Has anyone tried the open-egg hatch method before? (HELP)

[Karilcole]

Amazing!! I would love it if you shared the videos!

Idk how to share videos on here.

 

[Squawkers]

Idk how to share videos on here.

You can post it to YouTube or something like that, or this (what I do)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-upload-videos-to-the-gallery.1631126/

 

[Karilcole]

I did the YouTube thing for a few window egg videos. They’re not the best, I’m very shaky.

I don’t remember what day into the process that either video was taken on but I know the 2nd video was the 1st chick to hatch. He is a roo named ‘Legs Magee’ due to his longggg legs.

 

[Squawkers]

I did the YouTube thing for a few window egg videos. They’re not the best, I’m very shaky.

I don’t remember what day into the process that either video was taken on but I know the 2nd video was the 1st chick to hatch. He is a roo named ‘Legs Magee’ due to his longggg legs.

Amazing!!!!! Thanks for sharing! Now I want to try!

 

[Karilcole]

Amazing!!!!! Thanks for sharing! Now I want to try!

For some reason it wouldn’t let me open them. Said I needed to sign in. As long as you can get them to work, alls good.

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

This is too low and will delay development and expected hatching day. It should be around 99.5 in forced air conditions and 101.5-102 under still air conditions. You can also see temp noted in the other posters' experience that did the successful open window hatching and I quoted it for example..


Daily development chart included, from google images.. for consideration/comparison reference.. (they look more like they might be break outs/eggtopsy or maybe petree dish grown than "open window" to me).
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And one for what it may look like when candling from the outside/standard view..
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Happy hatching!

yep! That’s about how it looks! My eggs are dark-shelled, so it’s hard to candle them and I can’t see anything really lol. It is set to 99.5, but I had just taken the lid off of the incubator so it went down for a minute . Thanks!

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

I did the YouTube thing for a few window egg videos. They’re not the best, I’m very shaky.

I don’t remember what day into the process that either video was taken on but I know the 2nd video was the 1st chick to hatch. He is a roo named ‘Legs Magee’ due to his longggg legs.

So cool! Thanks a lot!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Pulling up a chair so I can follow along. Had never heard of anything like this. A good video might be an amazing thing to share with a school. Plant your elbows on the table and brace your arms against your body to minimize shaking while filming. Good luck and have fun!

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

So far it’s going great! Just candled the eggs, and 2 of them look bad. going to give another 2 days, then throw way so they don’t explode lol. 2 of the window eggs also went bad, but I can see a heartbeat in the one remaining (the brown one)!

Thanks to everyone for helping me out!

 

[Karilcole]

So far it’s going great! Just candles the eggs, and 2 of them look bad, going to give another 2 days, then throw way so they don’t explode lol. 2 window eggs bad, but I can see a heartbeat in the one remaining (the brown one)!

Thanks to everyone for helping me out!

Plz keep us updated! I’m sure I’ll never be successful again but so far w this batch of 9 total in incubator, 5 not fertile. The last 4 I can see heartbeats, eye & 2 have movement. I wish I would’ve taken better notes last time.
Not a good photo but a photo from last night.