Hello :)

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[janiedoe]

Hi Shane, welcome to BYC!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC ! As with any eggs that go through the USPS you can expect a sizable loss .

 

[ShaneAM]

My pleasure!
When the eggs are close to hatching or past the hatching date I stop candling, and don't open the incubator at all. Opening the incubator changes the humidity and will shrink wrap the birds making it extremely hard for them to hatch. Do you already have a brooder set up? If so, what kind of heater are you using in it?

Just a generic heat lamp with a 250w red bulb. Also, do then leave the one that has hatched in the incubator until the other hatch? Will taking her out right quick cause that "shrink wrapping" humidity loss for the others?

 

[sweaterthebroodyrooster]

Also, do then leave the one that has hatched in the incubator until the other hatch? Will taking her out right quick cause that "shrink wrapping" humidity loss for the others?

No, you can't leave her in the incubator for more than two days. Just do it as quickly as you can and they should be fine.

 

[ShaneAM]

No, you can't leave her in the incubator for more than two days. Just do it as quickly as you can and they should be fine.

Awesome, thank you very much for the help! This thread has calmed almost all of my first time fetherhood worries!

 

[sweaterthebroodyrooster]

My pleasure!
I'm so glad the thread has helped you.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Shane and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Mutchi]

hi shane! welcome to byc! feel free to scroll thru the awesome threads! sorry t hear about the bad hatch! but dont worry! at least little jelly hatched and will soon have friends! we are kinda in the same situation, exept you had a bad hatch and ended up with one, i found two chick bodys, turns out they were killed by a skunk. anyway! welcome, sorry to wast your valuble time! its nice that you joined us!

 

[ShaneAM]

hi shane! welcome to byc! feel free to scroll thru the awesome threads! sorry t hear about the bad hatch! but dont worry! at least little jelly hatched and will soon have friends! we are kinda in the same situation, exept you had a bad hatch and ended up with one, i found two chick bodys, turns out they were killed by a skunk. anyway! welcome, sorry to wast your valuble time! its nice that you joined us!

Not a waste of my time at all! I hope everything's okay with the rest of your chicks. Best wishes and thanks for the welcome!!