August Hatch-A-Long!

[BY Chicken Lady]

Oh dear... I ordered more eggs. Now I have a 3 part staggered hatch AND chicks arriving in the mail

Haha, me too! I am hoping the chicks will arrive about the time my incubator eggs hatch.

 

[familypendragon]

Haha, me too!  I am hoping the chicks will arrive about the time my incubator eggs hatch.

Yeah, "Get all the brooding out of the way at one time...." That is what I keep telling myself, LOL! A bunch of my mutts will be going to my BF though if they hatch OK. So it isn't THAT bad. (Anyone buying this??)

 

[Sweet T]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?

I decided to try a staggered hatch, in the same incubator. So I had eggs in lockdown that hatched, while I also had eggs in the egg turner still developing. I have had the humidity high for almost a week now.

Well my first batch of eggs hatched. I just checked on my second batch that's still in the egg turner. I saw two pips! Lockdown isn't supposed to be until Thursday. So this is day 15. How is this possible? What do I need to do, leave them in the egg turner or move them to the hatching tray?

 

[familypendragon]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?

I decided to try a staggered hatch, in the same incubator.  So I had eggs in lockdown that hatched, while I also had eggs in the egg turner still developing.  I have had the humidity high for almost a week now. 

Well my first batch of eggs hatched.  I just checked on my second batch that's still in the egg turner.  I saw two pips!  Lockdown isn't supposed to be until Thursday. So this is day 15.  How is this possible?  What do I need to do, leave them in the egg turner or move them to the hatching tray?

I just read a few threads and the first thing is to immediately turn off the turner. You will have to turn the rest by hand according to what I am reading. I read to keep a spray bottle handy to mist the eggs if you need to raise humidity after turning. I will keep looking for info for you and hope someone more experienced chimes in to help.

 

[familypendragon]

Here is a thread that might help https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/643475/staggered-hatches-help

 

[Sweet T]

Here is a thread that might help https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/643475/staggered-hatches-help

Thank you so much!

 

[what did I do]

You ever have one of these days? My kids saw that one of the two broodies had 2 chicks hatch so they moved the eggs out of the nest that the other broody was sitting on. Aaaaaaahhhhh, the eggs were out of the nest all day. I stuck them back under the hen tonight. The eggs were supposed to hatch in the next day or two. If they don't hatch I will take her to the fair where we will have the incubator and I will give her some of the chicks we hatch. How could they do that to a Leghorn! Two of my broodies are sharing a very large dog crate and they have been doing well together. They were both given eggs on the same day so they would hatch at the same time - maybe not the best idea but it worked good up until today.

 

[familypendragon]

You ever have one of these days? My kids saw that one of the two broodies had 2 chicks hatch so they moved the eggs out of the nest that the other broody was sitting on. Aaaaaaahhhhh, the eggs were out of the nest all day. I stuck them back under the hen tonight. The eggs were supposed to hatch in the next day or two. If they don't hatch I will take her to the fair where we will have the incubator and I will give her some of the chicks we hatch. How could they do that to a Leghorn! Two of my broodies are sharing a very large dog crate and they have been doing well together. They were both given eggs on the same day so they would hatch at the same time - maybe not the best idea but it worked good up until today.

Oh no - fingers crossed!

 

[Sueg4332]

Yay! You should join the hatching party! ^_^

I have eggs in the bators too Some 24 eggs)should hatch the Brinsea on 10th or 11, then in the dickie I have 3 hatches going on in it.
chicks, turkeys and cochin bantams. All due on different days. I swear I am going to turn it off after these. LOL I have said only 2 hatches this year. Been hatching since March.
Last hatch shipped salmon faverole shipped eggs 13 chicks out of 14 egg. But 2 did not make it the first night. Cute little guys....

 

[98Luna]

Candles to see air cells. They are bigger now, I took out some water in the incubator. Can't see much in the eggs now, just have to wait five days and find out if they hatch. So exciting!