Day 17/18/19 here... CHICK PICS!!

[Cara]

My husband thinks I have lost my mind again, watching the incubator intently for a wiggly egg. When do bantams usually hatch? That one seems to be the wiggliest, but I set it last so it's on day 17.

 

[speckledhen]

Bantams can sometimes hatch on Day 19 or 20, but I've had even a standard pip on Day 19 before. Are any of the eggs I sent still in the running?

 

[KKluckers]

I had a cochin bantam hatch day 19 and some one the 20th day.

 

[Cara]

Yes Cynthia, the Ameraucana is and I can't remember how many of the Orpingtons I told you were developing, but all of the ones that started growing still are as far as I can tell. I left everything in the incubator just in case. I think 12 out of the 18 eggs in there have dark areas and air pockets. The other 6 are clear. The only one that I can tell for sure is the Sultan, and it is moving around a lot. My flashlight isn't much use with the rest now.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, we'll be looking forward to your hatch, then! Sounds like it'll be a pretty good one.

 

[Cara]

I hope so. I'm getting so excited about it, I had a nightmare while we were away this weekend that someone stole my eggs out of the incubator while they were hatching, and I had no idea where they were.

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, no, the chicken nightmares! I know them well. Dont get me started on the ones I've had, LOL!

 

[Cara]

The Sultan is wiggling and I just can't stand it. They're fairly easy to sex, and I want to see what it is!

 

[Cara]

These eggs are determined to make me wait. Day 19/20/21 starts at 2pm, and 2 have pipped (the Sultan and a Blue Orpington from Catalpa). They haven't done anything since then though

 

[speckledhen]

That is hard, waiting while they rest after that first pip. Then they make a break for it, but it can be hours and hours later. I have two eggs that go into the hatcher tonight, then nothing till I collect more for myself in a couple of weeks.