]

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Ok woman.... CALM! You are right to say, its only day 20....They could have been moving and grooving earlier and are sleeping. They need lots of little naps during hatching time. I feel good they'll hatch... probably tomorrow. If you make yourself PLAN for them to hatch on Saturday... just say "saturday, saturday, saturday..." over and over again. You'll be super happy and surprised if they hatch tomorrow or tonight... and if they hatch saturday... you'll be pleased and tell yourself how right you were!

I feel good about them....

I'm going to take a nap so I don't DARE go back outside again.

 

[sueg6255]

I have a little yellow chick!!!! Left and went to a nursery auction and chame home to a new baby chick. I have another piping.