LOCKDOWN IS TODAY!

[wholewheatchicken]

Lockdown is today with hatch day on Sunday. This is my second time to incubate. I did a staggered hatch so last weekend was hatch day for that batch, but I messed it up and only got on chick who desperately needs another fuzzy to play with. I am hatching silkies. Anyone else going into lockdown?

 

[kelly52862]

I locked down last night with 22 mixed eggs!!! I am so eggcited!

 

[wholewheatchicken]

Hi, Kelly52862. Have you done this before? What are your mixed eggs.

 

[kelly52862]

I did 3 hatches last year, so this is my 4th. Most are RIR/Buff crosses, a few Barr Rocks, Americana (did I spell that right?), one silver lace and a couple Buckeyes. About a 1/3rd are from my hens and the other came from 2 other friends.

 

[Tracy the chick]

Good look with your hatch

mine are due tomorrow....

 

[kelly52862]

Tracy: Don't you have the 2 twin eggs? How are they doing?

 

[Tracy the chick]

Tracy: Don't you have the 2 twin eggs? How are they doing?

Yes, there due tomorrow! im soooo nervous

they were alive on lockdown.. hope there still ok....

 

[wholewheatchicken]

Twin eggs????? I was following the one person on here who had the twin silkies that didn't make it because she was out of town on a family emergency. I have watched the video link someone posted of helping the twins out. I think it was wantmorechickens. How do you know when to start helping? Or is that the million dollar question?

 

[wholewheatchicken]

Tracy the Chick, I found your thread. I am going over there to see how the babies are doing!!

 

[Janie1968]

I'm in lockdown as of this morning. Was so shocked to see that one of my turkey eggs had pipped. Now I have major humidity issues... it's at 89%. I have taken paper towels and soaked up the water to try to decrease it and thought it had worked when it dropped to 75%, but it bounced back up to 89%. RRRR!!!!