Day 18 is tomorrow!!

[mamaboyd]

4 pips, a peep and and a beak poking through. I'm so excited!!!

How is everyone else doing??

 

[luvmychicknkids]

I have 3 out...two from my EE 1 from my White Leghorn. Almost one from my RSL. Really worried. With them completely dried out in the shells I am having to help every one. One of the EE babies seems really weak but I am hoping for the best. She was the first one to pip and I waited hours before realizing these guys were going to have to have help. The Leghorn baby apparently pipped the wrong place and made herself bleed quite a bit but I would call her stable right now. I am just hoping they mke it.

Congrats mama!!!! Can't wait for pics of everyones.

 

[SterlingAcres]

No news here. Mu humidity's been high, the bator runs high even without water. It was a good 60-65 the whole hatch. I had a spike the other day that it shot up to almost 80, so I took all the water out. It's now around 70... so I have humidity issues too.

And not so much as a pip.

This sucks. I'll give them a few days before I call it quits.

 

[mamaboyd]

How long did you wait before you decided to help out? I have one that has a hole in the shell and membrane for about an hour and a half, but it doesn't seem to be getting any farther along. It's beak is poking out the hole but it's not zipping any more area. It was peeping pretty good too, but it has slowed down now. I don't know what to do

Congrats on the ones that have hatched luvmychicknkids! Hope everyone does well!

 

[SterlingAcres]

This is going to be a loooonnnng night. The morons across the street are setting off bottle rockets... I made myself some tea and I'll stay up hoping for a pip.

 

[mamaboyd]

Shellie, keeping my fingers crossed that you get some pips out of your eggs soon!

Trish

 

[SterlingAcres]

Went to get a snack and check the eggs... nothing... Ugh.

 

[lost]

Is your last name Boyd. Mine is thats cool if it is.O yea good luck

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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It was probably about 5 hours or maybe more. She wasn't progressing at all and I could see the membrane was dry. REALLY glad I helped or they would't have made it. I was terrified to help but more terrified not to. Good luck. It is so frightening!

Edit to add....I really wish I had started helping much sooner. That first one really is weak and I think I came awfully close to losing her.

 

[yotetrapper]

I knew they'd hatch. Congrats