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[casslarrabee225]

Hoping I can get an quick answer..as I'm nervous and anxious. LOL!
I have eggs (ducks) that will be a week away from lockdown tomorrow. I've candled them and some look like they are taking up almost all of their egg already (But the air cell isn't slanting a whole lot yet) Then I have some others, that are a little bigger eggs, and they have quite a bit of space at the small end of them. Does that mean they are not losing enough moisture (is my humidity it too high)? Or will they grow into their shell and catch up? Also the #9 egg I waxed cause of the crack, the air cell in that one has slanted quite a bit but still a good amount of room for ducky to grow. And what do I do at time of hatch for the waxed egg? Take the wax off BEFORE lockdown? Wait until hatch and see how it does? It's not a lot of wax, just over the crack. I also don't want to crack it wide open picking the wax off. HELP?!?!?!

 

[charmedbychickens]

How often do you all tend to wait until you pull the chicks out?
I've got about 6 now, with one more coming out. The first chick didn't get out of the shell until last night.
I know the chicks can make it for 2-3 days in there fine, just wasn't sure from others' experience how long is usually about all that are going to hatch after day 21 hits...

I wait it seems forever, but when there doesn't seem to be any progress with any of the other eggs I usually wait at least a full day out. Opening the bator up too early just leads to ones that maybe I missed that were pipping and then they get stuck to the shell. It really doesnt pay to be in a hurry to take them out.

 

[charmedbychickens]

Lock down tonight on 5 wellies!

Can't wait to see what pops out!

 

[meepitqueenie]

i have some eggs I am test hatching for a fellow BYCer out of the eggs that were shipped to me only 1 candled clear.
all the others plus one of my ees are in lock down and scheduled to hatch thursday.
so eggsited.

i am using a brinsea ova easy its awsome. but i cant get the humidy stable in it. so someday i will get the humidity pump for it.

but right now everything is going well with them.

 

[Leslieb118]

Today is lockdown for the 22 eggs I sent to my son's school. Hatch day is friday!

 

[debs_flock]

I've got eggs going into lockdown today too!

Good luck with your hatch.

Deb

 

[meshellrose]

Today is lockdown for the 22 eggs I sent to my son's school. Hatch day is friday!

hope the kids have a good hatch

 

[cadams]

got an old Oakley incubator from a friend place a dozen silkie and a EE egg on the first of march. hand turning twice a day will keep you posted

 

[JakRat]

3 eggs down today, only yolks.

 

[mommytomany]

Ok I have a question, my husband and I are questioning when are day one is? We set them on 2/18 at 12:09 PM. So what we are wandering is are day one the day we set them or that Sunday? Please help before we go at it! LOL