Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[farmgirl44]

ok, i'm going to be very needy for during my first hatch.....
still nothing on my eggs. today is day 20. i know im needy, but can i have more reassurance??

also,i got 6 geese eggs in the mail today, they barely fit in my already full bator!!! LOL i need to get more organized in my schedule!! it looks like an apartment building in my incubator

 

[Rockashelle]

Hang in there Farmgirl! Some of my pips were barely noticeable! I had to look several tines to confirm they were actually pipped.... Without opening my the bator!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Patience farmgirl! That has got to be the hardest part, just waiting! Sme chicks just take their sweet time.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ok, i'm going to be very needy for during my first hatch.....
still nothing on my eggs. today is day 20. i know im needy, but can i have more reassurance??

also,i got 6 geese eggs in the mail today, they barely fit in my already full bator!!! LOL i need to get more organized in my schedule!! it looks like an apartment building in my incubator

BREATHE!
That’s right, take a deep breath, calm your nerves and RELAX!
YOU GOT THIS!!!

READ THIS AGAIN!!! LOL

Understanding The Hatching Process

Between the 15th and 16th days, the chick orients itself so that its head is near the air cell at the large end of the egg. Not long before the chick is ready to attempt to make its way out of the shell its neck acquires a double bend so that its beak is under its right wing and pointed toward the air cell.
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21 DAYS is just a baseline for hatching eggs.
Many chicks can take 23 - 25 days!
Some pip internally and fully hatch in hours while others will be 24 hours or more.

Egg movement! Eggs can “Rock n Roll” days before they are due to hatch!

The initiation of hatch occurs partially from the increased carbon dioxide level in the egg. This process causes the embryo to begin twitching it's muscles allowing the inner shell membrane to be punctured by the egg tooth. The chick then begins breathing the air in the air cell. Using its egg tooth, it pecks at the shell thousands of times and after a few hours the chick pips a small hole through the shell and begins to breathe air directly from the outside. After the chick has made a hole in the shell, it stops pipping for 8+ hours sometimes up to 24 hours and rests.
During this time, it is acclimating its lungs.

After the resting stage is completed the second stage of pipping begins. The chick begins to turn slowly inside the egg. As the chick turns counter-clockwise it uses the cutting edge of the chick tooth to chip away. As the chick progresses in its movement around the shell, it begins pushing on the large air cell end of the egg. Squirming and struggling! YES STRUGGLING! The chick works feverishly pushing at the cap. Finally with a shove the chick breaks free from the shell wet and exhausted. When the chick is freed completely from the shell it lies still. Its energy has been virtually exhausted, and it is extremely tired. After resting the chick begins to gain more and more energy and coordination of its muscles.





In regards to opening and closing the bator to remove already hatch chicks; It is important to remember that chicks can go 3 days without food/water. It is better to wait for the remaining chicks to hatch to insure reducing the impact to unhatched pipping eggs.

But my new chick is running around in the bator knocking eggs around!
LET THEM GO! DO NOT OPEN THE INCUBATOR! They are fine!
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[farmgirl44]

*breathing* *breathing*

thanks guys/gals

 

[Sally Sunshine]

*breathing* *breathing*

thanks guys/gals

see WE ALL got this with ya!!!

 

[Rockashelle]

see WE ALL got this with ya!!!  e :cd

 

[pjwood67]

Welcome PJ! Very excited for you... Do keep us posted!

Ok just got done with morning chores and went in to check on chicks, it was hard not to do it first thing this morning but I know I am a procrastinator when it comes to chores, so 6 of them have pips and I video taped the eggs just for like 30 seconds to put on facebook because my great niece was here when I started this, she was on vacation from Michigan and she wanted to stay with me till they hatched she's 7, so I told her I would video it and share it on facebook so she could see. She didn't even want to go to Disney so that she could stay, now that's dedication.

 

[pjwood67]

ok, i'm going to be very needy for during my first hatch.....
still nothing on my eggs. today is day 20. i know im needy, but can i have more reassurance??

also,i got 6 geese eggs in the mail today, they barely fit in my already full bator!!! LOL  i need to get more organized in my schedule!! it looks like an apartment building in my incubator

It will happen there were no pips in my eggs last night and this morning day 21, 6 are pipping that I can see through window. I know I am trying to arrange to get eggs for my next hatch which I want to be 1/2 or more silkies and then for lf I am looking for Cochin, orphington, mostly feather footed birds that can also lay a decent egg and be docile, not so much for production as I will probably get more eggs than I need with the amount of chickens I can have. Need suggestions for large fowls with good personalities and that have lots of feathers beards tufts and muffs that lay med to large eggs. Please help me find the right chickens with that criteria in mind.

 

[Rockashelle]

Ok just got done with morning chores and went in to check on chicks, it was hard not to do it first thing this morning but I know I am a procrastinator when it comes to chores, so 6 of them have pips and I video taped the eggs just for like 30 seconds to put on facebook because my great niece was here when I started this, she was on vacation from Michigan and she wanted to stay with me till they hatched she's 7, so I told her I would video it and share it on facebook so she could see. She didn't even want to go to Disney so that she could stay, now that's dedication.

Very excited for you! I know how your niece feels... I didn't even want to go to work on day 19. Lol!