Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

I was reading this thread and although this is my first hatch, I can already tell I am going to be hands on. I had 2 chicks hatch overnight and took them out of the incubator and put them in the brooder box. I couldn't stand watching them walk all over the other eggs. All I could think was how disorienting that would be for the chicks in the eggs. The set hatch day is tomorrow so I must have had the incubator a little warm. I set it at 100. Started running the humidity at about 50% until I read the dry hatching article then let it get down to about 25% before lockdown. Had it at 65% until the first one hatched now running at about 75%. Running a farm innovators 4250 forced air came with auto egg turner and candler. The candler down right sucks but other than that I think we are doing ok. Hear more chirps as I type and have at least 5 more pips no zips yet. That's my excitement for the week.

That's great! Congrats!

I always end up running a little warm too and mine generally start hatching day 19/20.

 

[silkepopa101]

I have two breeds of chicks, three are Chantix and 4 are silke, I'm worried because the silke seem to be getting pecked at by the bigger chicks! Is this normal??

 

[newwestchick]

I have some internal pips e
Day 19!

 

[4theloveofchick]

Yeah, I buy mine at the dollar store. lol Just make sure they don't have any kind of chemical/cleaner in them. I don't know how that would affect the eggs.

Wonderful, thank you so much!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have two breeds of chicks, three are Chantix and 4 are silke, I'm worried because the silke seem to be getting pecked at by the bigger chicks! Is this normal??

I've found with mine the bigger tends to peck the smaller/older pecks the younger. If they are getting beat on bad, blood drawing really hurting the silkies I'd have to seperate them.

I have some internal pips

Day 19!

Wonderful, thank you so much!

 

[ShanandGem]

Hatching really is addicting; I am shopping and planning for my next hatch and it is months away!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hatching really is addicting; I am shopping and planning for my next hatch and it is months away!

LOL I haven't even got my eggs in yet (next week) and I am planning for the next incubation after this one....lol

 

[RubyNala97]

Um, sure.     But the turning I can do....just doesn't seem like much of turn when they're in the cartons.

I know it doesn't, but it will be sufficient. And what Friday said is true, shipped eggs are a gamble because you just don't know how much damage they've gone through. The ones that are strong enough will make it!

I was reading this thread and although this is my first hatch, I can already tell I am going to be hands on. I had 2 chicks hatch overnight and took them out of the incubator and put them in the brooder box. I couldn't stand watching them walk all over the other eggs. All I could think was how disorienting that would be for the chicks in the eggs. The set hatch day is tomorrow so I must have had the incubator a little warm. I set it at 100. Started running the humidity at about 50% until I read the dry hatching article then let it get down to about 25% before lockdown.  Had it at 65% until the first one hatched now running at about 75%.  Running a farm innovators 4250 forced air came with auto egg turner and candler. The candler down right sucks but other than that I think we are doing ok. Hear more chirps as I type and have at least 5 more pips no zips yet. That's my excitement for the week.

Congrats on the hatch! I hate seeing the eggs get knocked around the incubator!! If they were under a hen they would not be sliding around all over the place!

I have two breeds of chicks, three are Chantix and 4 are silke, I'm worried because the silke seem to be getting pecked at by the bigger chicks! Is this normal??

Are they all the same age??

 

[jlashaw]

I have some internal pips e
Day 19!

I am excited for you! Post pictures!

 

[samandemsmommy]

I have two breeds of chicks, three are Chantix and 4 are silke, I'm worried because the silke seem to be getting pecked at by the bigger chicks! Is this normal??

I just hatched 2 silkie cochin mixes and they are tiny and 3 regular size chickens- who are much bigger than the 2 silkie mixes. I noticed my big ones wanted to peck at the small ones- everytime I saw them do it I would bang on the brooder door and they would stop--- they are a week old now and doesn't seem they are doing it as much