DAY 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chickenlittle21]

Lockdown! I finally get a break from all that egg turning. I am keep the temperature in the incubator between 98°F and 100°F and the humidity around 70 (77% to be exact). My dad says he saw both of the Ameraucana eggs wiggling, I saw one of the eggs rocking, and my mom says she saw another egg moving a little bit. The excitment!

 

[goslingluv]

How exciting! Its definitely an amazing experience!

 

[Vantic]

Good luck on the hatch.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Any updates? Photos of the chicks? I have ameracauna eggs arriving today!
What were your settings? Dry or regular method?

 

[chickenlittle21]

Any updates? Photos of the chicks? I have ameracauna eggs arriving today!
What were your settings? Dry or regular method?

Regular. 9 out of 11 chicks have hatched and I plan on moving them to the brooder at 5:30 today. Most of the chicks hatched on the morning of day 22, one hatched on day 21, and a couple hatched today.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Congratulations! Great hatch rate! Would you mind telling me what your settings were during incubation?
Thanks and those are some pretty good looking Chickies!

 

[chickenlittle21]

Congratulations! Great hatch rate! Would you mind telling me what your settings were during incubation?
Thanks and those are some pretty good looking Chickies!

The humidity generally stayed between 50% and 60% and the temperature between 101°F and 99°F before lockdown. During lockdown the humidity stayed around 80% and the temperature between 98°F and 100°F.

 

[chickenlittle21]

Congratulations! Great hatch rate! Would you mind telling me what your settings were during incubation?
Thanks and those are some pretty good looking Chickies!

I also flipped the eggs 3 times a day

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thanks!

 

[TLH Farm]

Good hatch rate. Congrats! I just hatched 2 Ameraucana eggs yesterday, 1 barnyard mix on Tuesday and 10 barnyard mix today, I still have 7 eggs to hatch, can see moment and hear chirping from another Ameraucana egg, this is day 23. But no pips yet. Any ideas on how long I should wait or is there anything I need to do??? Thanks