I locked them down tonight!

[blzzrdqueen]

What do you think caused it? Last hatch we had 3 that died the same way. Thats the first time we saw more then one that died that way.

Pretty sure it got goop in its nostrils after it internally pipped, its head and beak were wet.

 

[HickoryHollow]

Awesome, thanks for the pics!! Here are my two that have hatched so far. Still one other with a pip, and I just checked one egg that was dead, so i opened it and did a little eggtopsy...I hate that part...poor thing died after it internally pipped...

Cute little buggers! I have a 3rd pipped but she has been working on it for 4 hours. Hope she makes it out! A 4th is either just pipped, or a chunk of shell from the others stuck to it, I can't tell yet.

 

[blzzrdqueen]

Cute little buggers! I have a 3rd pipped but she has been working on it for 4 hours. Hope she makes it out! A 4th is either just pipped, or a chunk of shell from the others stuck to it, I can't tell yet.

My 3rd hatched but is still stuck in the bottom part of the shell. A 4th has a tiny little pip. I just candled the remaining 4 and none have pipped internally and none are moving...have a bad feeling about them

 

[HickoryHollow]

Number 3 finely got out. No more pipping yet but I would swear i saw another egg move on it's own.

 

[blzzrdqueen]

Number 3 finely got out. No more pipping yet but I would swear i saw another egg move on it's own.

You probably did, they like to rock and roll before they hatch!

 

[HickoryHollow]

Still no sign of other pipping...I thing 3 is all that are going to make it. I am waiting at least until after work tomorrow evening though.......

 

[HickoryHollow]

Still nothing more here.............anything more for you Jen?

 

[blzzrdqueen]

Still nothing more here.............anything more for you Jen?

4 of mine hatched total. I check the last 4 this morning and they were all dead before they internally pipped. So my hatch is officially over.

 

[HickoryHollow]

This morning before work I quickly pulled my 3 peeps out of the incubator. Humidity was down to 50% before I opened it anyway. I put the peeps in a brooder and added a wet paper towel to the incubator. If nothing pips before tonight, it is probably over too. I will do an eggtopsy and see what I find out. Only 3 of 26 eggs! Pretty bad, but yet with the temp swings that that dang incubator went through, plus a power outage I am happy any of them made it. I have 22 more in another incubator that will lock down Easter Sunday. I hope they do a little better.

Tim

 

[blzzrdqueen]

This morning before work I quickly pulled my 3 peeps out of the incubator. Humidity was down to 50% before I opened it anyway. I put the peeps in a brooder and added a wet paper towel to the incubator. If nothing pips before tonight, it is probably over too. I will do an eggtopsy and see what I find out. Only 3 of 26 eggs! Pretty bad, but yet with the temp swings that that dang incubator went through, plus a power outage I am happy any of them made it. I have 22 more in another incubator that will lock down Easter Sunday. I hope they do a little better.

Tim

What kind of bator do you use?