December Hatch-A-Long 2014

[only1bgirl]

Good luck Frillydishes!

 

[frillydishes]

Good luck Frillydishes!

Thanks!!
Yesterday's hatch went a whole lot better! I've got 29 out of 40 walking and day 21 technically isn't over till after work today so fingers crossed for the rest. So at the moment I've got 55 fluffies in my mud room, they are hysterical! Watching them eat like piranha and weave a chick quilt to sleep just makes me so happy!!! I got some really interesting colors out of these too, I'll post some pics after work today. There are 7 in the bator this morning and 11 left to go so I'll leave those guys in there to hopefully roust some action out of non-pippers. Hope you guys have a fantastic day!!

 

[ChickyChickens]

IM soo excited!! I saw some eggs move in my bator!!

 

[Denwendairy]

Ok! my turn for moral support (or maybe a good dose of reality)! We entered day 22 about 4 hours ago. So far we've got two pips out of 19 eggs. One pipped this morning and has done nothing since. The other has been hard at work and has developed a nice hole and is resting (I hope). Saw one other egg rocking this morning and quite a few were rocking yesterday.
Is patience the name of the game or are the eggs in trouble? This incubation thing is tough the first time around!

 

[PD-Riverman]

Ok! my turn for moral support (or maybe a good dose of reality)! We entered day 22 about 4 hours ago. So far we've got two pips out of 19 eggs. One pipped this morning and has done nothing since. The other has been hard at work and has developed a nice hole and is resting (I hope). Saw one other egg rocking this morning and quite a few were rocking yesterday.
Is patience the name of the game or are the eggs in trouble? This incubation thing is tough the first time around!

First Is your day 1, the day you put them in or 24hrs after you put them in???

 

[Denwendairy]

Yep. They went in on Dec 7.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Yep. They went in on Dec 7.

OK, then today is 22, your temp was probably a little low if they are hatching now---make sure the humidity is up and let them sit tight----see what is happening tomorrow.

 

[Denwendairy]

OK, then today is 22, your temp was probably a little low if they are hatching now---make sure the humidity is up and let them sit tight----see what is happening tomorrow.

I wondered about that...we had a second temperature probe as back up but it was sitting on top of the eggs rather than between them. Next hatch I will revise the thermometer set up. At lockdown, we moved the humidity to 65% but it has gotten higher than that a few times.
I am happy to say that we now have one lavender Orpington chick hatched! There's been a bit of progress on the one that pipped earlier today but still no pips from the ones we saw movement from earlier. Perhaps all of the peeping and egg crashing by this little lav will inspire the rest!
Thanks for your help. Sure hope I have good news in the morning!

 

[PD-Riverman]

I wondered about that...we had a second temperature probe as back up but it was sitting on top of the eggs rather than between them. Next hatch I will revise the thermometer set up. At lockdown, we moved the humidity to 65% but it has gotten higher than that a few times.
I am happy to say that we now have one lavender Orpington chick hatched! There's been a bit of progress on the one that pipped earlier today but still no pips from the ones we saw movement from earlier. Perhaps all of the peeping and egg crashing by this little lav will inspire the rest!
Thanks for your help. Sure hope I have good news in the morning!

Humidity at 65, 75 even 85 will work. I like the 70's but I have hatched in the 90's--I believe it was raining in the incubator--LOL. The chicks were soaking wet, 24 hrs after most had hatched. Hope you have a incubator full!!! Good Luck!

 

[PD-Riverman]

OK, I Need some help------Wish Me Luck------I just set 176 more eggs, which gives me 390 eggs incubating---oh just took between 60 and 70 chicks out the hatcher too(did not do a total count yet).