chicken eggs and counting 21 days

[gimmie birdies]

I want mention to people who are hatching, as you know it is 21 days, but the first day doesn't start until the egg has been in the incubator 24 hrs. I know this sounds simple enough, but I do see many people saying, "Today is day 21, and nothing has hatched!" Here is a good example... If you set eggs on the first day of the month the eggs will hatch on the 22nd. (not the 21 since you do not count the day you set the eggs.) What I do it is look at my calendar, and count 3 weeks out from when I set them. If I set on a Sunday they will hatch on the Sunday 3 weeks later. Set on a day you know you will be home.

I am mentioning this because I have hatching eggs and thought I was on day 14 yesterday, but realized I was counting day 1 too soon, I knew to correct myself right away, but thought I would share this.

 

[ChickNanny13]

 

[WINE WINE]

ummm, its day 21 lol, nothing's happening, no pipping or anything at all should i candle it? or should i be worried the heck out of myself or just GIVE UP

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had 6 eggs once- all six hatched day 23.

 

[WINE WINE]

I had 6 eggs once- all six hatched day 23.

It’s day 22 today! No pip!! Nothingggggg

 

[gimmie birdies]

ahhh!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Patience ... Maybe candle?

 

[gimmie birdies]

Good luck!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I want mention to people who are hatching, as you know it is 21 days, but the first day doesn't start until the egg has been in the incubator 24 hrs. I know this sounds simple enough, but I do see many people saying, "Today is day 21, and nothing has hatched!" Here is a good example... If you set eggs on the first day of the month the eggs will hatch on the 22nd. (not the 21 since you do not count the day you set the eggs.) What I do it is look at my calendar, and count 3 weeks out from when I set them. If I set on a Sunday they will hatch on the Sunday 3 weeks later. Set on a day you know you will be home.

I am mentioning this because I have hatching eggs and thought I was on day 14 yesterday, but realized I was counting day 1 too soon, I knew to correct myself right away, but thought I would share this.

I tried to educate the forum members to this a while back and was castigated for my efforts. Somehow folks can't get through their heads that hatching is a natural process and not a computer game. In other words if everything goes right it'll take 21 FULL days to complete the process with maybe a 48 hour rest period added. Only when the process has run its full course is the setting hen ready to bring her children out to meet the world.

 

[gimmie birdies]