Hatch-Along - Eggs set in November, due December, anyone?

[3Dchicken]

Guess what guys? I HAVE ANOTHER PIPPER!! Yippeee!!! Hope will have another friend! I went and candled the eggs that were left in the incubator (which I thought were dead) and I saw one of them pipping internally! (scratching on the inside to externally pip, actually!) YAY!! It is day 25, so I hope it will be okay. One of the eggs I threw out 'cause it smelled like farts, but three or so more I think might be viable also, 'cause they don't smell, and are filled up quite a lot! Soooooooo excited for Hope!!!!! Yippeeeee

Here is Hope all fluffy:





The strange thing was: Hope was peeping to the egg and was hugging the one that was internally pipping: It's as if she knew there was a baby alive in there!!!

 

[flockgirl]

Well I am not completly sure what day, I just noticed her sitting on them on nov 26 (which was more than 3 weeks ago) About 5 days ago I came home and noticed the light in my coop was off and when I went out to change th bulb she wasnt on her nest, she was in the box next to her so i think she got off the eggs for a minute and when she went back to the coop she got confused and got in the wrong box. When I saw she wasnt on them I had a panick attack and prayed the eggs were not cold to the touch but they were :/ So I have no clue how long she was off so could that have killed them? I have candled them several times, I did it a few days ago and I didnt see moevemenrt or any internal pipping but the egg is very full so there is a baby in there fully developed. I just dont want to break open the 4 that floated in case they are just late.

 

[katsdar]

Ozexpat That is too funny

 

[katsdar]

Don't forget to give Hope some food and water she can get to without drowning herself.

 

[3Dchicken]

Don't forget to give Hope some food and water she can get to without drowning herself.

I did! :3 She is gobbling it up! Very clumsily though.

 

[3Dchicken]

Well I am not completly sure what day, I just noticed her sitting on them on nov 26 (which was more than 3 weeks ago) About 5 days ago I came home and noticed the light in my coop was off and when I went out to change th bulb she wasnt on her nest, she was in the box next to her so i think she got off the eggs for a minute and when she went back to the coop she got confused and got in the wrong box. When I saw she wasnt on them I had a panick attack and prayed the eggs were not cold to the touch but they were :/ So I have no clue how long she was off so could that have killed them? I have candled them several times, I did it a few days ago and I didnt see moevemenrt or any internal pipping but the egg is very full so there is a baby in there fully developed. I just dont want to break open the 4 that floated in case they are just late.

Did you put her back on the right nest?

 

[flockgirl]

Yes I did but there is no telling how long she was off of it. I just put her back on asap in hopes that some would hatch and then the one little guy/girl made it out but I haven' t seen anything in the others Looks like I may not get any out of these ones. I think thy should have hatched by now and she killed her only living chick

 

[ozexpat]

Guess what guys? I HAVE ANOTHER PIPPER!! Yippeee!!! Hope will have another friend! I went and candled the eggs that were left in the incubator (which I thought were dead) and I saw one of them pipping internally! (scratching on the inside to externally pip, actually!) YAY!! It is day 25, so I hope it will be okay. One of the eggs I threw out 'cause it smelled like farts, but three or so more I think might be viable also, 'cause they don't smell, and are filled up quite a lot! Soooooooo excited for Hope!!!!! Yippeeeee

Here is Hope all fluffy:
The strange thing was: Hope was peeping to the egg and was hugging the one that was internally pipping: It's as if she knew there was a baby alive in there!!!

you are on day 25. No thermostat. zero humidity control - and another one pipped? good gawd, you defy all logic

 

[chicknlove]

Nothing going on inside the bator with the remaining eggs. My humidity was a bit high duing the hatch. Did it hurt the babies left in the shells? I'm going to float test the rest. There are 8 and I didn't see 4 of those even move through out the lockdown.

 

[3Dchicken]

Yes I did but there is no telling how long she was off of it. I just put her back on asap in hopes that some would hatch and then the one little guy/girl made it out but I haven' t seen anything in the others Looks like I may not get any out of these ones. I think thy should have hatched by now and she killed her only living chick

Don't give up hope yet! They all might just be late because she got off the nest, and they cooled down for a bit, thus making them stop developing for a while.

Don't disturb the hen and wait for any more peeps from under her. :3