I set eggs 2/27/10 ** DUE 3/20th-3/21st** WE"RE HATCHING!!!!

[Happy Chooks]

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At Day 18, you set your humidity and quit turning the eggs. You close up the bator (lock down) and don't open it until the hatch is over. If you need to add water, do it through the vent hole with a straw. Otherwise you risk shrink wrapping the ones that haven't hatched and they die in the shells.

I've read that chicks in detatched air cells have a difficult time hatching. You will want to hatch it upright in an egg carton.

 

[babylady4]

We have LOTS of babies now! And such a rainbow assortment! I hope Fordmommy brings her camera or at least posts some pics so you can all see them!

Still some pips and zips going on; I bet they will still be going at it on Monday.....

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Congrats to you for hatching and congrats to fordmommy for the chicks!

 

[babylady4]

What has hatched so far:

1 Langshan
1 Wheaton
1 White Orp
2 chipmunk eggs
some of the BO mutts (I can't remember how many)

and just now 1 EE (VERY TIRED TOO)!

More on the way! Updates as they hatch! Fordmommy will have to get the pics up.....

 

[fordmommy]

We just got every one settled in now. I have 15 chicks right now. But I just bought 3 EE pullet babies for my oldest at a swap this morning. They are about a week old. So, so far babylady4 has hatched 11 for me.

And I have the one baby from my broody.

I promise to post pics when I get them.

Now we wait some more.

 

[jerseygirl1]

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At Day 18, you set your humidity and quit turning the eggs. You close up the bator (lock down) and don't open it until the hatch is over. If you need to add water, do it through the vent hole with a straw. Otherwise you risk shrink wrapping the ones that haven't hatched and they die in the shells.

I've read that chicks in detatched air cells have a difficult time hatching. You will want to hatch it upright in an egg carton.

Can I just unplug the turner and keep them in that? Humidity is at 70, right? Right now, I'd be real haapy if one hatched out of all the eggs in there/.......

 

[fordmommy]

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At Day 18, you set your humidity and quit turning the eggs. You close up the bator (lock down) and don't open it until the hatch is over. If you need to add water, do it through the vent hole with a straw. Otherwise you risk shrink wrapping the ones that haven't hatched and they die in the shells.

I've read that chicks in detatched air cells have a difficult time hatching. You will want to hatch it upright in an egg carton.

Can I just unplug the turner and keep them in that? Humidity is at 70, right? Right now, I'd be real haapy if one hatched out of all the eggs in there/.......

You can, but it's going to get really messy. Some people take egg cartons and cut part of the bottoms off and let them hatch in those. I hear they have really good luck with that. That's what I am going to do.

 

[KDbeads]

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I don't even cut the bottoms out, but I do make sure to use the pulp/paper cartons.

 

[fordmommy]

Here's the pic I promised.

 

[nhnanna]

What a nice variety

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