**DAY 22 - pics p 4 & 5 & hatching video p 5**

[autsie]

Yeah! You are going to be overrun with chicks before you know it! They are all doing so well. Way to go on your very first hatch! Gives me hope!!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Not sure if this will work or not, but here's the video of Birdzilla hatching. I just can't believe how he/she PUSHED that eggshell in half. I have others who have been pipping all day and still aren't here. This one pipped a little hole and them WHOOMP - Out it came!

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/louwho02/?action=view&current=MOV03396.flv

 

[Yanna]

GREAT video!!!

Thanks so much for sharing it and congratulations on new motherhood!

I'm picking up an incubator tomorrow and will be trying this out myself soon, hopefully!

Great job!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Thanks!! Up to 6 and still going!!

 

[autsie]

Oh wow! Your video of the hatch was so awesome! Great job and enjoy the new babies!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Glad I was in the right place at the right time!!! Up to 7 and still going!! 34 to go...

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Up to 13 perfect and healthy little peeps! I'm so tired. Setting my alarm for 4am because there are at least 5 more that should be ready by then. OH MY. Whose idea was it to put 41 eggs in the bator??!!!!

 

[chick_newbie]

41 EGGS!!! I THOUGHT THAT I WAS DOING A A BUNCH WITH 7! CONGRATS ON THE LITTLE CUTIES. WISH ME LUCK, WE ARE ONLY ON DAY 4 HERE AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR VIDEO SHOWED!!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Day 22 and we now have 18 beautiful chicks and 7 more hatching now. What fun last night was! Had chicks hatching 2, 3, 4 at a time! As they hatched, the humidity shot up as high as 85% at some times. We were able to quickly open it up and pull the chicks out to the brooder and reduce the humidity at the same time. I highly recommend taping/wrapping plastic around the sides and front as was suggested in another post to help keep the humidity in. I never let it drop lower than 68% and so far so good. I should shut my mouth (or stop my fingers LOL) but every chick has been healthy and problem-free so far.

I'm amazed at the instincts these little things have. When the newly hatched ones are placed in the brooder, they cry and the older chicks will come over and lay next to them to keep them warm. This has been a truly awesome experience for me.

Here's a pic of the 18 so far. All have the same dad - our BR roo but various moms. So far only have three yellow ones. The rest look like BR's except for two that might be more EE. Very exciting. It's a good thing they are all sold and being picked up tomorrow. My BF wanted to run home and start building another coop because he doesn't want to let them go!

And as if that's not bad enough, I've got 43 button quail eggs in another bator due to hatch today! I'm a busy busy girl but loving every minute of it!!

Edited to say: good luck and happy hatching to everyone! I hope that my first-time experiences will help you!!

 

[autsie]

I can't believe how great your hatch has been! That is so awesome! Glad you are enjoying it all . . . and that all of them will have homes to go to

! Enjoy the rest of your hatch day!