August Hatch-A-Long!

[jnjmanning]

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Keep us updated!

 

[cocopop]

It might be three strikes your for me. Stared with 6, after candling at day 15, I had two not fertile, three early deaths, and one still in the running. I had to move the incubator to a different location, but it took a about 2 minutes. The egged rolled a little. It is now day 19, no piping and I don't notice any movement. This is the last one at bat and it has two strikes and three balls. I am hoping for a home run. This is my first time, I don't know what to expect or when to give up. Am I suppose to be seeing movement, piping, or hearing them chirp on day 19? How many days do I wait before I give up?

 

[sbas5561]

I would give it atleast give it a full 24 hrs after day 21. After that if mine haven't hatched I candle them. Some take their time !

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It might be three strikes your for me.  Stared with 6, after candling at day 15, I had two not fertile, three early deaths, and one still in the running.  I had to move the incubator to a different location, but it took a about 2 minutes. The egged rolled a little.  It is now day 19, no piping and I don't notice any movement.  This is the last one at bat and it has two strikes and three balls.  I am hoping for a home run.  This is my first time, I don't know what to expect or when to give up.  Am I suppose to be seeing movement, piping, or hearing them chirp on day 19?  How many days do I wait before I give up?

 

[Spud Chicken]

Well here is my update on the hatching challange with my broody hen. I set 6 eggs under my hen and at day 10, 3 eggs were duds, and on day 17 an egg had broken I tried to clean the rest of the eggs best I could but by the next day they deloped a smell and the hen would no longer sit on them. With my incubator I set 7 eggs and 1 made it past day 10 and it 's now day 24 and nothing.
Hen-0 Man-0

 

[familypendragon]

All 3 of my own eggs have pips now - none in the shipped Welsummers yett. Luckily I am busy today so I am not staring too hard, LOL!

 

[CGinJCMO]

Does Mulit quote function only store messages for a set time? I know I had more quotes I wanted to reply to but it takes a while to get thru 70+ messages.

So my little pipper hasn't done anything else for 2 hours. I'm assuming she's resting for a bit. When should I worry? I'm super worried that they'll try to hatch while I'm work and something will go horribly wrong. I'm leaving in 30 mins and won't be back for 9 hours.

Also I checked my humidity and I can't for the life of me get it above 60%. Will they be ok with it that low? I don't want to open the bator unless I absolutely have to...

I think it can take several hours (like up to 12) for some pippers to unzip so you shouldn't have to worry while you are at work.

Quote: I tried the sponges last hatch and had a hard time getting the humidity up as high as I did when I used paper towels across the floor. Added bonus, no worries about aiming for a sponge. I'm going to try sponges again, but this time I'm going to be able to fill the entire bottom with water (except center) because I added straws to the holes and put a barrier of hot glue so air still can get in, but hopefully water won't get out.

I put 40+ eggs in the incubator last night (then had a storm roll thru and the power went out for several hours (it rarely happens at my place but if it had to happen during incubation, then I couldn't ask for a better time to have the temp drop since they only just went in, although I was a little worried about my week old chicks but knew if they could find each other in the dark then they'd huddle together for warmth)). Therefore, I'm joining those of you that just put in eggs again for an August hatch. I think I also have a broody d'uccle. If she stays today (three days of me seeing her on the nest), I'll mark the eggs she is on and depending on how many she's got, might give her two or three more. I have my incubator filled with half d'uccle (25) and half easter egger (18). The roosters are gone so no matter how this hatch turns out, it will be my last attempt this year. Of the EE eggs, I found out that one of my pullets started laying eggs the same size as my hen, and they are green (I was just putting the eggs aside assuming the larger blue were from my hen and the smaller blue from my pullets but the blue eggs wouldn't suddenly turn green so it has to be one of my new layers after all.) Can't see in the green eggs so hopefully I'll be able to see development (or see for certain if no development) because I don't know if the rooster fertilized her or not.

CG

 

[bestponymilo]

All 3 of my own eggs have pips now - none in the shipped Welsummers yett. Luckily I am busy today so I am not staring too hard, LOL!

EEEKS! So excited for you!

Spud, sorry no peeps :-(

I have 2 broodies (a Delaware and a Maren), they were sitting on some shipped eggs, but none of those ended up hatching. Think it was the unbearably hot weather, or maybe just a rough trip for them. Felt bad for the girls, so picked up their current eggs locally. Candled them last night and it looks like there are a dozen that are developing nicely. Put 3 of the "iffy" ones in the 'bator that I set up, just in case one of the girls gave up.

The next week and a half of waiting is going to do me in hahaah

Of course now that the incubator is setup and running nicely, I'm starting to think it *needs* something to do besides hold 3 (probably dud) eggs......

 

[cocopop]

Thanks for the advise. Aren't the eggs suppose to move at day19? Can you open up the incubator at lockdown to add more water to raise humidity?

 

[jnjmanning]

It might be three strikes your for me. Stared with 6, after candling at day 15, I had two not fertile, three early deaths, and one still in the running. I had to move the incubator to a different location, but it took a about 2 minutes. The egged rolled a little. It is now day 19, no piping and I don't notice any movement. This is the last one at bat and it has two strikes and three balls. I am hoping for a home run. This is my first time, I don't know what to expect or when to give up. Am I suppose to be seeing movement, piping, or hearing them chirp on day 19? How many days do I wait before I give up?

The movement you see if the chick getting in position to hatch. They will move, wiggle till they are comfortable. Some dont move at all, they are happy with the position they are in. Then the chick will get very quiet. I wait till day 23 before I do anything. Then candle and do a float test. These last days are the hardest. You need 3 things when hatching. A friend, chair and rope. The friend to tie you to the chair with the rope! LOL Just let it do it's thing!

 

[MyNewHobby]

I just set my 1st batch of Cochin Bantam eggs yesterday. I've never hatched chicken's before....I'm hoping all goes well!!!