hatching around the 26th post UPDATES here

[willowcol]

No pips here but my eggs are still rocking some. This is the worse part waiting for something to happen.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I have one lakenvelder almost out of its shell

I think the others are dead. Boy, I'm not having good luck at all this winter with chickens! I think I'll just stick with quail till it warms up again!

 

[marytoast]

Day 19. My first hatch. The wait is killing me. I have looked in that bator 10 times since 4:00. No movement, no peeps. I just wish those babies whould show me a sign!!!

 

[texasbartrambaby]

I am SOOOO with you. Today is day 18 for me. I am still turning until tonight. I will take them out of their egg carton this evening....so worried too!!! This is my first hatch also!!!

 

[redhen]

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Awww! shelley, i just saw this thread...sorry about your babies!..

 

[CovenantCreek]

I do believe this is Day 22 for me -- 3 chicks hatched today, adding to the 3 that hatched yesterday.

One of yesterday's pips quit without getting any further. One chick pipped this afternoon, but wasn't looking very alive by the time I saw it. There are 4 eggs that don't appear to be headed for a successful delivery.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Awww! shelley, i just saw this thread...sorry about your babies!..

I don't know what it is, but I haven't had any luck with chicken eggs since October. Out of 47 eggs, I have 5 chicks!! I hope my millies and silkies do better! I have a batch in there that are due in a few days. It was 22 eggs to start with, I think there are about 10 left. Plus my swap eggs that didn't develop at all! Like I said, I think I'll just stick with quail till it warms up! My last quail egg hatch was about a month ago, and from 21 shipped eggs I got 16 babies. Much better than the chicken eggs are doing!

 

[Tsagirl]

Marans are just the slowwwwesstt to hatch, but I am glad I kept the incubator running....I had a 95% hatch rate as of last night, only one egg did not make it! I was on day 21 with one pip and I thought they all died!

Then my friend told me not to give up hope and now las night witch was day 22-23 I have lots of fuzzy blue/black and a cuckoo maran running around the brooder!!!!!

 

[citalk2much]

To fun I love marans

 

[momofdrew]

Tomorrow is day 21 Minny is still setting...I dont know if any have pipped yet she does NOT like to be disturbed...She was acting differently today could she know it's almost time... this waiting is driving me nutty

big storm coming

so all I have to do is sit and watch her tomorrow