California - Northern

[Chickengirl1304]

Well I am in awe, temp only 96 degrees and here I am on day 19 with a pip? Haha

 

[PetRock]

They're pretty fluffy, this is a just dried bobwhite.



As they start to feather.



I'm in the Placerville area and have bobwhite and coturnix.

Awww....they are adorable! I have 30 bobwhite eggs in my incubator right now! The timing isn't perfect because I'm going to be dealing with a staggered hatch but I decided to give it a try because the alternative was waiting 3 weeks to set the quail eggs.

 

[threadgeek]

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How's this!!!

3 hatched at about 7am. They are sure peeping up a storm in there!!! I'm in love!

Now for some names...

Here's upside down guy... 2 hrs ago the pip looked gurgly so after a quick forum search I decided to try to remove a couple loose pieces of shell to help him breathe. I just checked and I can see slight movement in there. I'd appreciate advice for what to do, from what I've read I should let him try to get out on his own but if he can't then I should help? Please confirm!

Nothing obvious from the other eggs...

<edited to note the # hatched chicks>

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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OK, I'm getting worried about mine....I have NO pips, nada, nothin'! I hear nothing, no rocking....of course, they're packed in there like sardines. I think I should have cut the cartons somehow so they could get more on their sides. Most are too big to set at an angle.

What if they all died! I didn't set until 8;30 pm on the 2nd. My count said they would be due today, more tonight but thought by now I'd at least have a pip. According to the homestead chart they were due yesterday! So if I was due yesterday, it's pretty odd I'd have nothing.

Geez, if thing don't hatch and all the grandkids are coming for a sleepover to see them hatch, it'll be like throwing a 4 year old a party where you promised ponies only they didn't come!

 

[ronott1]

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OK, I'm getting worried about mine....I have NO pips, nada, nothin'! I hear nothing, no rocking....of course, they're packed in there like sardines. I think I should have cut the cartons somehow so they could get more on their sides. Most are too big to set at an angle.

What if they all died! I didn't set until 8;30 pm on the 2nd. My count said they would be due today, more tonight but thought by now I'd at least have a pip. According to the homestead chart they were due yesterday! So if I was due yesterday, it's pretty odd I'd have nothing.

Geez, if thing don't hatch and all the grandkids are coming for a sleepover to see them hatch, it'll be like throwing a 4 year old a party where you promised ponies only they didn't come!

Setting after 12, the first day does not count. Set day was the third:




Some are later hatchers, but today is day 21 so you should see pips soon. Candlle them and you will probably see some little heads in there!

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Quote:

How's this!!!

3 hatched at about 7am. They are sure peeping up a storm in there!!! I'm in love!

Now for some names...

Here's upside down guy... 2 hrs ago the pip looked gurgly so after a quick forum search I decided to try to remove a couple loose pieces of shell to help him breathe. I just checked and I can see slight movement in there. I'd appreciate advice for what to do, from what I've read I should let him try to get out on his own but if he can't then I should help? Please confirm!

Nothing obvious from the other eggs...

<edited to note the # hatched chicks>

Awe, how sweet!!! Is that a little blood on the pipped area? Make sure that if you help you stop if you see any blood. Has it been less then 24 since it pipped? I'd wait a little longer if it's less but if it doesn't move and looks like it can't, the longer you wait the more chance you have of a crippled leg.

Question for Brinsea owners: Should I have removed the paper thing in there when I locked down? It just seems so crowded in there. When they due hatch I wonder where they're going to go. If I should, since I have no pips should I open the bator and take it out?

 

[ronott1]

Quote:

How's this!!!

3 hatched at about 7am. They are sure peeping up a storm in there!!! I'm in love!

Now for some names...

Here's upside down guy... 2 hrs ago the pip looked gurgly so after a quick forum search I decided to try to remove a couple loose pieces of shell to help him breathe. I just checked and I can see slight movement in there. I'd appreciate advice for what to do, from what I've read I should let him try to get out on his own but if he can't then I should help? Please confirm!

Nothing obvious from the other eggs...

<edited to note the # hatched chicks>

Wait until 24 hours and then follow the helping instructions to get him out.

You are doing the correct things!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[threadgeek]

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OK, I'm getting worried about mine....I have NO pips, nada, nothin'! I hear nothing, no rocking....of course, they're packed in there like sardines. I think I should have cut the cartons somehow so they could get more on their sides. Most are too big to set at an angle.

What if they all died! I didn't set until 8;30 pm on the 2nd. My count said they would be due today, more tonight but thought by now I'd at least have a pip. According to the homestead chart they were due yesterday! So if I was due yesterday, it's pretty odd I'd have nothing.

Geez, if thing don't hatch and all the grandkids are coming for a sleepover to see them hatch, it'll be like throwing a 4 year old a party where you promised ponies only they didn't come!
We set our eggs at the exact same time! I have a hunch that my incubator was on the warm side though. I don't have anything from any of the other eggs yet.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Quote:
OK, I'm getting worried about mine....I have NO pips, nada, nothin'! I hear nothing, no rocking....of course, they're packed in there like sardines. I think I should have cut the cartons somehow so they could get more on their sides. Most are too big to set at an angle.

What if they all died! I didn't set until 8;30 pm on the 2nd. My count said they would be due today, more tonight but thought by now I'd at least have a pip. According to the homestead chart they were due yesterday! So if I was due yesterday, it's pretty odd I'd have nothing.

Geez, if thing don't hatch and all the grandkids are coming for a sleepover to see them hatch, it'll be like throwing a 4 year old a party where you promised ponies only they didn't come!
We set our eggs at the exact same time! I have a hunch that my incubator was on the warm side though. I don't have anything from any of the other eggs yet.
Yes, I thought we had set them at the same time. I wonder if having so many in the incubator would make them later. I candled before lockdown and saw lots of movement in lots of eggs. I only had three that were in question. Should I remove the cartons since they're so packed in the that they can't get on their side?

 

[threadgeek]

Awe, how sweet!!! Is that a little blood on the pipped area? Make sure that if you help you stop if you see any blood. Has it been less then 24 since it pipped? I'd wait a little longer if it's less but if it doesn't move and looks like it can't, the longer you wait the more chance you have of a crippled leg.

Question for Brinsea owners: Should I have removed the paper thing in there when I locked down? It just seems so crowded in there. When they due hatch I wonder where they're going to go. If I should, since I have no pips should I open the bator and take it out?

Wait until 24 hours and then follow the helping instructions to get him out.

You are doing the correct things!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

He pipped last night around 10pm, there is a little blood and also a little yellow liquid. I tried to get a better picture, I can see his beak poking out and he is breathing. I can see a small tear in the clear membrane above the loose bit of shell, so I think he can breathe even if he pulls his head back in. There is a bit of liquid right around where his beak is poking out, but I can see him pulling air through it. I'm hesitant to help before the 24 hrs but am a little concerned about him breathing through that slight bit of liquid. I'm trying to keep the humidity up to prevent the liquid from drying and crusting him over, its at 72% right now. I didn't pull that larger bit of shell earlier because it still seemed fairly attached and I didn't want to tear anything. Advice is appreciated!!!