DAY 21! How can I tell my eggs are hatching?

[Amy's Animals]

I'm new to hatching eggs and today, July 30, is the day my chicks are suppose to hatch. My hen became broody at about 7:30 PM three weeks ago. Does that mean the chicks will hatch at in the evening or at night? Or not until tomorow? HELP! What signs on the eggs do I look for?

 

[Amy's Animals]

Hello?????? Anyone?!?!?!?!?!

 

[araucanasmom]

My first experience with a broody hatch was last weekend, I heard the babies chirping when they pipped.

 

[mikenandrea]

Amy's Animals :

I'm new to hatching eggs and today, July 30, is the day my chicks are suppose to hatch. My hen became broody at about 7:30 PM three weeks ago. Does that mean the chicks will hatch at in the evening or at night? Or not until tomorow? HELP! What signs on the eggs do I look for?

Well, I was told that you start counting day 1 if it is early morning. But if it was afternoon when the incubation starts, then you count the next day as day 1.​

 

[teddiliza]

The best way is to walk into the coop and see if there's little fluffy chicks under/around mama! I came home today, and of my broody hen, 3 had hatched this evening and were dry and fluffy. 2 had fallen out of the nest box- or went exploring, and another was hiding under mama. All 3 of them are in my brooder box now. Mama still has 1 egg left she's incubating. What a good hatcher! Today was my day 21 and I had most of the eggs in the incubator, then 4 days ago, this persistent little bantam cochin got her wish, and I gave her 4 eggs to 'finish' for me to see how she did. So far 3 of 4 have hatched. Good job little cochin!

But with my ones in the incubator, you see the moving eggs first, then some cheeping, then you see a tiny little dent/hole in the egg and maybe a little beak. Then it takes anywhere from 12 to 24 hours in my last few hatches for them to get out!

Good luck!

 

[Amy's Animals]

Thank you all, you've helped so much. Mikenandrea, if you're right, then I'm guessing tomorow will be when they hatch, because like I said, she didn't start until the evening. So far, I didn't see anything going on on the outside of the egg, but maybe tonight or tomorow I will. I hope the eggs will hatch.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

My broody's are due on Saturday and just this evening I put one egg to my ear VERY closely and could hear a tap tap peeppeep! Of course, I couldn't hear anything in another one.
Time will tell.