Day 22 and no pip

[Montanomom3]

Well if you were closer I would say come get some fertile eggs. My hatch is done. I started out with 13. Each egg was dipped into a bowl filled with peroxide to disinfect before they went into the bator, 12 made it to lock down. One egg did not develop. 1 egg hatched day 20, day 21 I had 7 more hatch, day 24 1 more hatched. I candled the remaining eggs and there was no longer life in them. So out of 13, I have 9 chicks. I started with a humidity at between 40 and 45, then lock down I brought it up to between 60 and 65. The temp fluctuated between 99.3 and 100.6. One day it shot to 104 and I went into a panic. This was before lock down and I had no clue how long it had been that temp but I had a hard time getting it regulated. I candled all the eggs right before lock down and all were viable. I am using a little giant 9300 still air which is Styrofoam, so I poked more holes down the bottom and rigged up a tube so I could fill water bins without opening the bator. I had a sponge inside right under a hole that was already in the bator and I shoved a small funnel into the hole and used a tennis ball as its lid. I could easily pour warm water to bring up humidity or lower it at will. This helped immensely with my humidity issue. I will bury the eggs that did not make it ( I know, I am weird like that ). I am now waiting for this last chick to dry so the baby can go out with the others. Then I will clean and sanitize the bator and start another batch.

That’s awesome 3 of these new eggs i received locally are white and they are not the cleanest but i didn’t know what to do because everything i read said you shouldn’t clean the eggs so I’m hoping it’s ok with the 6 i just hatched i had 9 eggs total. 1 wasn’t fertilized and 2 died around day 21 I’m pretty sure. When i opened them they had huge yolk sacks so for whatever reason they didn’t obsorb them which I’m quite sad because of course it was the 2 breeds that were my favorite out of the batch. So I’m hoping the 2 that did hatch are hens.

 

[ZoomuKeeper]

That’s awesome 3 of these new eggs i received locally are white and they are not the cleanest but i didn’t know what to do because everything i read said you shouldn’t clean the eggs so I’m hoping it’s ok with the 6 i just hatched i had 9 eggs total. 1 wasn’t fertilized and 2 died around day 21 I’m pretty sure. When i opened them they had huge yolk sacks so for whatever reason they didn’t obsorb them which I’m quite sad because of course it was the 2 breeds that were my favorite out of the batch. So I’m hoping the 2 that did hatch are hens.

No you do not clean them but you can dip them in peroxide or a non sweetened mouth wash to disinfect them before you put them in your bator. You do not rub it in or wipe it off. A little trick I learn being a zoo keeper.

 

[ZoomuKeeper]

With my brahmas, I would not care if they were all roosters. They are gorgeous when they are adults and so big and fun to watch!

These are not mine. Mine are still babies

 

[cmom]

One reason the chicks may hatch late is because the temperature was a little low and if the temperature is a bit high they may hatch a bit early. My earliest hatch was on day 19, my latest hatch was on day 25. These were different hatches.

 

[ZoomuKeeper]

I added eggs after my initial set so they did hatch on time that is why I waited 24 days. I knew I would have them hatching

 

[Montanomom3]

No you do not clean them but you can dip them in peroxide or a non sweetened mouth wash to disinfect them before you put them in your bator. You do not rub it in or wipe it off. A little trick I learn being a zoo keeper.

That’s great to know for the future. Thank you!

 

[Montanomom3]

With my brahmas, I would not care if they were all roosters. They are gorgeous when they are adults and so big and fun to watch!

These are not mine. Mine are still babies

I want roosters but in my town you aren’t allowed to have roosters

 

[ZoomuKeeper]

I want roosters but in my town you aren’t allowed to have roosters

I live in the middle of nowhere so I can have anything I want.

 

[Montanomom3]

I live in the middle of nowhere so I can have anything I want.

I wish we did!

 

[cmom]

I live in the middle of nowhere so I can have anything I want.

Me too. I have asked neighbors, even though they do not live close to me, if the birds bothered them and they all say they enjoy hearing them crow. I'm surprised how far the crowing carries.