January Hatch Buddies?

[terrilhb]

Mine too. With a flashlight. Oh the agony. We are going to put 24 more in the inc in a few days. LOL//

 

[Chicken_Lover4567]

I'm putting 8+ Coturnix quail eggs in tomorrow.

Can't wait.

 

[chicken-owner-31]

I'm bidding on some eggs in the bidding section! Hahaha! And yes, have the flashlight as well. Wishing I had gotten the bigger bator! Hahaha!

 

[Whiskey Bay]

Well most of the coturnix babies due today have hatched.Out of about 500 eggs I have about 60 or so that have not hatched yet,but still pipping...So we'll see in the morning how we look.I went to sleep last night with about 4 babies hatched and a couple of pips,and woke up to (as my daughters call them) 'popcorn chickens' jumpin all over the hatching tray.Thank goodness I put covers over the trays.Now the brooder looks like it has lil cockroaches or crickets all over...lol... And my one lil lonesome button has a few new buddies to raise.The last ones grew up ...lol...

 

[Mrshollywood]

Came home today to 2 of the 6 eggs pipped and I can hear them!!!!
I won't be able to sleep tonight, I sure wish I could bring mama Lola inside with me...
Think the hubby would notice lol!

 

[lizrndiver]

I have 26 of 42 eggs in lockdown. It's a bit early, but I have my first pip!!!!

The hatch is due Thursday.

I can't stand it

I have another batch going into lockdown on Friday 28 of 41 in there.

With luck I will be swimming in chicks.....

Liz

 

[chicken-owner-31]

One more check before bed, I'm exhausted. My pips look like they might have grown a whole millimeter.

Here's hoping I wake up to freshly hatched peeps!

 

[shellyga]

Lizndiver.. so exciting...

Today is day 20 for me and I showed your pip picture through the window of my incubator.. hopefully my eggs will get that competitive spirit and be pipping when I get home from work..

I only got two chicks from 16 shipped eggs.. hoping for more from this group.. 11 candled goot..

Sounds like we have chicks popping everywhere.. good luck everyone.

Shelly

 

[Lifesong Farm]

My first chick is out but has a problem. The egg I was worried about not being good has a pip, a second egg with a pip and a third rocking.

Chick 1

 

[CallyB57]

I have some good news...I never candled my eggs because I thought you had to have a special flashlight and couldn't remember how many lumens it had to have, so on day #26 and no pipping, I went and got an LCD flashlight with 5 little bulbs in it. I was unable to find a 'candling' flashlight, but I think TSC might be going to order a few now. Anyway, I carefully took the 2 little eggs out of the incubator and turned out the light and guess what, people? You could see clear through those eggs and there were no little babies in them! I can't tell you how relieved I was that I had not killed two little chicks in their shells! No more sleepless night waiting for an unfertile egg to hatch. I slept for 3 days after I found out there were no babies inside the shells. Will try again in a month or so.
Congratulations to all of you who hatched out those precious little chicks...

I know how proud you are of the new ones.!