First Hatch

[Bush84]

Lock down! I think there are four quitters in the bunch but was not confident enough to dispose of them. Is there such a thing as to much humidity? I am getting a pretty high reading. Hoping I didn't overdo it.

 

[Bush84]

Well I think I've got the humidity set for now. I have some IV tubing from work that I have in the vent. I am able to keep it in through the vent which is fully open. That way I can just add water when needed. I have paper towels in the water chanels to increase surface area. The only concern is with keeping the IV tubing in as it does obstruct the air flow some. It will have to come out today or tomorrow when pipping is expected to occur.

 

[Bush84]

End of day 19. I believe I have an external pip. That wasn't there before. It's hard to see but there's a crack.

 

[Bush84]

Woke up this morning to at least 5 pips and some faint chirping. No zipping yet.

 

[Bush84]

Big hole sighted!

 

[Bush84]

We have a chick!

 

[Bush84]

You have been warned. Pictures incoming. Lol

 

[Bush84]

I believe I have one male and one female so far. It's hard to tell while still in the incubator but I am fairly certain I see a v and a yellow dot.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Congratulations! And from shipped eggs no less. Your doing well for a first hatch.

In the staggered hatch that we've got now I did or at least think I did hear that muted peeping of a chick that's internally piped. You know, heads broken though into the air cell we try to grow the first 18 days. Hoping of the three fertile eggs that were originally set a least two hatch. Very noisy if a lone chick and they are much happier with a companion. It's day 20 here so that's on track. I did add eggs from that Sunday so may have a chick hatching as late as Monday. Hopefully it's all over by Sunday mid day so I can get the humidity back down for the eggs that were set last weekend. Will candle those after the hatch too. Wasn't 100% fertility yet but seemed 80%-ish were of what I set then.

Congrats again and keep the photos coming when they've puffed out. It's not for everyone but if the humidity is high in incubator I quickly grab the chicks out once they are sure footed to finish fluffing in brooder. The dry super fast there and if many hatching at once will never dry in incubator plus start condensation obstructing your view. Can't have that.

 

[Bush84]

Unfortunately three males and one female. Arg...I hope I get another hen or two out of the legbars. None of the welsummers have hatched. I believe I see one pip though.