I just set eggs this morning 3-13-12 Has anyone else?

[grasspack]

I will post the question as a new thread and see what I get for answers from the pros

 

[prclfd]

I set my 21 Australorps on 3/4. Only 3 were not viable. One egg was really moving last night and today nothing. Just called the hubby and he said there are some moving around. Not nearly as much movement and sound as my first hatch so I am growing very concerned this hatch is a bust.

 

[Oceanseve]

I set my 21 Australorps on 3/4. Only 3 were not viable. One egg was really moving last night and today nothing. Just called the hubby and he said there are some moving around. Not nearly as much movement and sound as my first hatch so I am growing very concerned this hatch is a bust.

I'm guessing you mean 3/14?

 

[audrey02026]

Hello,

I woke up to seven babies this AM....3 ameracaunas, 3 buckeyes, and a java They are so cute. And I have two more pipping as we speak. They are very crowded in the incubator though. I want to take them out but everything I have read says leave them in there for 24 hrs. They would have so much more room in their brooder. Do you guys leave them in?

Thanks

I would not open the incubator while you have chicks piping. It could dry them out so they will be stuck. The chicks will be fine, they do not need any food or water for the first 3 days and they have more room right now then they did in the egg. They will be fine.

 

[prclfd]

Yes 3/14 Thanks!

 

[prclfd]

Definately LEAVE THEM IN! Learn from my rookie mistake of loosing 3 chicks by taking them out too early. It's amazing how much faster the rest of them get out when the bulls are left in the china shop. You will now when it's time, but they are fine in there.

This is what I was just wondering about. I want to take them out because they're crashing around and chirping so pitifully. They need to be loved on! lol I don't want to take them out before I should, though.

 

[grasspack]

Another newbie question....

All of my eggs where set at the same time.....They started hatching(pipping) yesterday morning. When do I call it quits for the other eggs that haven't even pipped yet?

Thanks

 

[bwalden]

Another newbie question....

All of my eggs where set at the same time.....They started hatching(pipping) yesterday morning. When do I call it quits for the other eggs that haven't even pipped yet?

Thanks

Well I've heard people say it can take up to 24 days for all of them to hatch. Personally i've never had any take that long, but I guess it can't hurt to leave them in. If you are pretty sure there are babies in them I would give them plenty of time. There is no worse feeling than taking an eggs out and discovering it actually has a live chick still in it!

 

[prclfd]

When it was time for mine to leave the incubator I left them in one more day which was day 25 then disposed of them. I candled them and it appeared they died quite awhile earlier. I did have some that pipped and zipped in hours, but my first ones took much longer. Be patient, they may come on out.

Another newbie question....

All of my eggs where set at the same time.....They started hatching(pipping) yesterday morning. When do I call it quits for the other eggs that haven't even pipped yet?

Thanks

 

[Oceanseve]

ah ha! I think we have movement. They weren't lined up quite the way I left them! So either one of my kids got up there and shoved the bator or they're moving!