Day 17 eggs moving!!! What do i do?!??!

[ChickenPeep]

Hey guys! 4 of my 14 eggs are moving! They start moving every time i chirp to them. On a post about air cells yesterday people told me to lockdown on the 19th due to the air cells. Now theyre moviing!! Should i wait to lockdown on the first pip? Can i candle them! IM SO EXCITED!!! But theyre so early! No pips yet.

 

[ChickenPeep]

EDIT: 6 are moving!! What do i do?!!? HELP!

 

[hdowden]

you might have internal pips i have never incubated before so idk they might be getting ready to hatch i would watch them carefully. are you useing an auto turner?

 

[ChickenPeep]

No, turning by hand. SO EXCITED!!!!!

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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We have similar dilemmas though I'm on day 18. One of mine is actively moving around periodically. Panic mode! Lol! I questioned a few of my 33 being a bit slow in development, so was holding off on lockdown. I added a bit of water to increase humidity, it went from 40% to 75% in no time.. What if the humidity gets lower after being in lockdown for any period of time? Last hatch I did not fret over, they were local eggs and we were doing it just for fun, had NO clue what we were doing and all 12 hatched. UGH

 

[ChickenPeep]

They stopped. Chicks get tired soo easily!

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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Lol, right! I'm worried about controlling the humidity after lockdown. I'm researching it now....

 

[ChickenPeep]

Should i lockdown right noww?

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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Day 17? I'm not sure. I was told by one of the people i got my eggs from to lockdown on day 17.

 

[ChickenPeep]

But theyre moving.