August Hatch-A-Long

[Mamasaurus]

DarkBlue - I am using a 60W in a small brooder - but right now none of the kids will put our one hatcher down, so she's cuddled down into my daughter's chest! Sleeping!

 

[Tazbeaux]

Faith resting and getting stronger!

YAAAAAAAY!

I am so happy she made it out, I was really worried about that one

 

[Mamasaurus]

YAAAAAAAY!

I am so happy she made it out, I was really worried about that one

You and me both!! But I could see her pattern of working in the wee hours of the morning and thought I'd give her another day - she hatched at 6.30am

there are now two more working away at their pips today, not started unzipping yet. Faith doesn't like being in the incubator OR brooder alone so she has been with one or the other of us all day!

Of course, the children were allowed to stay home from school today, much to my father's disgust

...how funny was it then when I rang the school principal and he was really positive about it being a 'real life learning experience' and was happy for them to stay home

 

[Tazbeaux]

You and me both!! But I could see her pattern of working in the wee hours of the morning and thought I'd give her another day - she hatched at 6.30am

there are now two more working away at their pips today, not started unzipping yet. Faith doesn't like being in the incubator OR brooder alone so she has been with one or the other of us all day!

Of course, the children were allowed to stay home from school today, much to my father's disgust

...how funny was it then when I rang the school principal and he was really positive about it being a 'real life learning experience' and was happy for them to stay home

I'm glad the other eggs are coming around too! It's midnight here, just turned my eggs in the bator for the second the last time, in the morning they will get turned and go into lock down. I hope they hatch, I have had awful luck with these shipped eggs. Well off to the shower then to bed, goodnight.

 

[darkbluespace]

5 chicks hatched!! The other three are pipped, one might be starting to zip.

I just got my son to stay and watch the last one hatch. It took a little patience but he loved it! I think I have two full Speckled Sussex chicks so far... a full Copper Maran chick out of a very dark egg, a Welsummer and Maran mix ( I think ) which is the prettiest silver color and from a lighter Maran egg, a yellowish chick... maybe Maran x Speckled Sussex.

I have the first two in the brooder already... it was mayhem in there, babies laying on the thermostat sensor.... climbing on the eggs. I think I'll put all the babes in the brooder tonight and let the 3 eggs hatch when they are ready. I can't regulate the temp if they are on the sensor and I don't want anything crazy to happen overnight.

It has been a big day and I think I'm running on adrenaline! I think I'll eat some food and go to bed! I bet the others will hatch by morning or at least by the time I get up

 

[Mamasaurus]

5 chicks hatched!! The other three are pipped, one might be starting to zip.


I just got my son to stay and watch the last one hatch. It took a little patience but he loved it! I think I have two full Speckled Sussex chicks so far... a full Copper Maran chick out of a very dark egg, a Welsummer and Maran mix ( I think ) which is the prettiest silver color and from a lighter Maran egg, a yellowish chick... maybe Maran x Speckled Sussex.


I have the first two in the brooder already... it was mayhem in there, babies laying on the thermostat sensor.... climbing on the eggs. I think I'll put all the babes in the brooder tonight and let the 3 eggs hatch when they are ready. I can't regulate the temp if they are on the sensor and I don't want anything crazy to happen overnight.


It has been a big day and I think I'm running on adrenaline! I think I'll eat some food and go to bed! I bet the others will hatch by morning or at least by the time I get up

Oh, do post pics some time soon!!

 

[Mamasaurus]

I'm glad the other eggs are coming around too! It's midnight here, just turned my eggs in the bator for the second the last time, in the morning they will get turned and go into lock down. I hope they hatch, I have had awful luck with these shipped eggs. Well off to the shower then to bed, goodnight.

positive thoughts Taz, positive thoughts!! THIS time they are ALL going to hatch - you have taken such good care of them

 

[Dispatch273]

Yay for baby fuzzbutts!! Today is hatching day for me. 17 eggs in the incubator with one of them being a twin. No pips or rocking from what I can see but I did set them at night.

 

[sahmhomesteader]

5 chicks hatched!!  The other three are pipped, one might be starting to zip.

  I just got my son to stay and watch the last one hatch.  It took a little patience but he loved it!   I think I have two full Speckled Sussex chicks so far... a full Copper Maran chick out of a very dark egg, a Welsummer and Maran mix ( I think ) which is the prettiest silver color and from a lighter Maran egg, a yellowish chick... maybe Maran x Speckled Sussex. 

  I have the first two in the brooder already... it was mayhem in there, babies laying on the thermostat sensor.... climbing on the eggs.  I think I'll put all the babes in the brooder tonight and let the 3 eggs hatch when they are ready.  I can't regulate the temp if they are on the sensor and I don't want anything crazy to happen overnight.

It has been a big day and I think I'm running on adrenaline!  I think I'll eat some food and go to bed!  I bet the others will hatch by morning or at least by the time I get up

Yay! ...and still jealous of the speckled sussex chicks

 

[Iko127]

Hi all!! So happy for all the new babies! Mine are doing great

I just bought 24+ more eggs!!!

I'm hoping to do better next time. I'm wanting to find out a little from everyone on how the hatches are coming out for the ones that did dry hatches?? Dry hatch is leaving humidity alone as long as it doesn't go lower than 30??? And what do you keep it at for lockdown? My temp was great but I think I had to much humidity in the beginning and not enough for hatch. Losing 5 chicks doesn't sit well with me and I don't want to end up getting so nervous I help them hatch all by hand. The 5 that didn't make it never internal pipped, not sure what the cause of that is and 3 of them seemed not positioned right, again I don't know the reasoning. I'm sure being shipped eggs and me never have done this didn't help so I'm just very happy for my 4 chicks!! Thanks again for any advise and help I can get. Happy hatching!