Hatch-Along - Setting eggs this weekend (Jan5/6) WHOS WITH ME!

[CamiLynn]

Some good news and fingers crossed that the late bloomers come through!

My bantam egg on day 21 is rocking and chirping!! I am so excited as I wanted this one to hatch so badly, since I have no idea which bantam of my 4 breeds is came from! My barnyard experiment! Lol

 

[RosecombRIR]

10 Chicks out and 5 more have pips....it's crazy in there. I haven't taken any out as the others are still trying to hatch!

 

[LuvMyRoo]

I still have one that pipped Sun afternoon with no progress. I can see him breathing in the little hole, but no zip at all. Should I assist? I really don't want to, but its been a full 38 hours. Nothing else from the remaining eggs, we are on Day 23 now. On the plus side Baby Bird is doing great!

 

[LuvMyRoo]

10 Chicks out and 5 more have pips....it's crazy in there. I haven't taken any out as the others are still trying to hatch!

You've got a full house, how fun!

 

[chicken pickin]

I still have one that pipped Sun afternoon with no progress. I can see him breathing in the little hole, but no zip at all. Should I assist? I really don't want to, but its been a full 38 hours. Nothing else from the remaining eggs, we are on Day 23 now. On the plus side Baby Bird is doing great!

If it were me I would assisit, at least make his hole a little bigger an see if it helps. Read this and decide if you want to help
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[CamiLynn]

I awoke in the middle of the night to very loud chirping and had a little bantam fully hatched out! It has feathered legs so it either from my d'uccle or silkie, but doesn't have 5 toes...it also came from a barred rock full size roo, so that could explain the toes if it is a silkie...hmm. Just waiting on it to fluff to be able to tell better.

I gave 2 other eggs on day 24...should I remove them? They were moving on day 20, but have done nothing since...really think they are dead.

So, 5/7 isn't too bad for my first hatch! I am pleased! I also get to do this again on less that 2 weeks, with some eggs in the bator and under my broody silkie. Though I'm not sure my nerves can take it!! It's Amerucanas, Marans, and BLRW, and from what I have seen, those are the hardest to hatch.

 

[heirloomorps]

So, 5/7 isn't too bad for my first hatch! I am pleased! I also get to do this again on less that 2 weeks, with some eggs in the bator and under my broody silkie. Though I'm not sure my nerves can take it!! It's Amerucanas, Marans, and BLRW, and from what I have seen, those are the hardest to hatch.

5/7 isn't bad for any hatch! Our BLRW have been super easy to hatch - as have all our Wyandotte crosses - so I have you have the same luck. Our Marans hatch rate hasnt been anywhere near as good.

 

[Conchis]

So I ran the "float test" on the 3 eggs that hadn't hatched. I got one that sank like a rock...opened it up and sure enough hadn't developed at all.....really a dud. (Since they were Maran eggs it was nearly impossible to candle anything in there. The next one was a high floater...so I opened it carefully. There was a non-viable chick that had developed pretty close to finished inside, but it was dead.... The last one was a a floater, but almost completely submerged. I don't know if this is what is meant by a low floater or not. I'm thinking a low floater might actually be completely covered in water. I'm on day 23 so....I'm not sure what to do with this last egg. It's back in the incubator for now.

 

[Conchis]

I changed my mind Im too nervous to try it. Im gonna give them one more day and see what happens.

I'm with you...I think I'm going to just wait another day too.....who knows what's going on inside that shell....it doesn't stink...soo...what's the harm?

 

[chicken pickin]

So I ran the "float test" on the 3 eggs that hadn't hatched. I got one that sank like a rock...opened it up and sure enough hadn't developed at all.....really a dud. (Since they were Maran eggs it was nearly impossible to candle anything in there. The next one was a high floater...so I opened it carefully. There was a non-viable chick that had developed pretty close to finished inside, but it was dead.... The last one was a a floater, but almost completely submerged. I don't know if this is what is meant by a low floater or not. I'm thinking a low floater might actually be completely covered in water. I'm on day 23 so....I'm not sure what to do with this last egg. It's back in the incubator for now.

well thats exciting to have one that might still be good. Im gonna try the float test later today after work and then decide what to do from there .