Hearing peeps on day 16???!!!

[EastinChickens]

So I'm completely feaking out right now....

I was sitting on my computer, browsing byc when I heard a PEEP from my 16 day old eggs!!!
Should I put them into early lockdown???

If you're wondering why this might have happened, at about day 6, I had a 3 hour temp spike of between 106 and 115
Other than that spike, I have been keeping them at a regular temp of 99-101

Should I be totally freaking out? Because I fear I may faint.

 

[sgtmom52]

Wow ~ I'm not sure. You have me worried now about my own. I can't hear peeping from my bator but I have 15 3 week old in the same room!

I have been thinking about when I should do my own lockdown. I put them in on Thurs. the 8th at 9 pm and and debating either tonight or tomorrow morning for lockdown. My last chicks were 2 days early!

 

[KellyHM]

I would go ahead and take them out of the turner. They can hatch a couple days early if the temps were high.

 

[Kittymomma]

I'd start lockdown now. Mine started peeping on day 17 and hatched out on days 18-19. I had a great hatch 22/24 with the two unhatched being late 2nd week quiters, so don't worry too much just yet, but do start lockdown. Happy hatching!

 

[EastinChickens]

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Okay, thank you!!!!
Just in case though, if it were a false alarm and my crazy self was hearing things, can it hurt them to be out of the turner early?

 

[EastinChickens]

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Okay, thank you.
Any more advice? should I up the humidity just yet?

 

[Kittymomma]

I'd bring the humidity up to at least 60% and then jack it up to 70% or so when you see pipping. Mine ran between 62-75 for the most part, but spiked up to the low 90's at one point when 6 or so peeps zipped and hatched in about 60 minutes. I cranked the heat up in the room and took out chicks and shells at that point. I know it's a bit no no to open the bator during hatch, and I wouldn't reccomend it, but at that point I was more worried about drowning chicks in the eggs then I was about shrink wrapping them.

 

[EastinChickens]

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Thanks so much for the advice. Now for the hard part... waiting out lockdown.

 

[EastinChickens]

Would a puppy pad work okay as bedding instead of wood shavings?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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Yes it would and so does just putting paper towels over the shavings. Good luck.