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[ceocka]

YAY!!!

I am on day 23 now 1st hour of day 23. Do you think I should pip mine too and see. I don't want them to die. I did the float test and they are passing it. Any suggestions?

 

[ceocka]

Pugbug. Was it over 23 days that you had checked your three eggs and saved one. I am on the first hour of the 22 day

 

[Brookhavens]

Pugbug. Was it over 23 days that you had checked your three eggs and saved one. I am on the first hour of the 22 day

What are you running your temp at. It could be that they are a little behind. You could actually candle them to see if any have internally pipped?

 

[Roxannemc]

Not even 1 day and I made a mistake. Thankfully, I was able to fix it before it was to late. The exact reason I decided to hatch these eggs was so I could get the hang of hatching for my Bantam eggs I plan on hatching this summer, and to learn from my mistakes.

What kind of mistake?
Dont feel bad i had my hovabator going b/c i wasnt sure my genesis was right So found Hova Was too low turned it up used the new therm ...it said 103 on top of the eggs YIKES!!! Spent all night trying t o calebrate my therms Hope they are right Trouble with the other incubators they vary so much in a short time Genesis was off but now i have it set where its 99 FINE and will stay as it will regulate what you set it at.Just have to be sure its the right temp !


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[ceocka]

What are you running your temp at. It could be that they are a little behind. You could actually candle
them to see if any have internally pipped?

99.5 and I candle them and they passed!

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

What kind of  mistake?
Dont feel bad i had my hovabator going b/c i wasnt sure my genesis was right  So found Hova Was too low turned it up  used the new therm ...it said 103 on top of the eggs YIKES!!! Spent all night   trying t o calebrate my therms Hope they are right Trouble with the other incubators they vary so much in a short time Genesis was off but now i have it set where its 99 FINE and will stay as it will regulate  what you set it at.Just have to be sure its  the right temp !


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I added to much water. I was able to take syringe and take out all that needed to be removed, thankfully it wasn't even a full day.

 

[PugBug]

Pugbug. Was it over 23 days that you had checked your three eggs and saved one. I am on the first hour of the 22 da

The other day I had a humidity prob which I didn't know until too late- 1 chick pipped on day 21, then spent over 20 hours struggling- I ended up getting her out & she's doing fine now. The rest of the eggs w/ her all chicks died in the shell w/o ever pipping- Then today was day 21 for the other chick I pipped the shell for it. My concern was not so much that it was late, but it & the 2 others in the bator today had been in my other bator w/ the silkie eggs I lost, except for the 1. I hope I am making sense here for you.

If I were you I would maybe candle your eggs b/4 you do anything else. If something does not look right, then think about pipping the shell. It has to be your decision, I don't want to give you bad advise. Good luck I hope it turns out well for you & your eggs!

 

[PugBug]

99.5 and I candle them and they passed!

Oh great, so glad to hear!

 

[PugBug]

The new chick made it out of her shell a couple hours ago w/ no further assistance- but I'm keeping an eye on it b/c it still had some goo in the shell bottom that was not absorbed & the tummy still had a small hole. It's scooching all around the bator, seems very active... I just don't know... I am so drained from these 2 hatches this week. And tomorrow is lock down 4 the other lav orp eggs- geez louise!

 

[ceocka]

[COLOR=B22222]The other day I had a humidity prob which I didn't know until too late- 1 chick pipped on day 21, then spent over 20 hours struggling- I ended up getting her out & she's doing fine now. The rest of the eggs w/ her all chicks died in the shell w/o ever pipping-  Then today was day 21 for the other chick I pipped the shell for it. My concern was not so much that it was late, but it & the 2 others in the bator today had been in my other bator w/ the silkie eggs I lost, except for the 1. I hope I am making sense here for you.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=B22222]If I were you I would maybe candle your eggs b/4 you do anything else. If something does not look right, then think about pipping the shell. It has to be your decision, I don't want to give you bad advise.  Good luck I hope it turns out well for you & your eggs![/COLOR]

I did candeled the and the air cell is getting bigger. I have been marking the air line with a pencil. I can see outline of head and wings perfect. So maybe so I just pip it for them?