Halloween Hatch-A-Long 2017

[DwayneNLiz]

correct no lights needed, yawning- big open mouth deep breaths

 

[WVduckchick]

I found the neatest tool for a safety hole, it's a diamond tipped dremel bit. Finger twist it, and as soon as it punctures the shell, I can feel it and stop. I make sure the membrane is pierced with a straight pin.

 

[The Golden Egg5]

I have 1 egg hatching due any day now! I have been following along with this thread and I didnt know I would acctually be hatching with you guys! Kinda a funny story... I put 2 eggs under a broody hen and didn’t think about what day it would hatch and I didn’t mark down the day I set them. Well, long story short, mamma abandoned eggs and one is still alive. She is due to hatch any day now but is a bit behind schedule because of the day with no heat. I am picking up some silkie chicks tomorrow to keep her company if/when she hatches.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Good luck with your hatches everyone! My next eggs are due in apt 2 weeks.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I LOVE my dremel and all its pieces

 

[Lazy Farmer]

LOCK DOWN
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[aliciaplus3]

Lockdown is tomorrow!!! Ahhhh I can't tell if I am excited or nervous. Got the hatcher all set up

I hatch in my Chinese knock off... not as good for the incubation period as my brinsea but holds humidity wonderfully for hatching. I put down a holy shelf liner over the plastic "floor" of the hatcher and then I have a corral I made out of holy plastic craft stuff I use to seperate the different color eggs so I can get an idea of which chicks came from which eggs. If they only have access to a few there is less soccer going on.... sigh but still some get knocked around some. Oh I took the pic before my hatcher wad up to temp and the humidity will come up some

 

[Lazy Farmer]

soccer going on..

my pet peave.....

 

[aliciaplus3]

I will candle one last time before I move the eggs to lockdown but at day 15 we had 4 turkey eggs and 22 chicken eggs looking good! I am ready to see all the cute chick pics!

 

[Twinsnchickens]

So chick turned around and now has beak, small end and butt sticking out big, air cell end. Will she be okay like that?