First hatch, would like some hand-holding, please. NOT an emergency!

[CATRAY44]

How exciting!

 

[ranchhand]

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Hi Opa! Yes, sir. Not to worry, the incubator is at the other end of the house. I check every 4 hours or so, to make sure the temp isn't getting wonky again. The pink "banky" seems to be steadying it at 99, for now. I think I am past the nervous phase, and heading into the "que sera, sera" phase!

All I need is Doris Day to sing it now.

 

[Opa]

Since you know what I sound like, imagine me singing it. It'll ruin that song for you.

 

[RonnieAtkeson]

Im sending them good vibes your way, OKCARLA sent me some and they seem to be working, hope they work for you too

The two i left to go one has its beak out (looks like his head is cocked sideways lol) and the other has a large hole and a crack and is laying against it but i cant see it breathing, im hoping its the fuzzy butt end and its still alive. The other chicks are playing king of the egg

 

[ranchhand]

I have watched a couple of remote cam hatches- and it seems like the other chicks encourage the unhatched ones- not very gracefully, of course, but they do go poke, roll and climb on it. Pretty funny!

 

[OrpingtonManor]

Okay Ms. Ranchie, here's your bump. I can't wait to see pics of these babies!

 

[Akane]

In my experience the hatched chicks only encourage the unhatched chicks. I've never had an egg fail to hatch as the direct result of being knocked around, pecked, fallen over, and laid on. I have had eggs fail to hatch because the humidity was too high and when the other chicks knocked the egg over so the pip was down the chick inside ended up drowning. All downward pips died in that hatch. If they have a hole to breathe from and your humidity is not getting too high they will survive for days even if they get stuck in the egg so you can give them plenty of time to hatch on their own. Sometimes if the humidity is high chicks won't dry very well in the incubator but they should at least be much drier and active. They continue to fluff for another day after I put them in the brooder.

 

[Opa]

Things should start happening soon

 

[ranchhand]

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Temp 99, humidity 63%


SEVEN PIPS!!!!!!!! Possibly eight, one is hard to see-

They're a bit early, since day 21 doesn't begin until 8:30 pm

Sam, you must be psychic!

 

[Highlander]

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Temp 99, humidity 63%


SEVEN PIPS!!!!!!!! Possibly eight, one is hard to see-

They're a bit early, since day 21 doesn't begin until 8:30 pm

Sam, you must be psychic!