JANUARY 2015 Hatch-A-Long

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@carcar80

Yes, the shelf liner is fine for the incubator. I use it in mine, even in the Brinsea Octo 20 Advance at lockdown. Just remember to leave holes or spaces if you have channels where you need to fill up water so you can fit a straw there during lockdown.

The real plus on the shelf liner is that it lets humidity through from under screen water sources and keeps the poop and shell bits on top. Roll it up and toss it.

 

[ChickyChickens]

day 20 and I have my first pip from one of the small eggs. joining you all in the incubator watching today !

WOW looks like everyone is hoppin' today! Congrats guys!!

I had one egg that was quiet all day while the others have been working away and I just saw it has pipped!!

So, I should end up with another 100% lockdown-to-hatch batch!!

So, lockdown started today for me. 16 out of 20 so far so good, 3 clears, 1 quitter. Now begins the longest 4 days ever!

Yeah....lol hope you have a GREAT hatch there!!!

Well were up to 4 eggs pipped now

Congrats!! Hope they all hatch

@carcar80

Yes, the shelf liner is fine for the incubator. I use it in mine, even in the Brinsea Octo 20 Advance at lockdown. Just remember to leave holes or spaces if you have channels where you need to fill up water so you can fit a straw there during lockdown.

The real plus on the shelf liner is that it lets humidity through from under screen water sources and keeps the poop and shell bits on top. Roll it up and toss it.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I have two babies 6.15 am here now and the second egg that pipped hatched somewhere between 8.30pm and 3.00am. The egg that pipped first just out and two more eggs have pips now. Have got a blue and a gold lace so far. They are so cute

 

[mattsinger]

Good to hear there is lots of chick action happening. Here is the 15 that I ended up with

 

[carcar80]

I have two babies 6.15 am here now and the second egg that pipped hatched somewhere between 8.30pm and 3.00am. The egg that pipped first just out and two more eggs have pips now. Have got a blue and a gold lace so far. They are so cute

What breed again? I missed it.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

They are all polish. Have six pips now e The second to hatch is also a blue and not gold as I first said. My eyes just were not working right this morning

Sorry it's not a great pic

 

[carcar80]

They are all polish. Have six pips now e The second to hatch is also a blue and not gold as I first said. My eyes just were not working right this morning

Sorry it's not a great pic

Oh cool!! I've been eyeballing Polish lately. Have a friend who would love a couple. But I don't know much about them. Are their eggs super small? Hard to judge the size of the actual birds in pics.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I wouldn't say they are super small here they are next to an Amber lady egg

 

[Purpletie3]

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Alright I think I am ending the day with.... wait for it.... 17 hatched chicks out of my 22 eggs! Holy cow! 3 eggs haven't done anything and 2 have pipped however 1 pipped yesterday morning and hasn't done a single thing since so I think it may have died at some point and the 2nd one pipped yesterday evening, I believe it's still alive though so maybe it'll hatch before I go to bed. I am so incredibly happy with these results and even if the other 5 don't make it out I know I did everything I could and needed to in order to get them to hatch this time around! But I am not giving up hope on those eggs yet because hatch day doesn't even technically start until 11:20pm tonight! I'm thinking the temp spike I had while I was in the hospital sped up the growth of these chicks, I know it's not unusual to have a few early chicks but to have 17 early birds I think the temp must have contributed to that. I still can't believe I have 17 chicks in my incubator!!

How's your hatch going Purpletie3??
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Renee.

. I am so very very very happy you have all these blessed little chickee's!!!!! This is such a different outcome than last minute months hatchers!!!! Get some rest, you are going to need it!!! Can't wait to see pics also!

Day 19 here...so, my Hovabator is having temp fluctuations like mad bc we are so cold and drafty here. I have the eggs from Bobbi Porto & want them to hatch. Especially, since I drove them 1400 miles home. So, I stuffed all I could in my little brinsea mini...7 silkies and 1 orpington. That left me with 6 silkies and three orpingtons in the Hovabator. Along with a lot of canning jars full of water for temp stabilization.

So today is 19...hit day 20 @ 8pm tonight! But honestly, my attention has been on my 3 month olds who apparently got what I can tell is coccidiosis. I lost two almost instantly and the other 5 are pooping blood. My brooder looks like a crime scene. I didn't sleep at all last night bc I was afraid of waking of to more dead babies...I am sitting on pins and needles at this point. I have them medicated & they are eating and drinking & I am praying. These are all the hens I drove to Florida for and Lancaster. Huge investment in this brooder...

 

[Purpletie3]

Yorky, can't wait to see those chicks!!! Woot woot!