June Hatch a Long

[el pollo rey]

We had 22 more EE / Delaware x and jersey giants hatch this weekend under two of our broody girls that makes just one broody left on the nest that's 4 out of 5 finished man I'm happy they were taking up a lot of nest box real-estate in the hen house when I left for the states I had one broody girl and came home to five ,,, broodiness begets broodiness it spreads like wild fire

 

[el pollo rey]

Picked up my 9 local cream Legbar hatching eggs today, beautiful blue! I am letting them settle while my incubator stabilizes, then I am actually going to set them on Tues (carefully timing lockdown/hatch around a trip).
Two of the eggs have air cells on the side of the egg. These are fresh, non-shipped eggs, with no more than typical bumping on the highway on the drive home. The air cells are NOT mobile, but very fixed in that position. They are settling pointy end down, but I seriously doubt these cells are going anywhere. Should I still try to incubate them? Anyone with experience with eggs like this?

. That's sounds like a storage issue to me or not collected quickly from the nest box see what they look like after a 24 rest in a carton you may have to force them to be a lil on the small size to increase air cell size but they should go and hatch no problem

 

[chickenpooplady]

Ok, I have a question. I had one lone chick hatch yesterday which was day 21. She is very healthy but she seems very stressed that she is by herself. She keeps jumping at the side of the incubator and won't stop chirping. The other eggs are wiggling but they have not pipped and I can not tell if they are chirping because the lone chick is too loud. Should I take the chick out and put her in the brooder or should I still have hope that it is not too late for the others and leave her in there?

 

[jnjmanning]

Anyone have advice on lowering humidity for dry incubating? I have a Lg forced air, on day 13 with 6 buffs and 7 GC's. Its been a steady 35% and it's been ready humid here today and it spiked up to 50%. I have no water in it and I'm sure it will go down, but will a few hours compromise my eggs??

de-humidifier in the room, or AC will make it drop. Other than that I have no ideas.

 

[monitagabel]

Ok, I have a question. I had one lone chick hatch yesterday which was day 21. She is very healthy but she seems very stressed that she is by herself. She keeps jumping at the side of the incubator and won't stop chirping. The other eggs are wiggling but they have not pipped and I can not tell if they are chirping because the lone chick is too loud. Should I take the chick out and put her in the brooder or should I still have hope that it is not too late for the others and leave her in there?

leave her in there..... her making racket tends to help the others motivation. don't worry they should hatch. sometimes it just takes a little longer. especially if your temp dropped a little low now and then. have any of the others even started pipping or anything? just give them a few more days.

 

[jnjmanning]

Ok, I have a question. I had one lone chick hatch yesterday which was day 21. She is very healthy but she seems very stressed that she is by herself. She keeps jumping at the side of the incubator and won't stop chirping. The other eggs are wiggling but they have not pipped and I can not tell if they are chirping because the lone chick is too loud. Should I take the chick out and put her in the brooder or should I still have hope that it is not too late for the others and leave her in there?

OK If this was ME, I would grab a spray bottle with WARM water, get someone to help, open the bator the smallest opening you can, grab the chick and mist the eggs, close the lid quickly. Then put the chick in a brooder with a wash rag or stuff animal. A mirror works with some also. The wash rag or animal they will cuddle with.

 

[Little Dan]

Day 22 and I now have 10 little chicks and more on the way.

 

[el pollo rey]

Day 22 and I now have 10 little chicks and more on the way.

good job Dan keep it up !

 

[mrsguardian88]

Day 22 and I now have 10 little chicks and more on the way.

Congrats!!! They are adorable!!!!!

 

[monitagabel]

Day 22 and I now have 10 little chicks and more on the way.

awww.... i love new baby pics..... congrats!!!! those are VERY dark eggs. i have honestly never seen any so dark.