Hopeful Hatch-a-Long

[AinaWGSD]

Go babies go!

 

[tviss711]

HOLY CANNOLI!!! Numbers 2 and 5 have PIPPED!!!! However I’m a little worried I got to my classroom this morning and the humidity dropped to 46% overnight??? I’m putting water in to raise the humidity right now especially with the two eggs pipped.

Will they be okay?? it held at 70-71% all day yesterday and the day before and we are having heavy rain and pretty high ambient humidity so I don’t know why it dropped overnight so much! I know once the first baby hatches it should be okay because the moisture in their shells helps maintain and raise the humidity right? Sorry.. worried chick mom those particular eggs were the ones I was most concerned about because those hens eggs usually had really strong membranes and of course now the humidity was too low when they had pipped. I’m getting it up now it is at 60 I’m aiming for 68-70.

Here are eggs 5 and 2

UPDATE: I'd just like to add that the humidity is now 68-69%, and egg 2 has been chirping and wiggling all morning but I don't see a lot of progress past the first pip I don't know if that is normal for the amount of effort I am seeing her exert. Number 5 has also been seen wiggling but seems to be resting mostly from pipping. Is it possible that they are shrink wrapped from the humidity drop overnight? Or will they be okay? I am such a worry wart

 

[Cheekychook12]

HOLY CANNOLI!!! Numbers 2 and 5 have PIPPED!!!! However I’m a little worried I got to my classroom this morning and the humidity dropped to 46% overnight??? I’m putting water in to raise the humidity right now especially with the two eggs pipped.

Will they be okay?? it held at 70-71% all day yesterday and the day before and we are having heavy rain and pretty high ambient humidity so I don’t know why it dropped overnight so much! I know once the first baby hatches it should be okay because the moisture in their shells helps maintain and raise the humidity right? Sorry.. worried chick mom those particular eggs were the ones I was most concerned about because those hens eggs usually had really strong membranes and of course now the humidity was too low when they had pipped. I’m getting it up now it is at 60 I’m aiming for 68-70.

Here are eggs 5 and 2View attachment 4043182View attachment 4043181

UPDATE: I'd just like to add that the humidity is now 68-69%, and egg 2 has been chirping and wiggling all morning but I don't see a lot of progress past the first pip I don't know if that is normal for the amount of effort I am seeing her exert. Number 5 has also been seen wiggling but seems to be resting mostly from pipping. Is it possible that they are shrink wrapped from the humidity drop overnight? Or will they be okay? I am such a worry wart

Relax a little, it takes a lot of time for eggs to go from pip to zip, sometimes 24 hours
I wouldn’t worry too much about the humidity drop, once you can see the membrane inside the shells, keep an eye on it to see if it looks dry or wet

 

[GreenJay]

Come on chickies, you got this!

 

[tviss711]

Relax a little, it takes a lot of time for eggs to go from pip to zip, sometimes 24 hours
I wouldn’t worry too much about the humidity drop, once you can see the membrane inside the shells, keep an eye on it to see if it looks dry or wet

Okay I am choosing to let it go! I will cheer her on from outside the incubator. But there's nothing more I can do except make sure the humidity doesn't dip down low again today. She seems active and healthy so I am choosing to believe that she will be strong enough to break out of her shell!

First time parenting is hard!

 

[Cheekychook12]

Okay I am choosing to let it go! I will cheer her on from outside the incubator. But there's nothing more I can do except make sure the humidity doesn't dip down low again today. She seems active and healthy so I am choosing to believe that she will be strong enough to break out of her shell!

First time parenting is hard!

You might wake up tomorrow and find an incubator full of chicks!

 

[tviss711]

You might wake up tomorrow and find an incubator full of chicks!

I am sure hoping so!! Since posting, she has made more progress cracking her shell. I can't tell yet if she's gotten through the membrane but I feel like breaking the shell is harder, so she should be able to get through that membrane with her egg tooth. She's a spunky one! I'm very excited about this egg in particular because I'm almost certain it is from my speckled sussex hen, Pepper, and she was my best pal. She regularly perched on my shoulders on her own and hung out with me while I was in the yard. I miss her terribly! Here she is perched on my head (her own idea) when she was just a few months old. So if this chick is anything like her mama, she'll find a way out of that egg! She's got places to be and people to see!

ALSO number 8 has pipped!!

 

[Cheekychook12]

I am sure hoping so!! Since posting, she has made more progress cracking her shell. I can't tell yet if she's gotten through the membrane but I feel like breaking the shell is harder, so she should be able to get through that membrane with her egg tooth. She's a spunky one! I'm very excited about this egg in particular because I'm almost certain it is from my speckled sussex hen, Pepper, and she was my best pal. She regularly perched on my shoulders on her own and hung out with me while I was in the yard. I miss her terribly! Here she is perched on my head (her own idea) when she was just a few months old. So if this chick is anything like her mama, she'll find a way out of that egg! She's got places to be and people to see! View attachment 4043393

ALSO number 8 has pipped!!

If she’s making progress and moving she’s probably not shrink wrapped
Very exciting!

 

[GreenJay]

ALSO number 8 has pipped!!

Go Winchester!

 

[Slothinc]

Oh my goodness SO EXCITING!!!!! Im sure she will be fine and zip out on her own!! Sometimes though, if a chick is trying to make progress and not able to actually zip around the egg… like if they are just pecking at the same spot for about an hour and making a bigger hole but not going around, then I will help because that usually means they are stuck. But if they have pipped but aren’t currently pecking at the hole or zipping, then they are resting and absorbing the yolk. In that case I don’t worry until it has been 24+ hours. At that point I will usually help a bit. It sounds to me though like things are progressing perfectly and I really doubt you will have to interfere at all! Gooooo chicks!!