Day 17 Situation, Input Appreciated

[aart]

Now she's stumbling around like a drunk, making a racket and telling the others to hurry up.

They are soooo funny!!
Great pics and Congrats!

Is this the first time you've used the dividers?

 

[DeadlyFrog]

So neat... thanks for the pics.

 

[Ms Biddy]

They are soooo funny!!
Great pics and Congrats!

Is this the first time you've used the dividers?

Thank you! This is the second time. It's going well.

 

[WVduckchick]

how many more have hatched?

 

[Ms Biddy]

The second early pipper made it out easily last night, also from the wrong end of the egg. A third has pipped, in the correct end. After this, there should be a lull until the others start. It might give me time to clean up a little. Today is day 19.

 

[Molpet]

Update, the first chick pipped externally so now I'm on day 18 with two external pips and about 4 eggs that seem well ahead of the others.

I'm not sure if they could have been developing ahead of setting because if I'm reading the dates right, they were laid fresh right before I set them. So now I'm leaning toward hot spots in my incubator. I did shuffle the eggs into different spots inside, but only once on day 14.

this summer 2 broody hens eggs started hatching early. The morning of day 19 I had fluffy chicks and eggs that hatched on day 21... both broodies... it was 95f and about the same humidity out.. I pick up eggs every couple of hours and store in a cool basement.

 

[Ms Biddy]

this summer 2 broody hens eggs started hatching early. The morning of day 19 I had fluffy chicks and eggs that hatched on day 21... both broodies... it was 95f and about the same humidity out.. I pick up eggs every couple of hours and store in a cool basement.

Must've been hot spots under your broodies too, lol!

 

[aart]

How goes it @Ms Biddy?

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

 

[Ms Biddy]

My hatch is going well, thanks! My 4 early birds went in the brooder this morning and now that I'm on day 20, the next wave is starting. All eggs are drawn down, many are internally pipped, some are externally pipped and this one just came out. It's the third one to come out the wrong end of the egg. A little olive egger.