January 2021 Hatch-A-Long

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We are having a cold snap here and when I got up this morning to check the incubator the temp was down to 93. Not sure how long the temp was so low. Just hoping that some will still hatch. I candled and only 3 were still moving. I am going into lockdown today so I am hoping to get some chicks on Sunday.
 
We are having a cold snap here and when I got up this morning to check the incubator the temp was down to 93. Not sure how long the temp was so low. Just hoping that some will still hatch. I candled and only 3 were still moving. I am going into lockdown today so I am hoping to get some chicks on Sunday.
Oh no! My gut tells me most, if not all, will be alright. It depends on how long it was but at this point the chicks are already making their own heat inside the egg. So they're more sensitive to higher temperatures, over heating, at this stage. Some people even turn down the incubator a degree of you have a lot of eggs at lockdown. Not to 93 but I've heard of 98 to compensate for the extra heat they're producing. I'll see if I can find and article on it.
 
I candled the TJ eggs this morning. I didn't mark the one that went on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride yesterday but all embryos are moving and active. Hooray!

Edit: It's day 9 for the TJ eggs. 6/12 developing. 2/12 developed but never grew past day 3-4. 4/12 no development. Remember these were 11 days old when I bought them. I'm happy with these results. Pending a incubator malfunction I should definitely get a chick or two.
 
We are having a cold snap here and when I got up this morning to check the incubator the temp was down to 93. Not sure how long the temp was so low. Just hoping that some will still hatch. I candled and only 3 were still moving. I am going into lockdown today so I am hoping to get some chicks on Sunday.

Just a few days before hatching, my son removed all of my broody's eggs. They were on my kitchen counter for 6 hours give or take. I thought they were goners for sure, but somehow they made it! I have 3 baby chicks now and still waiting on my final 2 to hatch. :)

Sending lots of Happy thoughts your way! :jumpy
 

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