Anyone setting eggs starting July 15 -July 22?

[ChicksinPR]

sandmbaker-

I'm glad you enjoyed watching my eggs hatch, but I'm no lady... I'm a big ol ugly man!

The one that hatched upside down had me stressed out all day long. I raced home and got it out and it's fine now. It was a RIR. I had the worst day at work because of it. On top of trying to not get caught watching the eggs hatch I had one that couldn't get out of the egg. I work an hour away, but I got through Nashville traffic and still got home in 45 minutes to help that chick out. I have five out 1 more zipping and 3 pips now. This is my day 21.
Thanks for watching.

 

[matlock585]

And, all the ones that hatched together this afternoon have gotten the humidity so high my glass is foggy, so I'll see what I can do to clear that up. Every time I have hatched that has been a problem, so I decided I would treat the glass with anti-fog, but I never do it. I forget every single time. This is my fifth hatch in this bator too!

 

[joseney21]

Well, I'm done with this hatch. Of about 36 eggs that we started out with we cracked four due to some problems with the motor for the egg turner....down to 32. Of those 32, 4 eggs were bad when candled on day 18, down to 28 for lockdown. 22/28 hatched successfully, I started opening the incubator and trying to help chicks I thought needed help which would account for the six that didn't hatch. One of the chicks that hatched died yesterday so we're down to 21.

Lessons learned...

I will try to start incubation of all eggs on same day, no staggered hatching

I will follow the advice on another thread and will not open up the incubator after lockdown until day 23, no matter what...

Dry hatch method worked wonderfully for me on my first hatch!! Will definitely do it again!! I maintained the humidity in my basement below 50% using a room dehumidifier

Have to fix the egg turner, I want to disturb the eggs as little as possible for the next hatch. I will candle twice, on day 18 and day 10.

Will resist the urge to help, it hurt more than it helped. I feel I helped one or two chicks but lost another 3 or 4 because of it.

And last but not least I learned that hatching your own is an amazing experience and is very addictive... To the person that mentioned eBay, thanks... I've got 24+ copper Maran eggs coming to me next week and may pull the trigger on another 10+ light Sussex... Will be joining the other thread for that hatch along!!!!


Thanks to all who have provided advice and support, this hatch along set the bar high!!!!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Well, 3 months ago I had the same situation with one of my silkies.

Around 5-6 hours after zip, I noticed he had stopped pushing on the shell to try and get out, and just gave up.
At that point I knew he was going to die, so I opened the incubator and cut part of the membrane away around the zip.
20 min. later, he was able to get out by himself.

So it could take up to 6 hours.

I was too late. Pulled him out from under Summer and there was zero progress from 3 hrs ago. Egg smelled strange to. Not quite bad, but off. Chick had died. I decided to try and figure out what went wrong so I opened the egg. The chick was fully formed but long gone. Didn't look like it had internally pipped, went straight to an external pip and ran out of steam. It also had a deformity on one foot; a second toe growing out of another toe. So there may have been other issues too. Poor guy. Oh, well. 6/8 is good for a first timer.

 

[Brookhavens]

Well, I've got some more egg duck babies pipping now. Little Khaki Crewmembers. They are from the A+ laying flock, their mamas each lay over 315 eggs per year.

WOW Marty!! Do you incubate them all or let the ducks do it sometimes?

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

Well, I'm done with this hatch. Of about 36 eggs that we started out with we cracked four due to some problems with the motor for the egg turner....down to 32. Of those 32, 4 eggs were bad when candled on day 18, down to 28 for lockdown. 22/28 hatched successfully, I started opening the incubator and trying to help chicks I thought needed help which would account for the six that didn't hatch. One of the chicks that hatched died yesterday so we're down to 21.
Lessons learned...
I will try to start incubation of all eggs on same day, no staggered hatching
I will follow the advice on another thread and will not open up the incubator after lockdown until day 23, no matter what...
Dry hatch method worked wonderfully for me on my first hatch!! Will definitely do it again!! I maintained the humidity in my basement below 50% using a room dehumidifier
Have to fix the egg turner, I want to disturb the eggs as little as possible for the next hatch. I will candle twice, on day 18 and day 10.
Will resist the urge to help, it hurt more than it helped. I feel I helped one or two chicks but lost another 3 or 4 because of it.
And last but not least I learned that hatching your own is an amazing experience and is very addictive... To the person that mentioned eBay, thanks... I've got 24+ copper Maran eggs coming to me next week and may pull the trigger on another 10+ light Sussex... Will be joining the other thread for that hatch along!!!!
Thanks to all who have provided advice and support, this hatch along set the bar high!!!!

Good list of lessons learned. Did you have the eggs in an egg carton (or something to prevent them from rolling/knocking on each other) during lock down?

 

[Brookhavens]

thanks guys

If you are successful make sure to clean the area well afterwards and put some antibiotic ointment on a small piece of non-stick pad (Telfa.) Then cover with vet wrap or a piece of tape to hold in place. If you can find Steri-Strips somewhere they would be great to keep it closed.

 

[Brookhavens]

sandmbaker-

I'm glad you enjoyed watching my eggs hatch, but I'm no lady... I'm a big ol ugly man!

The one that hatched upside down had me stressed out all day long. I raced home and got it out and it's fine now. It was a RIR. I had the worst day at work because of it. On top of trying to not get caught watching the eggs hatch I had one that couldn't get out of the egg. I work an hour away, but I got through Nashville traffic and still got home in 45 minutes to help that chick out. I have five out 1 more zipping and 3 pips now. This is my day 21.
Thanks for watching.

Congrats Matlock!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Well, I'm done with this hatch. Of about 36 eggs that we started out with we cracked four due to some problems with the motor for the egg turner....down to 32. Of those 32, 4 eggs were bad when candled on day 18, down to 28 for lockdown. 22/28 hatched successfully, I started opening the incubator and trying to help chicks I thought needed help which would account for the six that didn't hatch. One of the chicks that hatched died yesterday so we're down to 21.
Lessons learned...
I will try to start incubation of all eggs on same day, no staggered hatching
I will follow the advice on another thread and will not open up the incubator after lockdown until day 23, no matter what...
Dry hatch method worked wonderfully for me on my first hatch!! Will definitely do it again!! I maintained the humidity in my basement below 50% using a room dehumidifier
Have to fix the egg turner, I want to disturb the eggs as little as possible for the next hatch. I will candle twice, on day 18 and day 10.
Will resist the urge to help, it hurt more than it helped. I feel I helped one or two chicks but lost another 3 or 4 because of it.
And last but not least I learned that hatching your own is an amazing experience and is very addictive... To the person that mentioned eBay, thanks... I've got 24+ copper Maran eggs coming to me next week and may pull the trigger on another 10+ light Sussex... Will be joining the other thread for that hatch along!!!!
Thanks to all who have provided advice and support, this hatch along set the bar high!!!!

Amazing what we have all learned with this experience and thread. I also have started a list on what I want to do differently with my next hatch. Good Luck with your babies Joseney. Overall I think you had a pretty successful hatch this time around. See you in the next one...

 

[sweety13]

we are up to 2 one more has pipped the last i think is a dud the little yellow one was the one that pipped 36 hours ago i had to zip him then left him for abit become clear that he was stuck his little wing was dried to his head and the egg so he would of died if i didnt help him he looks worn out but is holding his head up now after resting for over a hour .. now im waiting on the pipped one to zip lol so my worries is not over yet lol
big thanks to the people who gave advise on helping him out u saved this little chick ......THANK U

Yippeeee!!!! Good luck on the pipper!