August Hatch-A-Long!

[Heidisgran]

 

[familypendragon]

Awesome chickies hatching Can't wait to see my first pip!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

It was early so when I saw it pipped I was afraid to open the bator because it's the high humidity one for peafowl and duck etc...peafowl need 90% to hatch! so I turned off the turner when it hatched I didn't want it getting hurt so I wrapped it up and rushed it into the one I usually use for hatching to dry! whew! I watched it fully hatch...so amazing each time

It sure is!

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

I looked a chick pics and think these are both Buff Orpingtons. The other three eggs may have one more BO, then who knows, there is a brown egg and a green one too.

 

[jnjmanning]

That is what the hatching 101 article says to do. Take them out and lay them down with the lowest dip in the air cell facing up.

Like I stated, several very experienced breeders used to think the same way. But are now keeping them upright.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Question. After the first of five eggs hatched and I removed the chick, the humidity and temp balanced itself out very quickly. When second chick was removed (11 hrs later) the temp and humidity dropped and it took me adding hot water to get both to get back up...could it be because the other three eggs have died, or is this normal? The remaining three were all alive when they went into lockdown 2 days ago. None of them have pipped externally yet, don't know about internally.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Question. After the first of five eggs hatched and I removed the chick, the humidity and temp balanced itself out very quickly. When second chick was removed (11 hrs later) the temp and humidity dropped and it took me adding hot water to get both to get back up...could it be because the other three eggs have died, or is this normal? The remaining three were all alive when they went into lockdown 2 days ago. None of them have pipped externally yet, don't know about internally.

Well to partially answer my own question...No, they are not all dead. I shined my flashlight inside the incubator to look closely for pipping I might have missed and one of the eggs started rocking...just a tiny bit, but it is still alive! I swear I am such a nervous ninny over this, lol.

 

[roostersandhens]

I looked a chick pics and think these are both Buff Orpingtons. The other three eggs may have one more BO, then who knows, there is a brown egg and a green one too.

I know what the green one is want me to tell you? Or wait and see?

 

[familypendragon]

Day 19 and I have my first pip! I am concerned because its below the last air cell line a lot - but I haven't candled since day 17 when I put them in the hatcher because I needed room in the bator - and I had a feeling they might start early since so many are and its so hot. Do nothing right??

 

[Heidisgran]

I had my 8 bantams hatching for 3 days
and they were all set the same day, you may have a couple of very long days lol

so over the last 3 days I have 8 bantams, 14 guinea (so far) and 1 peachick ( still waiting on 1 peachick

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