JANUARY 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[ChickenLady2014]

Up to 3 new blue egg hatched babies, 5 brown eggs popped final 2 blues popped, had 1 silkie pipped but they've been moved around a bit now ( can't watch progress)

Yay congrats on all the fuzzy butts!

 

[blackgoat]

Well.... I hope hatching is an inexact science.

Even though it has become an exact science, in the "Chicken Science" world, (yes, that's a thing, they offer a degree in it here at VT) it's still fairly forgiving of small things. I had the same thing happen, I had high humidity for the first few days of lockdown, then ended up draining all the channels and using dishes instead.

One of these days I'll get my spare bedroom back to human occupancy.....

me, too!

But, we're not expecting guests any time soon, so...

 

[Purpletie3]

Sounds like you guys are doing great with your hatch!

 

[HerbGir1972]

Going into the 20th hour, 7 EE babies out.

 

[Peep_Show]

Going into the 20th hour, 7 EE babies out.

Am I reading correctly a 100% hatch? What kind of incubator?

And, of course, pictures please!

 

[HerbGir1972]

Am I reading correctly a 100% hatch?   What kind of incubator?

And, of course, pictures please!

I am at 100% with my own EE's as of about 5 mins ago.
My shipped eggs, non have decided to come out yet, not given up yet.
I'm having issues adding photos from my phone. But I will have fluffy butt pics with my canon as soon as I can move to brooder box.
Which should be tonight or tomorrow morning.
I have an old little giant 6300 incubator, I keep the eggs in place with a broken egg turner and hand turn at least.3 times a day. My bator sits at the.front door so every Tim I go in or out I try to take a.min and tilt the eggs.

 

[HerbGir1972]

So 10/10 Easter egger hatched
0\5 silkies not given up yet.

 

[HerbGir1972]

Our First chick emerging from a blue egg

About 15 hours later (the one with the blue dot was the first hatched chick)

We'll take more pics and data when we move the ee's to the brooder bin under the heat lamp.

Still awaiting the arrival of the silkies @howfunkyisurchicken

 

[Gentry1350]

Our First chick emerging from a blue egg

We'll take more pics and data when we move the ee's to the brooder bin under the heat lamp.

Still awaiting the arrival of the silkies @howfunkyisurchicken

Super cute fluffy butts! . e

 

[Gentry1350]

I candled last night, day 14:
6/6 BOs are looking good!
3/6 AMs looking good, 2 quitters, one clear

So excited...! Thanks again for everyone's help two weekends ago. My temps are holding pretty steady at 99.7 with occasional slight swings (less than 0.5).