Bantam Chickens

[lshytle]

Hello everyone here at Backyard Chickens! I am currently incubating bantam chicken eggs (6 of them) and I'm on day 12. It looks like about 3 of them are going to hatch and I had a few questions. Do bantams generally hatch early? Some people say they do so I was curious. When should I stop turning them? What should the humidity be for lockdown?? Thanks!

Lily

 

[pogmobum]

Go into lockdown and stop turning on day 17 this is when my first bantam hatch started to wiggle which gave me a bit of a shock as i didnt expect after reading more about it i found this is normal for them. As for humidity im afraid i dont know as i have an rcom which takes care of everything its self digitally but the setting were the same for my bantams and big eggs so i presume its exactly the same for both. Good luck!

 

[lshytle]

Thank you so much! So, if they are supposed to hatch in 9 days, I should go into lockdown in 5?

 

[lshytle]

(Today's day 12)

 

[pogmobum]

Yep

 

[lshytle]

Thanks Pogmodum! I'll keep you updated!

 

[lshytle]

One more question. Bantams are known for hatching early, and ameraucanas are known for hatching late. I have two bantam ameraucana chicken eggs that look like they are going to hatch as of now. Do you think they will hatch early, on time, or late? Thanks!

 

[Aacre]

IMO, each egg is different. I had a bantam chick that hatched the night of day 21. It makes sense to think that an ameraucana/bantam would hatch right on time though! I am hoping for a few ameracauna/bantam crosses myself! Mine are due to hatch on the 24th.

 

[pogmobum]

IMO, each egg is different. I had a bantam chick that hatched the night of day 21. It makes sense to think that an ameraucana/bantam would hatch right on time though! I am hoping for a few ameracauna/bantam crosses myself! Mine are due to hatch on the 24th.

X2

 

[lshytle]

Wow! Mine are due to hatch on the 25th! We may both have some spring babies!