Chinese New Year Hatch/February 3 2011

[debilorrah]

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Yup. Me too. According to the schedule. But you and I both know the "schedule" isn't written in stone. Some variance can occur without disaster occurring. I set late on the 13th, so I will lock down on Monday evening.

Me too, they got set when I got home from work. My temps are also steady at 100 so I expect an early hatch.

 

[X2Farm]

Good luck to yall with lockdown and hatches!!!!

My 12 are doin great.. some already have wing feathers and they're only a few days old

They'll be moving down to the basement brooder probably tomorrow night, after I move around birds and put my Sussex in the breeding pen

Cleaned out the bator and put another batch of F1 OE's, SLW, and some Polish eggs in there...

Wolfie, I'm sendin ya extra good hatchin vibes hun

 

[BooBear]

Just hopping in.
I went into lockdown this morning. Had to pull the last pure wyandotte egg as it did not develope. So, all of the 8 eggs that made it to lock down are mutts.

The last shipped egg that made it was put in for fun by the seller and is an Ameraucana x wyandotte (EE). Sure hope this tough blue egg is a hen and not a boy.

Hope everyone else gets good hatches this week.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

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Can you get a pic of it please? If you can see through a Marans egg with it, I want one!

 

[RareBreedFancier]

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Having hatched only once I am NO expert but I will tell you what I did with my hatch...
I had really small aircells too and was freaking out about drowning them. I left them in the main 'bator and hand turned my other eggs till day 20. Moved them into the hatcher, put water in two channels and had 6 pips at midnight. Come morning my pips were still pips, checked the water and filled both channels up with a needle and syringe through the vent. Had 6 out by midday and the last piped. Last hatched out about 9pm.

It was probably a bad idea to leave them in the main 'bator and this round I have moved them and only filled one channel in the hatcher till midday today (day 20 for me) when I used the syringe to fill the second one and top up the first.

I was constantly looking for pips when I knew I had the humidity down and it was nerve wracking but it worked for me. I had no shrink wrapped chicks but I also had no pips till after I'd raised the humidity.

I have no idea if this would work for you or if I was just lucky but I was sure they were doing to drown and just needed more time to evaporate.

I really, really hope you have a good hatch this time Wolfie

 

[daisychick]

Ok I finally got to lockdown my eggs. I had to do it tonight because the morning is crazy busy! So I candled them all and saw 100% for sure movement in all the chicken eggs but one, so I took it out. That leaves me with 22. Then I candled the quail eggs I was iffy about and had a lot of quitters. But I do have 6 that I am pretty sure are good.

So I am really hoping for a good hatch! I know they are alive right now so I hope I have learned enough to keep them that way until they hatch.

Good luck to all my fellow Hatchers!!!!!

 

[jenjscott]

I don't have many left going into lockdown, but I have two brooders already full, and a large hatch coming on behind. I set my temperature up a little, so maybe this hatch won't be so late.

 

[debilorrah]

I look forward to Thursday, mainly because one of my silkie eggs is showing very active life in it. VERY ACTIVE!!!!

 

[daisychick]

That is great Debi! Little silkie chicks are soooo cute! I hope you get babies!

 

[debilorrah]

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I do too and I hope you have a great hatch as well!!!

My eggs are all shipped so if I get one I am happy.

I have come to the conclusion that this hatching forum is best for grief. I love all you guys and really enjoy the stories and seeing everyone excitement!!!