June Hatch-A-Long

[mrchicks]

For everyone! I'm only on day 10.

 

[missnu01]

I feel like the saying should be, a watched egg never hatches. . I did hear some chirping but there are no pips... So does that mean one has internally pipped. How long do they have after that to hatch?

Can u tell it's our first hatch?

if you hear peeping then that does mean they have internally pipped. This last hatch I had quite a few that were internally pipped on the morning of day 19 and by later that day I had my first external pips, then by that night I had my first chick. I went to a friends house so I wouldn't sit here all day long watching for the eggs to hatch. Came home at midnight and had a chick. I then proceeded to stay up all night long watching them hatch until around 9 the next morning I went to sleep with maybe 7 eggs left to go, and when I woke up at 11:30 to the mail lady bringing me more eggs all 17 had hatched. So..hang in there. If you are sure none of the eggs have an external pip you can candle a couple. Always makes me feel better to pick up an egg hear it peeping and candle and see it scratching around in there. But if you do have a pip, even a tiny one then leave them be.

 

[missnu01]

Well that will teach me not read through to the end before replying

 

[mrchicks]

Well that will teach me not read through to the end before replying

 

[missnu01]

Glad you've got some pips. Not too much longer now. I just hatched a bunch but can't wait for these next ones to start hatching...lol. never gets old. Only like a week in on the newer ones though

 

[Kim Z]

We have 2 very small external pips!

 

[MyNameIs86]

So today I ventured to the food store in Westwood New jersey. Its very simple to get to once you know how to get there. I was lucky and got a parking spot with a meter with an hour and 16 minutes on it. lol. I only used up 17 minutes. I bought 10 lbs of food for $0.99 a pound.

I asked the guy what he would recommend for newly hatched chicks and he pointed to a bag. SO I said 10 lbs. They had 20 lbs but I don't think I needed 20 lbs. lol. Right now it is in a brown paper bag taped up. The last time i had food, my dog got into the bag. She thinks she's a chicken. lol. No harm no fowl. lol.

Still, at 4:42pm on Day 20 no pips...no internal or external pips. My mom was asking should i rotate the eggs just a bit? I said no. But should i? Just to wake up the chicks to say "Lets go"... ? lol..

 

[mrchicks]

So today I ventured to the food store in Westwood New jersey. Its very simple to get to once you know how to get there. I was lucky and got a parking spot with a meter with an hour and 16 minutes on it. lol. I only used up 17 minutes. I bought 10 lbs of food for $0.99 a pound.

I asked the guy what he would recommend for newly hatched chicks and he pointed to a bag. SO I said 10 lbs. They had 20 lbs but I don't think I needed 20 lbs. lol. Right now it is in a brown paper bag taped up. The last time i had food, my dog got into the bag. She thinks she's a chicken. lol. No harm no fowl. lol.

Still, at 4:42pm on Day 20 no pips...no internal or external pips. My mom was asking should i rotate the eggs just a bit? I said no. But should i? Just to wake up the chicks to say "Lets go"... ? lol..

Keep your anxious fingers off those eggs! They are busy getting ready to hatch, no tumbling them around. lol!

 

[Cynthia12]

Keep your anxious fingers off those eggs! They are busy getting ready to hatch, no tumbling them around. lol!

 

[chickiebaby1]

These are my first two to hatch from this weeks hatchings. They are suppose to be black polish, not exactly sure about that one one the left. It sure is pretty coloring though. But I think it is going to have splayed leg. When should I start to treat that?