PIPS!!???!!
I am hatching out Trader Joes Eggs.... see this thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3531368#p3531368
First pips were Monday around 1pm.
First hatch was Tuesday around 7:30 am.
I still have lots of pips but I think I need to get some of those chicks out of the bator. I have 20 chicks and 18 eggs left and lots of pips.
I don't really know what to do if the hatch keeps going for a couple more days. I don't want to dry out the membranes of the eggs by removing the oldest chicks.
What if I take off the lid, move the unhatched eggs to a corner and cover them with a warm damp washcloth and then remove the chicks and excess shells.
I don't want to screw up here...
I am hatching out Trader Joes Eggs.... see this thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3531368#p3531368
First pips were Monday around 1pm.
First hatch was Tuesday around 7:30 am.
I still have lots of pips but I think I need to get some of those chicks out of the bator. I have 20 chicks and 18 eggs left and lots of pips.
I don't really know what to do if the hatch keeps going for a couple more days. I don't want to dry out the membranes of the eggs by removing the oldest chicks.
What if I take off the lid, move the unhatched eggs to a corner and cover them with a warm damp washcloth and then remove the chicks and excess shells.
I don't want to screw up here...
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