BYC's 4th of July Star Spangled Hatch-Along

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Three pips last night, woke up to one chick this morning! Four so far ... Six more still to go...

 

[Debbie292d]

You should setup a hatch cam!

Exactly. Then you get a notification on your phone and look to see something like this.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Four little cuties!

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

I have an egg that's moving around. I can hear chirping, but I don't see a pip anywhere. Could there be something wrong?

ETA Nevermind, I see it was pipped underneath and trying to flip over!

 

[LydiaB]

5 ducklings and 8 chicks so far. Ended up assisting the upside down duckling. No way it could get out- the air cell took up half the egg (detached due to shipping).

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

We are up to 8/10! C'mon last two... One was actually set slightly after the rest, so that could be what's taking that on just a bit longer.... Fx for both of them

ETA Both have pipped!
EATA j/k I think only one was pipped, I might have been seeing things.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

5 ducklings and 8 chicks so far. Ended up assisting the upside down duckling. No way it could get out- the air cell took up half the egg (detached due to shipping).

What kind of ducks are they?

 

[LydiaB]

What kind of ducks are they?

Ancona. I have 8 total now, 2 aren’t quite out. The upside down one is most likely dying though. Super weak.
We have 10 chicks. They are Delaware. I started with 24 of each breed, plus 2 barnyard mix eggs. Both of my eggs hatched, 8/24 Ancona and 10/22 (2 arrived broken) Delaware.
No one else has pipped and I didn’t see movement, so I doubt I’ll have more. I’ll probably check again later.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Aw, I hope the duckies make it. I must have been seeing things because we got one more chick this morning that had pipped and was set a little later than the rest, but the last egg, I don't think I really see a pip even. :/ We went out on a couple errands, but if nothing has happened by the time we get home, I might try to check for movement... IDK if I would be able to find the air cell to make a safety hole, or how much point there is now. We had seven hatch over the past few weeks, and then 9/10 more now, so even if this one doesn't make it, I'm pretty pleased. Still sad though if it doesn't.

 

[LydiaB]

Aw, I hope the duckies make it. I must have been seeing things because we got one more chick this morning that had pipped and was set a little later than the rest, but the last egg, I don't think I really see a pip even. :/ We went out on a couple errands, but if nothing has happened by the time we get home, I might try to check for movement... IDK if I would be able to find the air cell to make a safety hole, or how much point there is now. We had seven hatch over the past few weeks, and then 9/10 more now, so even if this one doesn't make it, I'm pretty pleased. Still sad though if it doesn't.

That’s still a 90% hatch rate… pretty impressive compared to mine. I’ve tossed 5 eggs so far and have 13 I think are not going to make it. But my eggs were shopped so I’m guessing that’s why.