Hatching early with no camera ready!

[tammyd57]

I was going to charge the batteries for my camera tomorrow so I would be ready to take pics of my first hatch in my homemade bator. They were due to start hatching SUNDAY NIGHT. Okay so, I go in there about an hour ago to check on temp & humidity and there's a baby chick hoppin around in there!

And another pipping! And me with no working camera to take pics with

But the lil buggers are two days early............

 

[millejn3]

Congrats!!

Has your heat run a little high at any time. If so this will cause an early hatch. Or even if you dont realize it you may have hot spots in your bator.

 

[tammyd57]

Temperatures seemed pretty good throughout the whole time. I think my thermometer may be off. It's a digital with hygrometer also. The hygrometer was off by 6%, so now that I think about it, makes sense the thermometer was wrong too. Maybe I'm really lucky ANYTHING hatched, LOL!

 

[tammyd57]

Second one hatched early this morning. And two more pips!
Looks like this is going to work!

*ETA: going out now to buy batteries, takes too long to charge the ones I have, I GOTTA have pics!