December Hatch:Who is going to have Christmas babies?

[Tiramisu]

Threw out 2 eggs not developing, down to 5. 4 Orloffs and 1 Buttercup one, they all have movement and they are on day 8.

 

[call ducks]

day 18 tommrow. 3 out of 4 eggs made it. and the foruth egg devloped a bit but stoped. Brinsea incubators could hatch rocks!

 

[mountainwhisper]

It's day 21 and still no chirping.

I thought I saw some movement in three of the five eggs earlier but it was slight and it could have just been my imagination from staring so hard at the incubator in anticipation

I have to work tomorrow so... ugh. I candled the eggs before going into lockdown and saw movement in all of them but one (I can't see into the green one that well). Three days of just waiting and nothing is so discouraging. I kept the temps right and the humidity and I am confused as to what might be wrong. Any ideas? It's just frustrating to get this far and feel like none of them may hatch....

 

[BooBear]

They may be a few days late. I read from others that sometimes the chicks are a few days late.

It is day 19 for me and a few of mine are rocking. No chirp sounds though.

 

[colowyo0809]

Tonight will end day 14? of our quail eggs being in the bator, which means lockdown? i know we take them out of the turner (stop turning) at day 13 (which I didn't realize, how time does fly when you aren't looking!) so I assume that means lockdown should be now as well? these are button quail, so thats what I'm going to operate by

 

[Gold Griffin Chicken Mom]

Oh. My. Goodness... I just realized the eggs I put in the 'bator are due to hatch Christmas Eve.

Oops. Bad planning.

Off to read the rest of this thread. Good luck all!

 

[Rozzie]

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\\Yes. Go ahead and lock down. Then, head on over to the Quail board. Lots of good button quail raising info there. Look at the top of the board for the stickied thread (says something like notable threads) click that & find the button quail threads there.

 

[purange]

Aw!! looking at all those silkie chicks makes me really want to hatch some out in the future

they are so beautiful!

Day 9 and candled all 20 eggs and threw out one BR which was clear, all 19 others have little wriggly blobs in still

 

[Lotsapaints]

Mine are hatching now I have 2 Blue/Wheaten Ameracaunas out so far have pips in a bunch right on time maybe 1/2 day early hope they finish right up as I have more to put in lock down..me bad I'm going to set some for the New Years hatch too

 

[minihorse927]

The 5 sizzle eggs are all due to hatch tonight. Two of the chicks are out and chirping loudly, another one zipping, one pipped and one doing nothing yet. Should hopefully wake up to two more chicks and hopefully another pip or the third chick! Pictures are here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=427463