First timer - starting my first batch Sept 15

[cynthia12573]

OMG! I HAVE A PIIIIIP! I HAVE A PIIIIIP! GOTTA GO! HAVE TO DO MORE HOVER TIME! WOOOOOOHOOOOO! THE GIRLS WILL GLADLY WAKE FOR THIS! WON'T HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THEM OUT OF BED FOR SCHOOL TODAY!

 

[seventreesfarm]

Woke up to 2 damp chicks this morning!! Lots more are pipped.

How long can I leave them in the bator before moving them to the brooder coop?

 

[ShelterFarm]

Most places I've read say 24 hours before going to the brooder - my plan is to leave all of them in there until the whole batch hatches so I don't cause humidity problems.

By the way, for those who are concerned because they're not seeing anything yet - I started my eggs on the evening of Sept 14th - a bit earlier than most folks on this thread.

Looks like I've got one getting ready to start zipping:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/livehatch/theater

 

[gladahmae]

Woke up to 2 damp chicks this morning!! Lots more are pipped.

How long can I leave them in the bator before moving them to the brooder coop?

if you have lots more in there pipped, stay out! that humidity is really important to your yet-to-hatch chicks.

Most places I've read say 24 hours before going to the brooder - my plan is to leave all of them in there until the whole batch hatches so I don't cause humidity problems.

By the way, for those who are concerned because they're not seeing anything yet - I started my eggs on the evening of Sept 14th - a bit earlier than most folks on this thread.

You can actually leave them for up to 72hrs from what I've read. They may start to get wobbly at that point, but should be alright. Humidity is sooooo important to your un-hatched and pipped eggs, so don't be in a hurry to get chicks out and risk the rest. Our first hatched yesterday, and I don't plan on opening my incubator until Saturday afternoon to float test any that haven't hatched yet. I set my eggs on the 13th, so I'm also a bit ahead of some of you.

Woke up to another blue wyandotte chick this morning, hatched and fluffed up! I can't believe it since I checked for pips at 10pm and saw NOTHING going on! Looking forward to hearing from BIL today to see if any more of the eggs I sent over there have hatched (I had too many to fit in my incubator, and he had lots of room!)

 

[seventreesfarm]

Mine are early, and I thought my homegrown eggs would be last, but one shipped and one homey hatched. The pips are all ove rthe place.

Maybe iwill see what's up after work tonight about moving them. My humidity looks good, so I think one quick opening per day won't hurt. They knocked over a sensor anyway & I'd like to fix that.

 

[gladahmae]

I am SO glad that I made a spreadsheet. Seriously. I was starting to get all panic-y about my eggs not hatching (except for the 2) and THEN I looked at my spreadsheet. TODAY is day 21 for all but one of them. It's not day 22. So that's a good thing!

 

[seventreesfarm]

Maybe I will wait to move them then. As long as nobody is trashing the place

We're up to 4 chicks now, with 5 more pipped, out of 24 eggs that made it into lockdown.
Not bad for my first time.

 

[4hchickmama]

I only took mine out because she was bleeding. Otherwise, I would have left her in

 

[mmgillan]

Just put mine in lockdown and after removing the turning plate, when I was putting the eggs back in.......1 fell and a small crack occured

I only have 6 eggs in there and not sure how many will hatch, if any!

We shall see Sunday or Monday. Being my first time, I'm not sure I knew what I was looking at when candling also, when I removed the turning plate, there was a lot of water underneath. Oh well, like they say......."if at first you don't succeed, try try again"

 

[mmgillan]

I HEAR NOTHING! No eggs moving, no pips, no peeps! We are due Saturday also but you all are getting pips and peeps! Oh...here I go again... Stressing from comparing! My eggs developed nicely and seemed on target. I have to go hover again. Will update when ANYTHING happens! As of yet.... I have no bragging rights:/

I'm with ya here. Mine are due Sunday and nothing, not pips, peeps, or wiggling. Will just have to wait and see. Not very optimistic