Full Moon Setting - 05/05/12 Anyone what to join?

[Nsampsel]

I'm a few days behind most of you, but my first goes in lockdown tomorrow & 12 more on the 29th. After that I have several going in or hatching every day or so until June 14th.

 

[Little calico]

Still No Piping This is so fusterating!! NOT Knowing when LOL I am hooked checking the incubator a hundred times and starring several mins to see if any is making any movement. One or however many keeps chirping. Guess Thats a good Sign? So ready to see a BABY

Anyone else having any luck? So if they don't hatch on day 21 how many more days should ya go?? Looks like we're going pass due date :-/

 

[Habibs Hens]

ive gotten quite good with my hatches

my latest aseel egg i didnt even know it piped

and i was so lucky to catch it as it was zipping

it happened so fast but didnt start till about 5pm

i just got on with other things and basically forgot i had a hatch due

 

[RachaelS]

Still No Piping This is so fusterating!! NOT Knowing when LOL I am hooked checking the incubator a hundred times and starring several mins to see if any is making any movement. One or however many keeps chirping. Guess Thats a good Sign? So ready to see a BABY

Anyone else having any luck? So if they don't hatch on day 21 how many more days should ya go?? Looks like we're going pass due date :-/

If you hear something let them got at least 23 days

 

[RachaelS]

Okay here it is, my first Trisha Barnevelder

if you look at the egg down a little you can see it piped also

 

[Habibs Hens]

nice one congrats

btw my lemon cuckoo orps where both overdue to pip by 1 and a half days and came out just fine

so wait it out all will be good



good luck


one thing i noticed is that you have them small end down duing hatch

how does that fair as i been told that lockdown should be on its side not pointing down

plus a live broody hen can never acheive that naturally anyway

 

[tls_ranch]

Sometimes with shipped eggs it's recommended to hatch upright in cartons. The upright position is supposed to help with damaged air cells. Also, if you use a auto turner the chick has been nearly upright the whole time so it's less of a transition. Many experienced breeders have recommended this way of hatching rather than the more "normal" way of laying the eggs on their sides especially with shipped eggs.

Trisha

 

[RachaelS]

I also think it provides "resitance" if a mamma hen was on the they would not roll around and "chicken football" would not happen, in the cartons they are secure. On my first hatch of the year I had 100% in my own eggs (11) and 80% in shipped using this method. Seems to work pretty good. By the way I now have 2 more that have piped of my Trisha eggs

 

[RachaelS]

It is out!!!!! Congrats Trisha you are a Gma (again LOL) Ignore the temp, it is always 1-2 degrees off The two at the far right of the pic are the ones that have piped.

 

[Little calico]

Nice pictures Congradulations So is it better for them to hatch out of a egg carton then laying on their side in the incubator? Thats how I have mine and I now have 4 that has piped they've piped on theri side but YEA they are actually alive well for so far!!!:0) One keeps chirping and chirping the beak is out of the pip and its like it is ?? Eating or drinking or I have no ideal?? I am so new to this any suggestions please! And Thank YOU!!!