Help! Day 17 & I heard a chick peeping!

[jesssaye]

Should I lock down early? I heard it last night & their still in their shells. This is my first time incubating! I only have 5 in there! Please help!

 

[jesssaye]

 

[jesssaye]

Well I locked down & locked down quick! I'm sooo excited! I'm scared the rest didn't make it? This one is sooo early

 

[Doctamomma]

If your temperature was on the high side they may all just come early, just crank the humidity. Can't wait to see your little chicks, mine are due Sunday and are day 18 today ;-).

 

[jesssaye]

I'm hoping the others are alive I guess where this one is early, I'm just very nervous & anxious haha. Can't wait to see yours too!

 

[knaault]

I'm just curious as to what your temp was through the process? My first ones are due a week from today to hatch

 

[RubyNala97]

So exciting!! As others have asked, was your temps on the high side? That usually leads to early hatches. Update if you have any questions. Hope you were able to get the humidity up there and have the brooder ready! If I had a hatcher on day 17, I'd definetly be running around trying to get it ready! Lol. Congrats on the first hatch!

 

[minihorse927]

Yep, I'd do exactly what you did and lock them down. Temps were probably a bit high. Are they bantams? They're notorious early hatchers.

 

[jesssaye]

 

[jesssaye]

8-9 hours later that's all. Uh. I don't have any bantams. If the temps were high wouldn't the others be hatching too?