December Hatch-A-Long 2014

[Debs55]

I thought the stuck one was dead for about 6 hours the other day. He pipped day 19 or 20...I pulled him out at almost 22. I waited to grab him when I cleared the chicks out of the incubator...and he was weak and thready and started peeping. The membrane was so dry by then that his eye was stuck open...I had to get him out with antibiotic ointment, tweezers, fingernails, wet napkin...

I have no idea how long they can live in the shell once it has pipped... I am thinking he may be sleeping...they are like babies,,,cry...eat...sleep poop...cry some more...coo

I have no comment on humidity...I have not found a good humidity for my area that is working well with my hatches... Certainly not the one in the manual...

thats why I stuck my dead one back in the bator..just in case. My marans is almost out. he zipped completely but his butt is still in one side of the shell and his head in the other lol. and of course this happens when I have to leave in like 10 minutes to go ride horses. If no others are pipped when i get back I will probably help my bloody one. I think more of my marans will pip..they seem to be late hatchers

 

[Renee572]

2 hours now with no movement from the chick :/ no other pips yet. This is going to drive me crazy, good thing I'm taking my daughter to the nutcracker this evening so I can get out of the house for a bit!

 

[Purpletie3]

Renee~ Maybe when you get back there will be some fuzzy butts staring at you through the window~

 

[Renee572]

Renee~ Maybe when you get back there will be some fuzzy butts staring at you through the window~

that would be awesome!

 

[aidensmomma]

thats why I stuck my dead one back in the bator..just in case. My marans is almost out. he zipped completely but his butt is still in one side of the shell and his head in the other lol. and of course this happens when I have to leave in like 10 minutes to go ride horses. If no others are pipped when i get back I will probably help my bloody one. I think more of my marans will pip..they seem to be late hatchers

My one an only Maran took until day 23 to pip. Silly little bugger.

 

[aidensmomma]

that would be awesome!

Sometimes it's hard to walk away...but it's always fantastic when you come back to lil' babies. Enjoy the Nutcracker! That is a family tradition for the ladies in my family....always a good time.
This recent hatch was very different for me in that no one jiggled in the egg, peeped at me from the egg, nothing, until they had zipped. It was really weird but they were on time, except one Maran and one RIR who pipped AND hatched on day 23....crazy babies. All my previous hatches I had early babies hatching on day 19 and egg movement even before lock down....I'm sure they will be fine. I hope you get to relax some!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

I have a internal pip!

And it's only day 19...

 

[Renee572]

I have a internal pip!

And it's only day 19...

how can you tell you have an internal pip?

 

[ochochicas]

Quote: My marans were late hatchers. I put 3 under my broody Marans, and the next day added another egg from a different hen since I figured they'd still hatch on the same day. We'll find out tomorrow!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

how can you tell you have an internal pip?

You can hear it cheeping. That means internal pip correct?