- May 23, 2011
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I just hatched my first round of eggs! My sister sent me some of her Maran eggs (Black Copper and Black Copper/Pekin mixed) and eight of them have hatched so far. I started with 17 then I candled them all on day 14 and found 3 that were not fertile. So of the 14 that were left, 8 have hatched. My questions is this... How long do I give the last 6 eggs? Going by hours, we are midway though day 22. The First 6 hatched throughout day 21 and the last 2 hatched in the early hours of day 22. None of them have pipped and they are very still but I don't want to count them out just yet. Is it common to have late hatchers?
In other news... I am LOVING this! It was incredible watching these chicks hatch after 21 days of careful (read: neurotic) temp and humidity control and waiting. My husband just about has the chicken coop finished and it's a beauty! The inside of the incubator is reminiscent of the microwave scene in Gremlins though (eek!) so it seemed appropriate that we dub two of the chicks Stripe and Gizmo.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Melanie
In other news... I am LOVING this! It was incredible watching these chicks hatch after 21 days of careful (read: neurotic) temp and humidity control and waiting. My husband just about has the chicken coop finished and it's a beauty! The inside of the incubator is reminiscent of the microwave scene in Gremlins though (eek!) so it seemed appropriate that we dub two of the chicks Stripe and Gizmo.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Melanie