July 29th Hatch along..anyone due for a hatch around then?

[Cynthia12]

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I've picked up LF eggs around that time, and actually felt them kick! lol..so, I figure, if I can feel them kick, they probably would have wriggled if in the bator. If you have your time figured, you should be fine. They are getting bigger after all. I've had mine hatch on day 20 many times, even the LF. My bantams usually hatch on day 20 anyway. My temps are up there, even for the bantams. I'm close to 99.6 most of the time...with air. 99.6..to 99.8 or .9.

 

[Cynthia12]

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I searched it..... some people have had LF birds pip on day 18 too. And general reponses seem to be that they hatch 1-3 days after starting to wiggle. The earliest someone's egg wiggled was on the 15th day. I didn't see when the egg hatched though (not too much follow up on early wiggling posts)

My first thought was..... do they wiggle before they explode?

ok- back off to cutting up egg cartons- gonna try that carton trick when they go into lockdown tomorrow!!!

I was thinking that I posted this site on here somewhere, but I can't find it now..soo...will give this a try..if it's the black link..go to page two, or it may just take you there..it has a great picture of what someone did with the egg carton..a flat.https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=424949&p=2

 

[Cynthia12]

I have mine penciled, and man, those air sacs..just crossing my fingers!

I only have 5 to hatch out of these.

By chance has anyone got a video? Wouldn't that be fun to watch one that is zipping and real close to being hatch...hatch?

I may try it with my camera..not sure it will work, because I'm not great at these things..or, if I would be lucky enough to catch one that close to hatching..oh well, who am I kidding? I would be right there for the zipping.

 

[Christie Rhae]

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I have it on video! I set my iphone on top of the incubator and set it to record. It is like 10 mins long. I am trying to send it to myself now and then upload it.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

It's late, but they are finally finished so I could move them to their temporary box.
For those who asked: Here are pics of the egg flat. I REALLY liked the way it worked.

This was one flat in an LG. The active chicks went over and around the flat. There was plenty of room so no one was stuck.
Closer view of flat:

The egg shells are exactly the way they hatched.


and then of course, you want the babies:

I had a lot of quitters but expected a lot from stale eggs. Final result: 4 FCBMs, 1 splash orp and 6 blue egg EEs. Grandkids are gonna have FUN!

 

[they'reHISchickens]

OH, and the hatch began yesterday early afternoon and the lone orp just came out late this evening.
This was the best hatch of the blue eggs I have had and much better percentage-wise than the orps or marans. The eggs were only from one hen in the orps and EE. Only one hen's eggs hatched from the marans but she is a nice black so the chicks are black. The marans roo is a nice blue.
These will be for sale once the granddaughters tame them next week.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I had to help another Serama out.

It was also all sticky and has foot problems. I'm totaly going to dry incubate next time.

Question, I'm incubating some other eggs in my 1588 HB, I've been adding water, would it hurt the eggs not to add water anymore and "dry" hatch the rest of the incubation period?

Oh, another Qestion: I have two Serama eggs left in the incubator, I'm pretty sure I felt both kick inside the egg. Does that mean they're just not ready to pip yet or what?

I didn't mark this batch of Seramas, so I don't know when I put some of them in the incubator.

I've been keeping better records now, though.

~ Aspen

 

[they'reHISchickens]

record keeping.... the bane of hatching.
That should be a HUGE sticky... KEEP RECORDS!

 

[eeyore75]

they'reHISchickens :

record keeping.... the bane of hatching.
That should be a HUGE sticky... KEEP RECORDS!

I have a clip boars with a calendar page, 3 pages sectioned off writing up daily temp/humidity 3x and areas for writing in any extra info for that day. Eggs added, candling results, fulxes in temp/humidity, eggs pulled, room changes (air on, air off, window open etc)

I work at a vet clinic though..... so I feel like I have to write down things on them alot - they are in critical care

 

[floridachickhatcher]

i had 7 chicks hatch out during the night they are a day early LOL i have 13 left