Anyone Hatching on the 27th or 28th? - I Need Hatching Buddies!!

[DouglasPeeps]

DAY 19!!!!

I think I will go and check again under my broody for any pips. Just a little peek.

Congratulations everyone! The next couple of days are going to be fun!

Remember to sit on those hands! And don't forget to post pictures.

WooHoo! Let the hatching begin!

 

[DouglasPeeps]

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Congratulations! How many do you have pipped or hatched today?

 

[RonnieAtkeson]

2 BBS ORPS have pipped, 1 Dutch has pipped. Its day 19, I couldnt wait to get home and check the bator. Hopefuly I have a chick in the next 24 hours

Im honestly suprised one of my homegrown eggs didnt pip yet, i figured they would pip before the shipped eggs but nope. I hope to get some beutiful blue and splash orps and some gorgerous dutch, im in that zone where nothing is right until the hatch is over lol.

 

[minikeeper1143]

HELP! I just took out egg turner..day 18. I put eggs in towel and all was going well. I can't see too well and could not see if water was in all troughs of the Hova-bator. I tried to pick up screen to see plastic liner,(not knowing they were fastened together and poured all the water in bottom of bator. I poured it out and tried again but not sure if I got too much water or not. Patted screen dry with paper towers. Bator now 93 degrees an humidity already from 54 to 70. Do I need to do anything else?? or just hope they think mama jumped off the nest and it cooled down a little.

What are the limits on humidity? What do I do if it is too high? I knew things were just running too too smooth!! I pray I didn't blow it at this late stage of the game.

Input Please!

Carolyn

 

[retiredwithchicks]

Everything will be fine. Just chill and watch them pop out in a few days.

 

[roche477]

I just completed a hatch on the 22nd. I kept my bator between 55-60% humidity and 100 degrees until day 18. Then I boosted the humidity to 70% and kept the temp at 100. I have an LG that has 2 red plugs that you can take out for ventilation. I had one out and would put the other one in and take it out as need to control my humidity. It was a system that worked well for me. I had a 100% hatch rate. What kind of chicks are you hatching?

 

[minikeeper1143]

I have cochin and welsummer eggs ..21 in all. The humidity is now 82. and holding there .

 

[L0rraine]

Looks like you aren't alone.

I have a Runner duck sitting on a little clutch of seven eggs due to hatch (any day??). I was so obsessive last time (and then she gave up setting a few days before they were due) so I decided not to be quite so certain when they'd be due this time. But I candle a few every several days when she's off the nest and a couple of days ago they were pretty solid black with no veins showing so I'm assuming I'm a few days away from internal pipping. (And, as of yesterday, 'Mom' doesn't seem to wander very far from the nest in search of food, water and a bath.)

This will be my first hatch if it's successful, and I'll be watching for everyone's experiences (and pics) over the next few days.

 

[retiredwithchicks]

When I left home this morning at 10, I had four pips on the 15 americaunas due tomorrow. I will not be home until almost midnight so may have some hatched fuzzy butts by then. Just hate that I am missing the show. The 28 others are due on Thursday.

 

[chicken stalker]

I just realized that along with my power outage yesterday my bator was not running. Off course I wasn't home and the power must have been of for about 3 hours! Great just great......I think the hatching gods are angry at me!!! Yesterday was day 17, Maybe just maybe something will still hatch...