April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

[Fatimetta]

My second baby hatched! The lavender americauna! Now there are two more eggs left that haven't pipped that I can see and I'm not even sure they are developing

 

[smfarman]

A couple of pics of my Legbars. They're 3 days old. Very sweet and chicks. I really like these birds.

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They are so cute

 

[smfarman]

I'm on day 20 and have 6 externally pipped this afternoon. I moved the chick(EE)with splay leg to the broder and she is doing good and my tiny chick(PR) didn't make from the 4/18 hatch.

 

[Bookworm0124]

Did yours hatch?

My first one did first time I've had one externally pip and bust right out

Nothing yet lol. I may do a safety hole in them in the morning if nothing

 

[Minky]

Hi folks,
I'm on day 14 and just candled. I started with 48 in the Bator. I tossed one on day 10 ( blood ring). Tonight I am tossing 5 more. Two infertile, two early or very early quitters (just black blob that only takes up 1/3 of egg, no views) is that an early quitter? LOL and 1 more blood ring, all sloshy inside. There are a couple of other I left in the incubator, that I think I should pull- but Im not sure. They are showing a pattern unlike any of the rest (they are both Maran eggs) I can see 3 distinctive blotches in one, like a black and white cow pattern. Darkness comes down about 60% of the way, dont see veins. The other doesnt seem to have a glowing air cell- it is consistently light, but there is a mass inside that takes up at least half the egg- but I dont see viens.. or a glowing air cell.

So on day 14 I'm at 42 of. 48 and Im hoping Ill have 40 still by lockdown .

Which of you guys have hatched out( for lockdown) in egg cartons? How has this worked? Do you have any photos? Pros? Cons?
Thanks

 

[clinfitt]

That was a LOT of catching up to do lol. My hatch was done a while ago and I had updated but then I had a VERY late hatcher! A tiny little bantam. My chick that had a deformity passed away. I have more eggs in the incubator due in May.

 

[Beckynh99]

I think I forgot to update on my hatch from last weekend. I had 10/11 hatch of my barnyard mixes. They took 4 days total for all of them to hatch and I had one late quitter. They were a super cute group and all went to the same home on Thursday. I decided to try another batch and hand turn to see what happens. 20 eggs in on Monday

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Hi folks,
I'm on day 14 and just candled. I started with 48 in the Bator. I tossed one on day 10 ( blood ring). Tonight I am tossing 5 more. Two infertile, two early or very early quitters (just black blob that only takes up 1/3 of egg, no views) is that an early quitter? LOL and 1 more blood ring, all sloshy inside. There are a couple of other I left in the incubator, that I think I should pull- but Im not sure. They are showing a pattern unlike any of the rest (they are both Maran eggs) I can see 3 distinctive blotches in one, like a black and white cow pattern. Darkness comes down about 60% of the way, dont see veins. The other doesnt seem to have a glowing air cell- it is consistently light, but there is a mass inside that takes up at least half the egg- but I dont see viens.. or a glowing air cell.

So on day 14 I'm at 42 of. 48 and Im hoping Ill have 40 still by lockdown .

Which of you guys have hatched out( for lockdown) in egg cartons? How has this worked? Do you have any photos? Pros? Cons?
Thanks

I incubate and hatch shipped eggs in cartons. Works great. I feel it helped improve my hatch rate especially egg with wonky air cells. The pic is some Silkie/Showgirls I hatched last month. Some people like poking holes in the cartons but I've never found that necessary.

On occasion I will incubate shipped eggs on their sides if the air cells look excellent. In those cases I will also hatch on their sides.

Good luck on your hatch!

 

[CindyinSD]

One more duckie!!! And the last one is zipping--finally!

 

[bgill1215]

2 more pipped!! So 3 total. Hopefully within 24 hours I have some gosling's!