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super quick question:

I got all my eggs now, and a sham-wow, steril wash cloths, and sponges to attempt to raise the humidity

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my sizzle eggs are FILTHY! lots of poo on a few of them. Do I wash those?? or let them be?

No DO NOT WASH!!! You can try to gently scrap off and large amounts of poop with your finger but try not to over do it. When a hen lays an egg she coats it with a protective covering called "Bloom" to help prevent contaminants from getting into the egg. If you wash the egg you also wash off the bloom and could cause bad bacteria to pass through the shell. I would try to keep those eggs together and away from the other eggs in your bator if possible. Watch them very closely for any leakage or bad smells.
 
I have 10 bantam eggs on their way... Should be here today! Do people find that bantams sometimes hatch earlier than large fowl (other than Seramas, which I understand have a shorter incubation period)?

I have all LF birds but from what I have read and seen others say...Yes they do hatch earlier. Even though people say that Seramas hatch out early, of the 7 that I have personally hatched all have pipped on Day 20 or 21 and hatched on Day 21.
 
Day 20 and some are rolling around! Please Please I pray they pip and make it out ok especially since my first two didnt make it! I will cry if they don't make it

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I have all LF birds but from what I have read and seen others say...Yes they do hatch earlier. Even though people say that Seramas hatch out early, of the 7 that I have personally hatched all have pipped on Day 20 or 21 and hatched on Day 21.

Thanks, that is what I thought (and am hoping for.) They will be set tomorrow night after resting, 3 nights after I set Blue/Black Coppers, which I know can take a bit longer to hatch. Hopefully they will cooperate with me and hatch around the same time!
 
Hi, this is my first time I have about 10 eggs due to hatch today, and I havn't heard any chirping from the bator and no cracks or holes in the shells yet? Is this normal and when should I start to worry? Thanks for any feedback.
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Hi, this is my first time I have about 10 eggs due to hatch today, and I havn't heard any chirping from the bator and no cracks or holes in the shells yet? Is this normal and when should I start to worry? Thanks for any feedback.
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Cheryl

Is today day 21 for you? Sometimes they can just take a few days longer to hatch.
 

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