Eggs are moving! How much longer???

[Martine1]

hey there.
If you are not sure whether they are alive or not, and I say this because in the last 3 days the chicks go dormant inside that egg, you may not see any movement with a candler, there is another way.
You take the eggs out of the incubator one at a time and place them in a deep bowl with blood warm water, must be blood warm.
Leave the egg, air sac uppermost, in the water and let it sit awhile.
if there is a live chick you will see the egg bobbing in the water.

 

[Mary Coleman]

Okay I will do that thank you

 

[Mary Coleman]

We got three chicks! so tomorrow I think I'm going to put them under the broody mamma. She has been on about a week and is on 2 eggs that I put under her just to keep her motivated. So I think I'm goin to switch them out for the chicks and put the two eggs in the incubator. So the madness can start all over again!!! Haha

 

[Lacrystol]

So they all hatched?? Wooooo hoooooo

 

[Mary Coleman]

All that I think will hatch anyways. So lacy (my broody) doesn't aperantly like them. :/ she would squawk real loud, make that low broody cluck, stare at them, then peck them. So i candles her 3 eggs and 2 are fertile. So in two weeks they should hatch. My question is would she accept three 2 week old chicks with her two 1 day or two old chicks???

 

[Lacrystol]

Probably not, I figured she would not accept them unless they all hatch at the same time they usually don't..

Right now she's in broody mode and when they get into this mode there's usually a huge sign above there heads you can't see it but in huge letters it says STAY AWAY DO NOT DISTURB!!! OR ELSE!!!


Lol

 

[new2thisstuff]

Forgive me if I am not following protocol...

I posted the following in Ducks, but I think I should have posted it here.

Any advice?

Hi,

This forum was very helpful when I asked a question about hatching chicks, so I'm back! I have 9 assorted duck eggs on day 25. I am a teacher. The incubator is in my classroom. When I arrived to take them out of the turner, one had already hatched. I quickly pulled out the turner, and added water to pump up the humidity. The pekin that has hatched seems healthy and responsive to my voice.

Here's my question --

Can I unplug the incubator and take the whole thing home with me to watch them (about a 15 minute drive), or am I risking too much?

I really don't want to camp out in my classroom all night if I can safely transport them to my home. The pekin that has hatched has been out for a while, because he is dry and fluffy.

Help?

Thanks!

 

[Mary Coleman]

Umm... I would say they should be fine. As long as they aren't already in the process of hatching. Meaning that they haven't piped yet. The mother usually gets off the nest about 15-30 mins a day. (unless you have a crazy broody like me who gets off 2 times a week! Hehe ) so yes. I would say they should be fine. Good luck!

 

[Lacrystol]

Forgive me if I am not following protocol...

I posted the following in Ducks, but I think I should have posted it here.

Any advice?

Hi,

This forum was very helpful when I asked a question about hatching chicks, so I'm back! I have 9 assorted duck eggs on day 25. I am a teacher. The incubator is in my classroom. When I arrived to take them out of the turner, one had already hatched. I quickly pulled out the turner, and added water to pump up the humidity. The pekin that has hatched seems healthy and responsive to my voice.

Here's my question --

Can I unplug the incubator and take the whole thing home with me to watch them (about a 15 minute drive), or am I risking too much?

I really don't want to camp out in my classroom all night if I can safely transport them to my home. The pekin that has hatched has been out for a while, because he is dry and fluffy.

Help?

Thanks!

Well you were correct a about posting it on the ducks I'm surprise you didn't get any advice, but I may be able to help since I have had my experience with call ducks..

 

[Lacrystol]

First of all ducks hatch differently then chickens, second 15 minutes isn't to bad you really have about 30 minutes, the problem that will will experience is shrink wrap.

If they have already made a hole or a crack and you shut off that incubator chances are the humidity will go down and they will shrink wrap..if I was in your situation. I would get a plastic bag, then a shirt or a blanket cover the whole thing, be careful not to rock to to much because the eggs will roll all over the place..

Cover it as best as you can to keep that humidity up..if possible put a container in their with warm water, just until you get them home, you have to keep that humidity up right now or the rest will never get out..