Halloween Hatch-A-Long 2017

[Christinecam]

Dis-own him first! FIND some eggs!

Don’t worry! Mine disowned me for a day. when I informed him I was setting again.. I pulled some chicken math outta my um chickens and he got over. Little does he know I have two more shipments coming!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I found 2 more serama eggs! She had them buried in the shavings lol. I now have 4 in the bator!

 

[BantyChooks]

Y’all, I’m getting so excited I’m hearing the phantom chick peeps... I wish they were real though

Welcome to my world... I hear them all the time.

 

[Twinsnchickens]

It delays hatch a bit too, which improves results.

Good to know for next time

So of the 13 eggs left, 12 have pip’ed completely, but one little bugger pip’ed on the side of the egg, not in the air cell. I made an air hole on the large end to help him out and see what’s going on. He is alive and chirping loud! Louder than the rest, but it looks like there is blood. He might’ve popped through a blood vessel. Hopefully he makes it

 

[aliciaplus3]

Ok 4 turkey eggs and 22 chicken eggs in lockdown

I think there are only 4 extera thermometers in there....... lol
I was surprised to see that 3 of the turkey eggs are starting to shadow so I hope that is a good sign

 

[Josh L.]

Y’all, I’m getting so excited I’m hearing the phantom chick peeps... I wish they were real though

Tomorrow is lockdown for me and im already stopping and intently listening for a minute after thinking i hear chicks peeping.

 

[WVduckchick]

@Josh L. agreed! Ducks are way more stressful. (hope you are ok from the hospital scare!)
I ended up with 10 Call ducks, plus one more still in ICU, hopefully it survives.
Its a good thing they are so cute. They sure can make a mess in no time! lol

 

[Christinecam]

I see others drop the temp down a bit. I haven't in the past when I stagger hatch. I may have done it for my last hatch but I can't remember the outcome...lol.

I'd try trimming the tape close to the egg and probably do as WVduckchick has suggested. In the past if I had an egg that is cracked/more exposed/experienced more water loss...I put it in a small container with a damp paper towel and a sandwich baggie loosely over the top to hold higher humidity. I've found that successful...but I also don't have a turner in mine.

You're just all ahead of yourself Connie!!

Mine are coming a long early as well!
16 eggs- 9 polish (bantam frizzle), 7 serama
2 polish have hatched and 2 are pipped. The seramas might be a day late?! But I’ll be getting babies all week the way I set this stagger up. At the end of the I have LF tolbunt polish hatching.

 

[aliciaplus3]

I have one internal pip on a turkry egg!!!!

 

[lawson1986]

Pic of the fully decorated trunk...we passed out candy to more than 600 kids last night