Hatching

[FeatherSwift93]

How long does it typically take rhode island red eggs to hatch? This is my first time incubating, and I'm on day 20 and they move around but haven't popped yet.

 

[FeatherSwift93]

How long does it typically take rhode island red eggs to hatch? This is my first time incubating, and I'm on day 20 and they move around but haven't popped yet.

*pipped

 

[MysteryChicken]

Chicken eggs, typically between 12-24rs from pip, to zip.

Day 20, is the day you expect pipping to happen. Wobbling is a good sign.

Just a tip for beginners of incubating: Never believe the readings of your incubator's built in thermometers, & hygrometers. They're usually not accurate. Always have separate calibrated thermometers, & hygrometers to go by.

 

[SilverBirds]

Chicks normally hatch on day 21. This can be more or less depending on what the temperature and humidity were during incubation. Good luck!

 

[FeatherSwift93]

Right now my humidity is between 66 and 69

 

[FeatherSwift93]

Right now my humidity is between 66 and 69

I've just seen the wobble and then they stop for awhile.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Right now my humidity is between 66 and 69

Are you going directly by the incubator?

 

[FeatherSwift93]

Are you going directly by the incubator?

Yeah, right now that's all I have at the moment.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah, right now that's all I have at the moment.

Okay, just a note though. It maybe off by alittle, or off by alot.

So, your humidity can actually be higher, or lower then what it actually says.

I'd keep a close eye on the progress of the unhatched chicks right now since you have no way of getting an accurate reading.

My recommendations for incubator Thermometers, & Hygrometers: Incubator Warehouse Egg O Meters(They come precalibrated, so no need to mess with them), Thermometer World, Thermometer/Hygrometers(Easy to calibrate when ready to be used)

 

[FeatherSwift93]

Update: From what I can tell, all the eggs have pipped.