BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023

[muddy75]

I am hatching for someone else from my town with eggs from his chickens. He drove them maybe 5 min to me. We did have a power outage but only for maybe an hour and I checked my thermometer and it dropped maybe 1/2* in that time. I have a govee thermometer/hygrometer in there that I double checked again before this hatch since the one I just did the air cells seemed a bit small so wanted to be sure it was reading right so that is good. I had one day that for maybe 1/2 hr it shows it was 101.3 but then dropped back down so may be a fluke. the ave temp has been around 99.2-99.6. Since I have an NR360 my govee circles around when the eggs are rolled so the temp fluctuated depending on the spot in the incubator. I can put up a chart from day 7 till today of my temps and humidity.

In June and July I did shipped eggs and from those 2 hatches 28 chicks hatched out of 30 that started to develop. think there were 2 that were DIS at the end but that was it. no quitters the whole time. Then I just did a hatch right before this one (last chick hatched a day before I put these eggs in) for the same guy and 5 developed and 5 hatched.

I checked some eggs a few days ago and looked like maybe quitters and still looked the same today. then I noticed a few others today (I didn't check all the eggs the other day). I can't see veins or movement in them just a dark blob. I left I think 5 in there but don't feel hopeful on those ones. around day 7 or so I have questioned some since the chicks like to hide a bit and sometimes I don't see the veins either, but normally by day 14 I can see them again no problem.

Sounds like you’re doing everything right so the only other significant factors
would be age/health of stock and seasonal differences
Maybe some others here can offer some ideas

 

[ronott1]

We are getting close to hatch day! How are the eggs developing?

 

[junior67]

I have one small egg in this batch. The guy I am hatching them for thinks it may be from his silkie. Do they normally hatch early? I was planning on taking out the turner on day 18 but not up humidity until day 19 since I have 4 that are 3 days behind so didn't want to up it way too early on them. Should I remove the turner earlier though because of the Silkie egg?

 

[Justpoppop]

Lockdown 23 made it, disappointing tho none of clb made it I have no luck with those

 

[buckock]

Lockdown! 15 eggs. Looks like the power outage didn’t hurt any of them!

 

[Ridgeback825]

I'm locking down tomorrow and have 8/12 left!!!

 

[Ridgeback825]

I have one small egg in this batch. The guy I am hatching them for thinks it may be from his silkie. Do they normally hatch early? I was planning on taking out the turner on day 18 but not up humidity until day 19 since I have 4 that are 3 days behind so didn't want to up it way too early on them. Should I remove the turner earlier though because of the Silkie egg?

I have 1 egg that's a day behind too. So excited for our first hatch!

 

[muddy75]

I have one small egg in this batch. The guy I am hatching them for thinks it may be from his silkie. Do they normally hatch early? I was planning on taking out the turner on day 18 but not up humidity until day 19 since I have 4 that are 3 days behind so didn't want to up it way too early on them. Should I remove the turner earlier though because of the Silkie egg?

If it is a silkie egg, It should hatch similar to any chicken egg (21 days avg) no special treatment required. I’m kinda assuming it is a cross?? What breed are the prospective daddies? I loved my silkie cross girls that I hatched, but many thought the pictures looked like a hatching experiment gone wrong

 

[junior67]

If it is a silkie egg, It should hatch similar to any chicken egg (21 days avg) no special treatment required. I’m kinda assuming it is a cross?? What breed are the prospective daddies? I loved my silkie cross girls that I hatched, but many thought the pictures looked like a hatching experiment gone wrong

Not sure if it is a cross or what, but most likely? I am hatching for someone else. He isn't too sure on the breeds he has. He knows he has silkies and spitzhauben but doesn't know what the others are. He has EE or OE, but none of those eggs developed. Looks like maybe RIR?? I am not good at guessing the red breeds. Lol I am guessing they may be crossed since I don't think he has separate pens. He just brings me the eggs, I hatch them, love on them for a day or two till all steady on their feet and he picks them up and gives me more eggs. Lol. This is the 2 nd batch I have done for him. The first one only 4 of his eggs developed and on day 2 some of his eggs exploded (bleck) so I threw in a few eggs from my girls and 1 developed and all hatched. This time there are 12 developing.

Once these hatch he has more of the smaller, he thinks the silkie eggs, for me to hatch. Lol.

Adding the pics he sent me.

 

[muddy75]

Not sure if it is a cross or what, but most likely? I am hatching for someone else. He isn't too sure on the breeds he has. He knows he has silkies and spitzhauben but doesn't know what the others are. He has EE or OE, but none of those eggs developed. Looks like maybe RIR?? I am not good at guessing the red breeds. Lol I am guessing they may be crossed since I don't think he has separate pens. He just brings me the eggs, I hatch them, love on them for a day or two till all steady on their feet and he picks them up and gives me more eggs. Lol. This is the 2 nd batch I have done for him. The first one only 4 of his eggs developed and on day 2 some of his eggs exploded (bleck) so I threw in a few eggs from my girls and 1 developed and all hatched. This time there are 12 developing.

Once these hatch he has more of the smaller, he thinks the silkie eggs, for me to hatch. Lol.

Adding the pics he sent me.

Looks like he has quite a mix there! Looked like at least 1 silkie roo so possibly a pure silkie will be interested to see what hatches!