Little Giant Incubation Experiment - Day 21 - Hatch Day!

[mswendeu]

My humidity had fallen to 60% so I took a pen apart. I used it to add some water to a paper towel I have on a lid in the bator. Through the port hole in the top. Now the humidity is 87% ugh. Guess I should have left it alone. Can't take the water back.

 

[rossfam06]

I think all in all I ended up with about 70 chicks. The guy I'm splitting the hatch with is coming to get his chicks tomorrow, so I'll count them up as I'm going about that

Nice! Good job on your hatch.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My humidity had fallen to 60% so I took a pen apart. I used it to add some water to a paper towel I have on a lid in the bator. Through the port hole in the top. Now the humidity is 87% ugh. Guess I should have left it alone. Can't take the water back.

If it gets higher than you want it, just crack the lid for a minute and let some humidity out. I wouldn't worry about it though, cause it'll come back down on it's own. Going high is not going to hurt it. Sometimes mine goes to 90% during hatch. It doesn't stay there long, cause I can't keep my hands out of the bator....but it does shoot up there...lol

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Nice! Good job on your hatch.

xs2

 

[mswendeu]

I'm so "egg-cited"

 

[mswendeu]

Wonder if the rest will hatch.

 

[rossfam06]

I'm so "egg-cited"

YEA!!!!!! Seriously egg-citing!

 

[mswendeu]

I am wondering about the rest of these eggs. I thought I saw a couple pips besides that one at first. Although I am not sure now. And the chick has since kicked its siblings around in there. I can no longer see what I thought I saw before.
I know Amy says to wait 48 hours which will be Monday. I feel like this is going to be a long weekend.

And also just thought of what I said. I would be happy if one hatched.

 

[mswendeu]

I think all in all I ended up with about 70 chicks. The guy I'm splitting the hatch with is coming to get his chicks tomorrow, so I'll count them up as I'm going about that

Congrats. I hope all 6 of mine hatch in this cycle. I also have 5 goose eggs. 2 sussex eggs. and 7 ancona eggs waiting their turns.

 

[mswendeu]

Also how do I know if something is wrong with the chick once it has hatched?