Hands on hatching and help

[jenniferlamar70]

I only just now realized it was back on lol

 

[WVduckchick]

I thought I was going to have a dismal hatch. But its turning out better than expected!

I incubated in both of my Brinsea 20's, set them both full at the same time. 42 lavender orpington eggs. Only pulled 3 clears, and 1 early blood spot. 38 were transferred to the hatcher. But when I transferred them, one Brinsea was noticeably behind, developmentally. Apparently the temp is a bit lower in that one.

I've lost a few, a couple zipped and couldn't push out, and one little hatcher got between eggs, on his back, and couldn't flip and died. But I'm happy to report 25 have hatched and are fine, and still have a few more pips, internal and external.

I also have had a few with big bellies, and slightly unhealed navels. A couple pencil eraser sized navels too. I think humidity was too high, even incubating with no water. I guess I will have to try sanding or washing these eggs before incubating any more.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I thought I was going to have a dismal hatch. But its turning out better than expected!

I incubated in both of my Brinsea 20's, set them both full at the same time. 42 lavender orpington eggs. Only pulled 3 clears, and 1 early blood spot. 38 were transferred to the hatcher. But when I transferred them, one Brinsea was noticeably behind, developmentally. Apparently the temp is a bit lower in that one.

I've lost a few, a couple zipped and couldn't push out, and one little hatcher got between eggs, on his back, and couldn't flip and died. But I'm happy to report 25 have hatched and are fine, and still have a few more pips, internal and external.

I also have had a few with big bellies, and slightly unhealed navels. A couple pencil eraser sized navels too. I think humidity was too high, even incubating with no water. I guess I will have to try sanding or washing these eggs before incubating any more.

Congrats! That's pretty good!

 

[WVduckchick]

Congrats! That's pretty good!

If nothing else, it has shown me that the 2 incubators are a little different! I need to increase the temp on the digital one. Its already set at 100.9 with a fan! But actually, those are the ones that are hatching on day 21. The others hatched early, so maybe I should turn the other one down. Although I do like early hatchers. LOL

 

[Blooie]

Fantastic hatch considering how uncertain you were!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

If nothing else, it has shown me that the 2 incubators are a little different! I need to increase the temp on the digital one. Its already set at 100.9 with a fan! But actually, those are the ones that are hatching on day 21. The others hatched early, so maybe I should turn the other one down. Although I do like early hatchers. LOL

Lol. I know. The Hovabator holds temps so well I did one hatch at the normal temp and had my hatch end of day 20-21 right on time. I didn't like it as much. Ran the others at 100 ish and hatched day 19/20. I much prefer that day earlier...lol They've always been happy and healthy! Lol

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Some how I've got my dates mixed up on my lockdown for all my ducklings. Calls came on time but my black east inside hatched on time but I had it marked due next week. Same with my Welsh Harlequins. I thought lockdown was sue next week for them. Woke up this morning to an external pip and two internal pips. I'm sure I got my dates wrong since the others hatched healthy and well. Just praying that lack of lockdown doesn't cause any issues..

 

[JewelBirds]

Hi. I have a turkey egg that is currently 4 days late from hatch date. It externally pipped yesterday, and has begun zipping about two hours ago (almost 3). Is it normal for it to be taking so long to zip? My others turkeys usually don't take that long (1-1.5 hours at most). I just don't know whether or not if I should help it by taking some shell off. How long should I wait

 

[Pyxis]

Hi. I have a turkey egg that is currently 4 days late from hatch date. It externally pipped yesterday, and has begun zipping about two hours ago (almost 3). Is it normal for it to be taking so long to zip? My others turkeys usually don't take that long (1-1.5 hours at most). I just don't know whether or not if I should help it by taking some shell off. How long should I wait

If it stalls out and gets stuck during zipping, then it does need some help. They should never stop during zipping, it's a sign that they've gotten stuck. You may want to give it a hand.

 

[newchickmama91]

I have one of my runner eggs that internally pipped two days ago so I made a safety hole this morning. I can slightly see that it's still yawning so I will leave it to do it's thing. How long should I wait if it doesn't start externally pipping and what shall I do? Missed byc so much