Day 18

[mel58]

I have 3 that have hatched and 1 pipped. sure hope I get some more pips soon. just being impatient I guess !

I hatched some ees around christmas but only had 3 hatch (lg). my one rir I have left doesn't lay anymore that I can tell. need some better layers.

 

[Barnyard]

omg !! I had 4 pips this morning before I went shopping and when I got home I had 3 new babies!

 

[Katy]

Isn't it great fun!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

See.....Told ya to have faith!!!

 

[hinkjc]

Hang in there ladies...a couple early birds and the explosion usually happens when you're not looking. Go take a nap.

Fingers crossed for you.

Jody

 

[mel58]

(what, we can't hover over the bator as if we were broody hens?)

I have 7 more pips and 3 hatched. if these 10 make it out of 18 set that will be a new record hatch rate for me with shipped eggs. so far I'm really sold on this lyon bator! it was so easy to keep the temp and humidity steady even when the temps outside were between 1 degree and 56 degrees (wild temp swing in the midwest last month).

wow, this is so nice! I have my eye on some eggs on ebay right now (shh, not going to tell until I get them).

good luck everyone!

 

[Barnyard]

thanks everybody!! Yelp tuffoldhen, you were right!! I have 5 new fluffy butt's and quiet a few pips!!

WOOHOOO! this is so eggciting!!

Mel, I don't think I have left that bator since I got home!!

 

[GAhen]

Great news and Congrats!!!!
.......oh how I hope I have some fluffies in about a week and a half!!!

 

[mel58]

my final tally was 10 chicks out of 18. tossed 3 at 10 days.

10 out of 18 is so much better than I have been doing. double my previous hatch rate.

 

[hinkjc]

Great job Mel and congrats on the babies.

Jody