Hands on hatching and help

[audy5000g]

My eggs are only 7 days. 31%
What do I do? Big air cells.

 

[RubyNala97]

My eggs are only 7 days. 31%
What do I do? Big air cells.

Are those first circles from when they arrived?? If so, those eggs were a few days old when they were sent out. The second lines are from day 7? Then yes, to me those air cells look very big. That's usually how my air cells look by day 16-18. (Mine are bantam eggs, though). I would increase your humidity to around 40-45% and monitor those air cells every 3 days.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Are those first circles from when they arrived?? If so, those eggs were a few days old when they were sent out. The second lines are from day 7? Then yes, to me those air cells look very big. That's usually how my air cells look by day 16-18. (Mine are bantam eggs, though). I would increase your humidity to around 40-45% and monitor those air cells every 3 days.

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[jenniferlamar70]

Great job!!

That is a beautiful Cemani chick!!

Thank you.

Cute! It's pretty likely those little guys in the first picture with the white wing tips are going to get in a white feather or two. Likely they will molt them out at some point though. How are their feet? Any white/pink/orange or did they hatch all black?

The same ones with the white wing tips has a white toe other then that the rest are black. They are so tiny. Are they considered a very light breed? They are almost bantam size lol.

Awww. So cute!!

Thank you. We are in love already.

My eggs are only 7 days. 31%
What do I do? Big air cells.

Big air cells means your humidity is to low. I would raise it 10 percent until the get to where they need to be.

 

[Pyxis]

The same ones with the white wing tips has a white toe other then that the rest are black. They are so tiny. Are they considered a very light breed? They are almost bantam size lol.

Yeah, they're not a big breed My TMA line hens are just a touch bigger than silkies, and my GFF line hens aren't really large either - maybe leghorn size.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Yeah, they're not a big breed My TMA line hens are just a touch bigger than silkies, and my GFF line hens aren't really large either - maybe leghorn size.

Well they sure are cute. If they stay personable we may add a few more next year. My husband has finally fallen in love with a chicken lol. They are already pretty friendly. Definitely unique looking.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, my hatch is done. I lost the last leghorn - it turned in the shell and suffocated - but the rest hatched fine.

The little blue one with the head spot interests me and I can't wait to see how it feathers out. The head spot usually indicates barring but as far as I know I have no barred birds except the leghorn. We shall see.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Well, my hatch is done. I lost the last leghorn - it turned in the shell and suffocated - but the rest hatched fine.

The little blue one with the head spot interests me and I can't wait to see how it feathers out. The head spot usually indicates barring but as far as I know I have no barred birds except the leghorn. We shall see.

So sorry about your last leghorn but your chicks are soo cute. Make sure you update. I have a cochin that hatched with a white spot on its head that I was sure was barred but it seems to be feathing in black.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Congrats for all the new chicks!!!

 

[audy5000g]

Are those first circles from when they arrived?? If so, those eggs were a few days old when they were sent out. The second lines are from day 7? Then yes, to me those air cells look very big. That's usually how my air cells look by day 16-18. (Mine are bantam eggs, though). I would increase your humidity to around 40-45% and monitor those air cells every 3 days.

Most are bantam eggs. So they need more humidity?