Hatching Chicks First Time

[chopptax]

First Timer Do you turn eggs up to 21 days. I turned them today at 21 days and heard chirping in one egg when I touched it.

 

[ScissorChick]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

On day 18, you are supposed to keep the 'bator closed, up the humidity, and stop turning the eggs.
Turning them until day 21 will not kill them by no means, but they really do need those last three days to

'get ready' for hatch.

Happy Hatching!

 

[A.T. Hagan]

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Google is your friend:

How to Hatch Chicken Eggs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-hatch.html

Hatching and Brooding Small Numbers of Chicks
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/di0631.html

Incubation and Embryology Questions and Answers
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res32-qa.html

Incubating
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/tech_manuals/cage_free/incubating_eggs.pdf

How To Incubate Chicken Eggs
http://www.howtoincubate.com/

Incubating Your Eggs
http://www.shilala.com/incubating.html

How To Incubate and Hatch Chicken Eggs At Home

 

[Paintedhorsegirl]

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just leave them to hatch...you shouldnt turn after day 18.....

 

[chopptax]

Thank you all for the responses. The egg that peeped today has a little hole now. I told my wife I was going to be a Mom.

 

[Chickiebabyfluff]

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Welcome to to Chickie baby mommy hood!!!