I'm getting the itch. Anyone want to hatch some eggs?

[calichicken]

One big fuzzy, well, slightly gooey but drying Copper Black! Falling all over the Inc, burst out with half shell on head and ran round till it fell off. A bit of blood from bum but stopped pretty quick and chirping for England! Whoo! X

Congrats! He is trying to wake up his hatchmates...LOL!!! Good luck with the rest of your babies!!!

 

[Henpeckedpirate]

Congrats! He is trying to wake up his hatchmates...LOL!!! Good luck with the rest of your babies!!!

Thanks calichicken! He's rolled all the others about the place now tho and although humidity has chick dries, the others membranes seem to be drying a bit now they're out of place and they've slowed significantly... Leave or intervene?

 

[Henpeckedpirate]

*increased as chick dries

 

[sepaditty1]

I'd leave it for now. If you open it, the others would suffer. They'll get out.

 

[WendyF]

One big fuzzy, well, slightly gooey but drying Copper Black! Falling all over the Inc, burst out with half shell on head and ran round till it fell off. A bit of blood from bum but stopped pretty quick and chirping for England! Whoo! X

That is so funny! I'm glad you have one little bundle of joy!! I hope his bator buddies come out soon so he can stop harassing them LOL.

Ugh, eggs were supposed to arrive today at the latest, and according to my local Post Office they are still stuck in Polk, OH & will not reach Spokane today. I do not have a good feeling about the 3 extra days in USPS' rough care...

 

[calichicken]

Thanks calichicken! He's rolled all the others about the place now tho and although humidity has chick dries, the others membranes seem to be drying a bit now they're out of place and they've slowed significantly... Leave or intervene?

How's their progress? Sometimes they rest a bit after they break through the outside shell before they zip and get out.

 

[ranpmiller]

That is so funny! I'm glad you have one little bundle of joy!! I hope his bator buddies come out soon so he can stop harassing them LOL.

Ugh, eggs were supposed to arrive today at the latest, and according to my local Post Office they are still stuck in Polk, OH & will not reach Spokane today. I do not have a good feeling about the 3 extra days in USPS' rough care...

That stinks! Are they positive they are held up? Sometimes they don't scan them like they are supposed to.

 

[WendyF]

I called at 12:30 because the carrier had already been by my house (poor DH, I had him checking the porch every 15 minutes while I am at work!). They said they are sure they're not going to get them today & tomorrow morning would be the earliest. I'm gonna make friends & call again to pester.

You know, just in case they came in late today...

On a happy note, I did a test run of my home made incubator with some cheap store bought eggs & it maintained a temp of 99 - 100 with 25% - 30% humidity for two days straight. I have everything sterilized & ready to go...No eggs, though...

 

[Henpeckedpirate]

Well what a funny hatch we're having... One copper black with the thickest darkest shell pipped,zipped and burst out on day 23 morning, strong as anything! Followed by another CB who did the same in the afternoon, also the same dark shell but as number 2 hatched some sack was still attached which came straight off after a few steps, slightly wobbly on his feet & still taking time but fluffed up and getting there. Then overnight a Wellsummer went for it and we woke to a sturdy stripey redish chick. Then there's one welly which has pipped the wrong end and is taking aaages, but still breathing through pip. (took some shell away but left membrane as still absorbing vessels I'd say) another has had a tiny pip forever but is now chirping and looks like it might make a go for it on day 24 now.. And now some of the others which I was counting as a total loss are wobbling!! We think we may have had several power cuts during the "last week" so that could have thrown it all out of sinc. Goes to show it's not an exact science! A very good learning curb though! A bit of everything in this hatch!

 

[calichicken]

Well what a funny hatch we're having... One copper black with the thickest darkest shell pipped,zipped and burst out on day 23 morning, strong as anything! Followed by another CB who did the same in the afternoon, also the same dark shell but as number 2 hatched some sack was still attached which came straight off after a few steps, slightly wobbly on his feet & still taking time but fluffed up and getting there. Then overnight a Wellsummer went for it and we woke to a sturdy stripey redish chick. Then there's one welly which has pipped the wrong end and is taking aaages, but still breathing through pip. (took some shell away but left membrane as still absorbing vessels I'd say) another has had a tiny pip forever but is now chirping and looks like it might make a go for it on day 24 now.. And now some of the others which I was counting as a total loss are wobbling!! We think we may have had several power cuts during the "last week" so that could have thrown it all out of sinc. Goes to show it's not an exact science! A very good learning curb though! A bit of everything in this hatch!

That's awesome...and yes, things can egn cause delays so I do not give up on an egg wen it is a little overdue. Those little buggers can surprise you!!!! Congrats...and of course we need pictures of fuzzy butts