December hatch along

I’m sorry if I sound or seem like a dick my wife has just pointed out that sound like an a-hole I work nights and I have now been up for close to 36 hours so I apologize if I come off that way
 
5 of 6 Turkey babies hatched! Based on candling I was expecting 3, so I'm happy I left the others. 4 Narragansett and 1 Bourbon Red who snuck in.

Then a flub on the next chicken batch... decided to try hatching in cartons. Easy, right? Came home from work to 80% humidity and the cardboard carton bottoms had sucked up water and were wet. I had them positioned with hardly any contact anywhere near the water trays, but they still found a way!

Swapped those for styrofoam cartons... which I hope will be fine. I guess we'll see! It was about 8 hours of high humidity.

I hope I didn't ruin that hatch! They're due the 30th.
 
So, I don't typically pay much attention to how the eggs are positioned, as I usually have quite a few in lockdown. This time, being only 9, I lined them up neatly in three straight rows. Yesterday evening I noticed half of them had moved around, interesting! Now this morning, 12 hours before scheduled hatch time, I have two pips :D
 
5 of 6 Turkey babies hatched! Based on candling I was expecting 3, so I'm happy I left the others. 4 Narragansett and 1 Bourbon Red who snuck in.

Then a flub on the next chicken batch... decided to try hatching in cartons. Easy, right? Came home from work to 80% humidity and the cardboard carton bottoms had sucked up water and were wet. I had them positioned with hardly any contact anywhere near the water trays, but they still found a way!

Swapped those for styrofoam cartons... which I hope will be fine. I guess we'll see! It was about 8 hours of high humidity.

I hope I didn't ruin that hatch! They're due the 30th.
How close are they to hatch day
 
So when my ameraucauna’s hatched I kept their egg shells and I sent them off to be tested with Iqbirdtesting.com both ameraucauna are now confirmed females make me and my wife happy because now my wife’s chicken “Opal” is confirmed female so now she can get attached all she wants
 

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