It has begun!!! 1st Time

[RoosterML]

@aart is what you have with your divider a different bottom mesh? Looks like the squares are bigger.

The one on the left looks to be what is identical to what is currently in the bottom.

 

[aart]

@aart is what you have with your divider a different bottom mesh? Looks like the squares are bigger.
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The one on the left looks to be what is identical to what is currently in the bottom.

Yep, the '5' mesh I used is bigger than the mesh that came with bator.
I wanted better air circulation...why I cut out even bigger holes in the divider 'walls'.

 

[RoosterML]

Noticed the first chip missing from an egg shell last night. This morning I see the egg move followed by chirping. Now that is pretty darn cool.

 

[RoosterML]

@aart question about your divider. You made it at an angle creating triangles. My concern with doing it this way is having an egg get knocked into the sharp corner during hatch and having it get stuck. Any problems with that?
I was thinking of making it T shape creating 4 square boxes. Why didn't you make it square? What say you?

 

[aart]

@aart question about your divider. You made it at an angle creating triangles. My concern with doing it this way is having an egg get knocked into the sharp corner during hatch and having it get stuck. Any problems with that?
I was thinking of making it T shape creating 4 square boxes. Why didn't you make it square? What say you?

Nope, no problems, but I didn't jam the sections full. I tested capacity with plastic eggs, 8 would fit(see pic below) but I only put in 6....and you've just got to watch out that they don't get stuck against a side or corner....most square bators are like that.

As to why I went on the diagonal...it was about fitting the walls tight to lid and holding them there. The 'corners' of the lid hold the tops of walls in place so the chicks don't push thru into the 'wrong' section.

Computer troubles this morning...pic is not loading.
ETA...finally working again @RoosterML

 

[RoosterML]

Now I have two with pips. Hatch day (21days) is not until tomorrow around 6:30pm. Question is what is considered "hatched"? Is it when the chicks is completely out of the shell? Reason I ask is if the pips is "hatch" then I would be 2 days early indicating above average temps.

 

[WVduckchick]

“Hatch” means totally out of the shell. Pip to hatch could take as much as 24 hours (or happen in 1 hour! Lol)

 

[WVduckchick]

Oops, forgot congrats on the pips!! Once they start zipping, that, in my opinion, is the totally amazing part! Well heck, the whole process is quite amazing in itself.

 

[RoosterML]

“Hatch” means totally out of the shell. Pip to hatch could take as much as 24 hours (or happen in 1 hour! Lol)

Perfect, I guess I am right on track!

 

[RoosterML]

It's also not a good thing for the first pips to occur right before your about to go to bed. Toss and turn all night.. Can you tell it's my first time.