Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[jan12]

Last of my chicks hatched last night hopefully it gets its strength quickly because I have 4 eggs that need to go into lock down tonight so it will be a quick bator clean and get them in there expecting more egg shipments today thinking I am getting a better handle on my temp and humidity hoping so because I am really looking forward to the eggs that are coming I am so addicted I have another incubator on order it will be here around the first week in march. I am thinking about using it for a hatcher I will decide when it gets here also think I am going   to try to find some computer fans and put them on my hovabators. I am so addicted.

Hahaha! I really had to laugh because I can SO relate!! I have a week-long hatch-a-thon going right now, starting with mottled AMs, BBS marans, and BLRWs right now (28 eggs), and then Favaucanas and BBS and white AMs (9 eggs), then more mottled AMs and blue/black double laced barnevelders (27 eggs), then Silkied AMs (3) all in succession - with quick bator cleanings in between. And I just picked up more eggs today! I am terribly addicted too... Lol! At least I'm not alone. I got the green-light to breed chickens and turn this into a small business/hobby from my DH, and I guess I just ran with it.
Good luck with your hatches!!

 

[jan12]

I have some gorgeous BC Marans eggs and some frizzled buff polish on the way!!! what will hubby say?

Good luck with that! I know how you feel...

 

[Heidisgran]

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okay good...I buy from ebay....hope you didn't give the eggs wiggle room

 

[jan12]

Today is day 19 for some of my eggs, and they are in lockdown. One pipped on the wrong end last night. This morning the hole was bigger but the membrane was in tact so I opened a hole in it to make sure the chick can breath. It's probably not ready to come out yet since the membrane bled a little, but I'm suspecting it externally pippe because it needed to breath. I'll probably have to help it out of the shell later on, but we'll see.
First pip last night:

Shot of the different colored eggs in lockdown:

This morning after I opened the membrane:

 

[sasimpson77]

nope no wiggle room I packed them very good

 

[sjaved789]

Today is day 19 for some of my eggs, and they are in lockdown. One pipped on the wrong end last night. This morning the hole was bigger but the membrane was in tact so I opened a hole in it to make sure the chick can breath. It's probably not ready to come out yet since the membrane bled a little, but I'm suspecting it externally pippe because it needed to breath. I'll probably have to help it out of the shell later on, but we'll see.
First pip last night:

Shot of the different colored eggs in lockdown:

This morning after I opened the membrane:

SNAP! One of mine started pipping today on day 19. I peeled the shell of it in excitement not thinking that it can make it more difficult for the chick to rip the membrane now. I also tried to peel the membrane and blood came out. Its deadlock

 

[jan12]

SNAP! One of mine started pipping today on day 19. I peeled the shell of it in excitement not thinking that it can make it more difficult for the chick to rip the membrane now. I also tried to peel the membrane and blood came out. Its deadlock

Yeah, unless you perceive that the chick is in trouble somehow, I would just let them work themselves out of the shell on their own. But I understand where you're coming from. It takes longer than we'd like for them to hatch after pip! I'm anxious too.
Good luck with your hatch!!

 

[Southchick]

Four out and at least 8 pipped and chirping!!!! The rest wobbling. Day 22. First hatch ever. This is a blast! I'm tired

 

[jan12]

Four out and at least 8 pipped and chirping!!!! The rest wobbling. Day 22. First hatch ever. This is a blast! I'm tired

Awesome!!! I'm excited for you too. When many hatch around the same time, it reminds me of popcorn. lol

 

[Cynthia12]

Today is day 19 for some of my eggs, and they are in lockdown. One pipped on the wrong end last night. This morning the hole was bigger but the membrane was in tact so I opened a hole in it to make sure the chick can breath. It's probably not ready to come out yet since the membrane bled a little, but I'm suspecting it externally pippe because it needed to breath. I'll probably have to help it out of the shell later on, but we'll see.
First pip last night:

Shot of the different colored eggs in lockdown:

This morning after I opened the membrane:

Had a Large Fowl Cochin do the same thing to me on day 19. Left it until the night, pipped it more, put it into another bator to be able to pick at it once in a while. This is day 21, I finally have it out, but I didn't pull the legs up and out yesterday darn it. I am going to have to tape legs together to get the one right. Will take a couple of days, I can tell. But it's alive and doing well.