February 2023 hatch-a-long

[coffeeaddict]

Here's a pic of my last one to hatch. Her name is Tiny. She needed a full assist. Luckily, I made a safety hole before I realized she was malpositioned. She is very small and keeps trying to get under the tummy of the other chicks. Excuse her messy face, she just enjoyed some raw egg yolk.

 

[Kikilu]

Ok picked up the one that looked like it internally pipped to candle and heard a tiny little tap a couple times. Going to keep a close eye

 

[junior67]

Thursday will be lockdown day for my chicks!!!! I'm getting excited!!! 14 of my 24 shipped eggs have babies moving around I've been reading conflicting articles on what the temperature and humidity should be. Some say the humidity should be 60 to 65 and others say 80%. Also, should the temperature be dropped for lockdown? Thanks everyone in advance.

I think it depends on the incubator. I have a NR360 I keep humidity around 65% and I don't drop the temp but it seems when humidity goes up temp drops.

 

[junior67]

Ok picked up the one that looked like it internally pipped to candle and heard a tiny little tap a couple times. Going to keep a close eye

Any peeps heard from it?

 

[Kikilu]

Any peeps heard from it?

No none yet. I can’t decide if I should do safety hole. It won’t be day 19 until 9:30pm tonight so seems early still to intervene.

 

[Janeothejungle]

I am only on Day 14 and y’all are killing me with the chicken fever.

 

[Kikilu]

Here's a pic of my last one to hatch. Her name is Tiny. She needed a full assist. Luckily, I made a safety hole before I realized she was malpositioned. She is very small and keeps trying to get under the tummy of the other chicks. Excuse her messy face, she just enjoyed some raw egg yolk. View attachment 3404051View attachment 3404052View attachment 3404053

She is so cute and tiny! Awesome you were able to help her

 

[junior67]

No none yet. I can’t decide if I should do safety hole. It won’t be day 19 until 9:30pm tonight so seems early still to intervene.

I wouldn't do a safety hole unless you are 100% sure it has been about 24 hrs that it has been internally pipped. You should hear chirps if internally pipped.

 

[Kikilu]

I wouldn't do a safety hole unless you are 100% sure it has been about 24 hrs that it has been internally pipped. You should hear chirps if internally pipped.

Perfect that helps me make the decision. I will wait. No chirps.

 

[dreamofwinter]

Day 12... I've got 10 lively embryos and one probably dead, haven't seen movement and see possible blood ring. I'll check again tonight and pull it unless I see it actively moving.
I set 13 to hatch thinking, my boys are young and my hens don't like them much, there's no way these will all hatch. Oops! Looks like I will have a full brooder next week unless things turn bad at hatch.