DAY 18 no sounds no movement

[Bedste]

top of day 19..... straw is a great idea... I do not have a turkey baster......

Thank you for all the encouraging positive words. I will not loose hope till day 23 rigth?

I have to give them 2 additional days from what I am reading.

Day 19 no peeps is ok. I will leave them alone and watch humidity level and add water with straw...... and LEAVE THEM ALONE

this is kinda hard after turning them for 17 1/2 days.....

I notice that different places in the incubator are diff temps so when I have been turning eggs I have also been turning the tray so that everyone has equal time is warmest spots.. no i am beating myself up with that idea and wishing I had left everyone where they were.... at least I would have had 1/2 the eggs always in the warmest spots.

do all incubators have warmer spots and is that ok?

I will add water and keep praying

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I'll add the Patience part!! Sit on your hands, read a book, go shopping, go visit friends, watch a couple long movies!!

 

[mulia24]

hmm, since i have give my chicken eggs 108 F since they were set, i'm not too sure that one even will hatch

very unreliable thermometer.

 

[2txmedics]

Joy, be patient...yeah right!!! ...sorry about last night, I was sleeping been sick...tell you in email...so how many eggs do you have set and where are you on the bating??

 

[thespinningcottage]

One more thing, the hardest part for me was when I first saw the pip and the tiny beak moving in there, then nothing for many hours. Even though I had read that it can take awhile from pip to zip, I wasn't prepared for the intense feelings of worry and impatience. The first one took 8 hours to get "re-energized" and zip out of that egg! I just knew it was all over before it even got started. SO,,, my strongest advice to you after keeping the incubator closed is DON'T WORRY!

Keep us posted. Happy waiting!

(edited to correct typo)

 

[Bedste]

DAY 20

I see two tiny cracks in two diff eggs... I hear peep peep.



I am taking these two grandchildren and running errands and getting away from the eggs.

Anticipation is KILLING ME! OMG I am praying for a large hatch and majority pullets...

Gotta go now.... tempted to sit and stare.... augggggh!

 

[thespinningcottage]

We're doing the happy dance for you! Keep us posted.

 

[Bedste]

I came home to a new baby ...... woo hoo..... she is so pretty.... going to town worked.

They eggs that I saw cracks in are still exactly the same... but this one I did not even notice..... I will post photo of her when she fluffs up a tad..
but if you want to see her tired and wet and resting you can check her out at .... http://beautifulchickens.blogspot.com/

 

[JewellFarm]

Hooray for you! Let us know how the rest goes.

 

[Bedste]

Day 20 woo hoooooo