Jan. 21st hatch day! I have chicks! Pics Added pg 12!

[LaSombra]

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I'm sorry the little bugger didn't make it

BUT I HAVE A PIP!!!!!

Thanks... and yay!

 

[1littlefarmer]

4 Chicks

1 Pip

and 1 that's not doing anything...

 

[latherunner]

WooHoo! I just got home for lunch and one or both of my eggs are chirping! I can't wait until they start opening the egg! Guess all my patience the last 3 weeks is starting to pay off haha

Edit: I looked at the eggs a little closer and both are pipped! They are taking a break right now... I get to go to jury duty in a couple hours so I'm sure that's when my first ever hatch will decide to come into the world

 

[gvntofly05]

I have pip #2!!

It is one of the eggs right next to the first one to pip! They must get support from each other!

This will be me tonight

There is no way I am going to sleep! Thank God tomorrow is Friday!

 

[the Pollo Loco]

we want pics!!!!

 

[LaSombra]

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I got some!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=32739-chicks-and-hatching

 

[boxermom]

They are so adorable.

I have to wait until it warms up around here before I can start hatching, but I sure have the "sickness."

 

[gvntofly05]

Okay so how long before you intervene? The first egg only has a bit of shell missing, but the membrane is still there. The second has had absolutely no change since it first pipped. No zipping going on at all. How long does it usually take from pip to starting to zip? The first one pipped in the center of the egg and the second pipped closer to the top.


First pip was at 9:30 am CST and second pip was at 1:30 pm CST

ETA: After doing a lot of reading (mainly some posts by MaransGuy) I have realized that helping is not a good idea no matter what. They will hatch if they are going to hatch.

 

[latherunner]

They both hatched! I even got to watch and got the second one on video

My first hatch went well! I put 11 of my chicken's eggs in there, only 2 were fertile and they both seem very healthy. Thanks BYC for all the help! They hatched about 14 hours short of exactly 21 days.

@ 13 Hours

Good luck to the rest of ya'll that are waitin on some to hatch!

 

[the Pollo Loco]

Now wasn't that worth the wait!!!!

it always is!!!!!