Anyone with hatch date Oct 15-25?!? Check out this thread!

[ChickenPeep]

Day 18 guys! My eggs look like the eggs in day 18 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876
One egg is 2 days older and the air cell is slpoed and i believe that it has internally pipped!!!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

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It's over an hr. later, is the chick still on it's side/back? If it is fluffed up, you can go ahead and put it in the brooder, and you can help position it on it's belly and legs every now and again. I've had chicks that needed that extra help before, and they have come through ok. Good luck!

 

[LilQtBear]

Well Thank you everyone! As told, I worried over nothing!
I woke up @ 3:30am and saw that the pip hole hadn't changed, worried, contimplated helping, but went back to sleep, woke up at 6:15am and shone the light over towards the bator and thought the whole STILL had not changed, got up and I noticed it had zipped down the egg. So I went in and woke the children fo school and had them come look, as they came into the room litte chick popped right out of the shell! it was a fist for everyone, so cute... here are a couple pictures

Took this picture after getting the kids

Out and ready for the world - well maybe a nap first

All dried and fluffed up - what color is that? Blue?

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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PRECIOUS!

 

[lemondsm]

Thanks Cynthia12. I have him in an egg carton for now. I read over some old threads and that was a suggestion. He is still in the incubator for now (doesn't quite look fully fluffed yet). I will put him in with the other rowdy chicks soon. I will keep you posted. It sounds like a lot of people have experienced this and most of the chicks turned out fine. Some had not so great stories but I am going to be optimistic.

Great pics LilQtBear! I know how the worrying can be. I have been exhausted all week after staying up nearly all night checking on the eggs. How many more do you have left to go?

 

[Luvducks]

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Good idea with the egg carton. I will keep my fingers crossed for you and chicky.

Also wanted to tell LilQtBear the pictures are great and so clear. Just might be a blue. Hard to tell with these little critters.

 

[LilQtBear]

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Well this was the only one that servived after a nest fell with 6 other eggs under my broody hen, so I put it in the bator. But I have 6 more under my broody hen that are due 23rd - 25th. And I just recieved my first mail order eggs from Bargin that I am setting tonight.
But for now, this little guy is a loner until the other come next week - im hoping to be able to put it under the hen once the others hatch. So Technically I have 100% hatch on 1 for 1

 

[LilQtBear]

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Good idea with the egg carton. I will keep my fingers crossed for you and chicky.

Also wanted to tell LilQtBear the pictures are great and so clear. Just might be a blue. Hard to tell with these little critters.

Thanks, it was tricky trying to get clear pics through the bator but I I got a couple!
This guys dad is Blue Orpington and the mom is a California White (white with black specks) so I thought it would end up being white or black.... fun guessing game. My husband thinks it will still feaher out to a white.

 

[Faerytalefarm]

Adorable!!!!!

 

[lemondsm]

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Good idea with the egg carton. I will keep my fingers crossed for you and chicky.

Also wanted to tell LilQtBear the pictures are great and so clear. Just might be a blue. Hard to tell with these little critters.

Thanks, it was tricky trying to get clear pics through the bator but I I got a couple!
This guys dad is Blue Orpington and the mom is a California White (white with black specks) so I thought it would end up being white or black.... fun guessing game. My husband thinks it will still feaher out to a white.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/106215_sam_1157.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/106215_sam_1166.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/106215_sam_1153.jpg

It will be interesting to see how he feathers out. Good looking chick!