Day 26 pipping updated: new baby

[frenchblackcopper]

99.6 Degrees is what the old Brinsea was set on since dayone. I consider that average or on the lower side of heat for hatching

 

[3BirdGirlz]

99.6 Degrees is what the old Brinsea was set on since dayone. I consider that average or on the lower side of heat for hatching

That's what my Brinsea is at...peachick is still doing good. It's got a head and foot out. Yes i helped do that this morning( well the foot was already up over its head and beings its a shipped egg the air cell is a bit funky, so i helped because in a way its a man made problem) Chick wasnt making progress, membrane seemed dry so i peeled some shell off and wet it...also using olive oil as it makes the membrane soft but not too wet. Then it was able to push its head up and out a little because it wasnt stuck to the membane. I'm leaving the rest alone as long as possible...don't want to help too much so it absorbs all the yolk etc before it hatches...hoping it can do it by itself. I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks everyone

 

[AugeredIn]

We beat this Incubating and hatching stuff to death sometimes. People always miss the important points.

For eveyone in general, hatching time is related to temperature, pressure and relative humidity along with a host of other factors when the peahen sets the egg. You can only control temperature absolutely and relative humidity to some degree. You cannot control pressure. You might be able to control some of the peahen factors if you can isolate some of them (such as FBC working with protein levels). When (and how) chicks hatch is related to YOUR situation only. There are many good articles on hatching poultry and the relationship of conditions to late and early hatches and the physical conditions of hatchlings. You should start with some good known average conditions and work from there. Try to learn what makes a chick hatch early or late. Try to learn what makes big fat juicy chicks that take up the whole space and quit. Try to learn what makes little scrawny chicks that take up only half the egg space. Those are the questions you should be asking. FBC hatches in 24-26 days. We hatch at 27 days. According to almost all the information on this site, eggs should be hatched on their sides. We are incubating standing up this year at now close to 90%. I have had two actually HATCH standing up this year before we layed them down in the hatcher. We have incubated at 99.5 for years. This year we have raised the temps up to as high as 100.5 and are hatching a much higher percentage with almost no quitters. It changed our hatch time from 28 days to 27 days.

3BirdGirlz, Taking the egg from the hen did not hurt anything (as long as you have good temperature and humidity) and allows you to watch the progression of the hatch. I would hope that you can view the progression through a window so you do not have to destroy the hunidity level opening the incubator to look at the egg. HIgher humidity after the pip is not going to cause drowning unless the humidity is so high it rains in the incubator. High humidity during devleopment can cause drowning.

It sounds like you are doing everything right to me. If there was no real blood during any of your efforts, you should be able to remove the entire top third to half of the egg and the chick will be fine.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Thanks! yep I have a window and I'm just waiting and watching. I have read tons, hatched chickens, but peas are new. I just like opinions to help out when I couldn't find much about peas that early. I find temperature variations fascinating in how it makes them hatch. And I have discovered what humidity works well here to get a good hatch with my chicks....a new type of bird is different and Ive got to learn what works for me...but love advice and a word of encouragement. Thanks again!
quote name="AugeredIn" url="/t/780714/day-26-pipping-help#post_11189159"]We beat this Incubating and hatching stuff to death sometimes.  People always miss the important points.

For eveyone in general, hatching time is related to temperature, pressure and relative humidity along with a host of other factors when the peahen sets the egg.  You can only control temperature absolutely and relative humidity to some degree.  You cannot control pressure.  You might be able to control some of the peahen factors if you can isolate some of them (such as FBC working with protein levels).  When (and how) chicks hatch is related to YOUR situation only.  There are many good articles on hatching poultry and the relationship of conditions to late and early hatches and the physical conditions of hatchlings.  You should start with some good known average conditions and work from there.  Try to learn what makes a chick hatch early or late.  Try to learn what makes big fat juicy chicks that take up the whole space and quit.  Try to learn what makes little scrawny chicks that take up only half the egg space.  Those are the questions you should be asking.  FBC hatches in 24-26 days.  We hatch at 27 days.  According to almost all the information on this site, eggs should be hatched on their sides.  We are incubating standing up this year at now close to 90%.  I have had two actually HATCH standing up this year before we layed them down in the hatcher.  We have incubated at 99.5 for years.  This year we have raised the temps up to as high as 100.5 and are hatching a much higher percentage with almost no quitters.  It changed our hatch time from 28 days to 27 days.

3BirdGirlz, Taking the egg from the hen did not hurt anything (as long as you have good temperature and humidity) and allows you to watch the progression of the hatch.  I would hope that you can view the progression through a window so you do not have to destroy the hunidity level opening the incubator to look at the egg.  HIgher humidity after the pip is not going to cause drowning unless the humidity is so high it rains in the incubator.  High humidity during devleopment can cause drowning.

It sounds like you are doing everything right to me.  If there was no real blood during any of your efforts, you should be able to remove the entire top third to half of the egg and the chick will be fine.
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[3BirdGirlz]

Look what I came home to! And yes there is a chick. I was on vacation for two weeks and a bantam hen snuck an egg under my broody so we just left it there...don't know if it's a Antwerp/milli fleur cross or what...it'll be a surprise. Totally amazing they hatched same day! Now they have a buddy The peachick comes from either a Jave x midnight BS or Midnight BS x midnight BS. I'm guessing it's not a BS hen as it would be more yellow?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Congrats on the new babies!

I only know about hatching from the experiences I read here, but it looks like you might need to do a little work on little pea's feet?

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Congrats on the new babies!
I only know about hatching from the experiences I read here, but it looks like you might need to do a little work on little pea's feet?

Yep...already working on them just the one is like that on the right foot. Now I hope it doesn't have any of the other leg issues I know birds can get.

 

[casportpony]

Very cute, congrats!

 

[AugeredIn]

Looks good. I would let it dry for a few hours before messing with the feet. They may fix themselves.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Looks good.  I would let it dry for a few hours before messing with the feet.  They may fix themselves.

Right side toes look good. Left side wants to curl up, so I did a toe brace a little bit ago using bandaids to hold them down...,it's amazing how that fixed the foot and now it can stand instead of falling over! Fantastic little invention I guess from what I've read leave it on at least 8hrs then check and go from there. Thanks for your help!