Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Cynthia12]

Adorable!

 

[gimmie birdies]

doesn't it look like he is ready to watch football?

 

[Cynthia12]

I am on day 20. I am having trouble keeping up the humidity. I am pouring water in every morning even though I am on lockdown. I heard cheeping this morning when I added water, but I can't see any sign of pipping and there hasn't been any egg movement. My husband thinks there isn't enough room for the eggs to move and hatch. I am worried....don't know what I am doing. Hopefully one or two can hatch and I can take them out quickly and give everyone else some more room. I am crossing my fingers.....

Be careful that you don't add too much water. As long as you know you've added water the past 6 hrs. you should be fine. Once a chick hatches, the humidity will go way up anyway. Good luck. Hearing a little chick in there is a good sign of having a fuzzy butt soon.

 

[Cynthia12]

doesn't it look like he is ready to watch football?

lol..yes it does..sitting right up there at attention.

 

[chickydee64]

could you use a storage container and a light bulb or something

perhaps................... I have been thinking about asking Deana for help
She is so good at things like this............

 

[sasimpson77]

Ok will do so how are people able to see the internal pips then?

 

[sasimpson77]

HI,
I know it is hard but important not to open the incubator during lockdown..............The thing about cand
ling is that the chicks are getting in position to hatch...........that is why we quit turning........... W e can mess them up by handling them. Day 21 is the target date for hatch..sometimes runs a little over......
Even under a hen, they do not all hatch on time. That is why chicks can go three days without food or water. Allows the hen time to hatch all her eggs........
Opening the incubator can cause shrink wrap due to the humidity change. They will be fine.....SIT ON YOUR HANDS.........

Ok will do but then how do people know when there is an internal pip?

 

[Xovan]

Ok will do but then how do people know when there is an internal pip?

I am on my first hatch so I'm no expert. But everything that I have read is said that the real danger is once you have an external pip. That is when low humidity will dry out the membrane in a hurry.again that is just from what I've read. Hope all goes well.

 

[chickydee64]

Ok will do but then how do people know when there is an internal pip?

One way is that after they pip internally you can hear them chirp...............like saying "get ready..here come"

I don't know other than that.

 

[gimmie birdies]

when they breath for the first time it starts to draw the yolk into the body-