APRIL FOOLS HATCH, give or take a day.....who's in ??

[jmmre31]

I'm just finishing up day 20, and of course, I'm worrying. No, pips & i can't hear any chirps from the eggs. Usually, I can hear 1 or 2 at this point.

I hate the wait.

 

[emjay]

correction, out of 40 eggs =

36 beautiful babies, 1 deceased, 3 unhatched.

 

[crj]

I had 2 hatch yesterday. One hatched today. I candled 3 and they were duds. So far I've had 4 duds but they were duck eggs. Nothing else ready to hatch yet. I know this will be a very staggerd hatch this time around. I couldn't get the temp to stay put it kept going to 97.... drove me crazy. Now it's going to high. I believe when the thing turns it messes with the light. SOmething I noticed when messing with it. I'll have to check things when I'm done with it.

 

[Jen F]

I'm so excited... 2 chicks to hatch today. 1 SL Polish

and 1 GL Polish

both banties . They are so cute. I didn't realize they actually had a "knot" on top of their head. I also have 2 others that have pipped.

So excited

 

[Jen F]

My question now is do any of you ever help them out? If yes after how long? My husband said one has been pipped since he got home at 4 pm. All advice appreciated.

 

[emjay]

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I didn't help any. SOme took a few hours from pip to zip to kick off. Others took half an hour, some wanted out really bad.

 

[kelseygirl707]

Whooo First PIP!!!! It's one of the RIR's so not the exciting eggs, but it is exciting that the hatch is starting! And I have all weekend to watch them hatch!

 

[RedReiner]

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I was told to not open the bator if there were pips....I had one pip on a friday, and finally zip sunday after all the others had hatched. he just hung out and peeped the whole time. but was fine in the end

 

[MobyQuail]

Day 21 Hour 5.5

11/14 hatched, and another blue "ameraucana/rock" EE makes her entrance.

last 3 are pipped and I am not opening the incubator, I am not opening the incubator, I am not ...

 

[kelseygirl707]

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I'd give them until at least tomorrow morning before even thinking of helping, and then You have to consider is saving this one worth compermising the rest of the hatch, but I would guess it will probably finish hatching sometime in the night, they like to wait until everybody has gone to bed. Baby is in no danger right now, this time is completley normal. Don't be too anxious