August Hatch-A-Long!

[dwalters]

I unplugged the bator last name night to cool so I can clean it. Came down this morning and one of the egggs I thought for sure was a dud had hatched. Temp was below 80 degrees. Amazing

 

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Sorry the pic to go with it

 

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Sorry the pic to go with it

Well I helped it. The butt is still stuck to the shell and now we'll see. Temp dropped to 95 with door open. Humidity to 50 but humidity back up to 65 within 3 mins and temp back to norm within 5

 

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Umbilical cord still attached. Trying to stand.

 

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Not a single pip from the other 43 eggs. This is day 21 plus 12 hrs

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Not a single pip from the other 43 eggs. This is day 21 plus 12 hrs

That's about the time mine started pipping. Hatched out 4 after that time.

 

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That's about the time mine started pipping. Hatched out 4 after that time.

Its SOOOOO much easier letting the hen do this

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Ok my final hatch for the year is done! The chicks didn't begin to hatch until day 21 plus 10 hours, then finished by day 22 and 12 hours. I hatched one out of two homegrowns. I don't know why the one didn't hatch, eggtopsy showed a fully formed chick in a moist inner sack. It was in the correct position too. Guess it just died. I also hatched 3 out of 18 shipped Silkie eggs. I got one Buff, one Paint, and one I don't know...it was yellow and came from an egg marked Lavender?

They are all doing okay the first morning in the brooder. The Paint Silkie may have a slight spraddle, I will watch it this morning to see if it improves as it learns to walk. If it gets worse I will brace her legs. So far my homegrown is the only one drinking yet, but it was born first, the others are 24 hours or less old so I will give them a little more time to get thirsty.

I will try to get pics later today. It is storming big time here so I have my computer unplugged...using my iPad now and this program makes adding pics from my iPad soooo difficult.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Its SOOOOO much easier letting the hen do this

Yes it is! That's why I got the silkies...I hope they will be hatching and rearing my chicks next spring.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

I have two incubators that I hope I don't have to use any more....if the silkie mamas will do it for me next year. Anyone want to buy an incubator? Lol