First Time Hatcher Hatch-A-Long

[citymeetscountry]

Ok there’s another external pip egg B but it’s the underside and not the air cell

 

[3KillerBs]

Lockdown tonight with final candling.

I'll have to decide about those dubious eggs. Hoping the air cells are OK.

 

[Iluveggers]

@3KillerBs You have done an awesome job! I hope I do just as good on my first hatch!

 

[3KillerBs]

@3KillerBs You have done an awesome job! I hope I do just as good on my first hatch!

Let's wait to see how many chicks hatch before we say anything like that.

 

[Sally PB]

Popcorn and coffee. I'm all set to wait for whatever happens here. Sending positive waves!

 

[3KillerBs]

OK, an egg-by-egg report:

1. Marans egg, medium-brown and heavily speckled. 66g when set. 63g on day 18. 4.54%. decrease. Currently dark and full.

2. Clear. Removed at 14 days.

3. 61g when set. 54g on day 18. 11.47% decrease. Visible veins and shadow of bird.

4. Quitter. Suspected at day 14, removed at lockdown.

5. Clear. Removed at 14 days.

6. 58g when set. 50g on day 18. 13.79% decrease. Looks dark and full.

7. 57g when set. 50g on day 18. 12.28% decrease. Veins and bird visible.

8. Quitter. Suspected at day 14. Removed at lockdown.

9. 58g when set. 51g on day 18. 12.06% decrease. Veins and bird visible.

10. Marans, dark. 57g when set. 52g on day 18. 8.77% decrease.

11. Clear. Removed at 14 days.

12. Quitter. Suspected at day 14. Removed at lockdown.

13. 59g when set. 53g on day 18. 10.17% decrease. Veins and bird visible.

14. 66g when set. 60g on day 18. 9.09% decrease. Looks dark and full.

I'm thinking that my weight loss percentages look low overall?

I took the turner out and filled reservoir B. I did not put in non-slip shelf liner because the one we have is heavy and dense and many people have reported humidity issues with shelf liner. (I will look for lighter, more open shelf liner if I can find it).

Now it's time to wait.

 

[3KillerBs]

Egg photos. I'm wondering if these air cells look too small?

 

[3KillerBs]

And two of the quitters. The Marans egg is so dark it was hard to see at all much less photograph so I didn't bother.

 

[RubelliteRose]

I will look for lighter, more open shelf liner if I can find it

Check Dollar Tree if you feel you need it for future hatches, that is where I found thin shelf liner last year.
looking forward to seeing baby pictures in a few days!

 

[citymeetscountry]

Fluffy spam. 2 of 4 hatched so far. I started assisting one yesterday that’s Malpositioned and pipped away from air cell-so far it’s going well but I can tell it’s still absorbing yolk sac so for that one I just wait. The 2 hatched ones are currently asleep next to/on the other egg and I can see a few different pips so hopefully it’ll pop out on its own.