Hatching eggs questions

[chadr7850]

Ya so today is the day the temps were a little cool so I'll see

 

[ThaJuicyJuice]

Yeah.. That is an iffie thing. People say to expect a hatch exactly 3 weeks the day you set. So if you set on a Monday, expect 3 weeks on a Monday. People tend to wait 4 days passed day 25 and I've followed that advice all the way until day 30. It's such a tough experience. I am expecting some hatches tomorrow, but to be honest always expect a hatch when I've set the eggs. People have had hatches as early as day 15. Which seems so outrageous, but that's forum talk for ya. I would just wait patiently and see what happens.

 

[Emmalion]

How do the eggs look today? Any progress?

 

[Ridgerunner]

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Intuitively, it seems that Day 1 should be the first day you put them in the incubator, but that is not correct. An egg does not have 24 hours worth of development one second after it is put in the incubator. It takes 24 hours at incubation temperatures for an egg to have a day's worth of development. An easy way to remember it for chicken eggs is that the day of the week you set them is the day of the week they should hatch. If you set them on Wednesday, they should hatch on Wednesday.

Something that complicates this is that there are several different things that can affect when the eggs actually hatch. A common one is the average incubation temperature. If the incubator is running a bit warm, they can hatch quite a bit early. I've had them pipping when I went into lockdown due to a warm incubator. Those hatched on day 19 and 20. If your incubator is running a little cool, they can be late. There are some other things that can affect it, such as heredity and size of eggs. The smaller eggs of the same breed tend to hatch a bit earlier than larger eggs. Overly large eggs tend to be late. Humidity can have an effect. If they are stored too warm before the incubation starts, that can speed it up a bit. But the big difference maker is the average incubation temperature.

So I agree with others. Be patient. From what I've seen of yoru posts, it sounds like you are doing OK.

 

[chadr7850]

Last candle all I saw was a big black blob so I so pose that that is a chick my temps were a little cool during the nite so they may take longer still no sign of life

 

[chadr7850]

Got my first pip to day!!!!

 

[Emmalion]

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YAY I checked on mine before leaving for work and nothing. darn you day 20.

Don't forget to get pics of the little ones!!!!!!!!

 

[chadr7850]

Got home today to find a bigger crack and movement no other pips but this guy is a ameracana so go chicken hawk (mommas name)