Lockdown tomorrow! Trying something different....PICS !

[VredenburgS]

OK, so , I have only had one hatch in my life and it was 24 days ago. Only 6 out of 17 hatched even though I saw rocking from several of the 11 that didn't hatch. My thought is that it was due to the other 11 being rolled around too much by the chicks that had hatched. This time I am putting 4 in egg carton, 6 laying on the little round part you cut out of the bottom of the egg carton and the remaining 3 are just laying on their sides in the middle. I am hoping this will allow them all to hatch and not be rolled all over. I AM SOOOOOO NERVOUS! I started with 13 and when I candled them this morning they are all moving around in there so......

Any other suggestions?

 

[Katy]

I just put mine upright in an egg carton to hatch....works well and they aren't being rolled around.

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

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I'm imagining all the way upright with the pointy side down. How do you turn them from one side to the other though? Do you just spin the eggs halfway clockwise?

 

[Katy]

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I'm imagining all the way upright with the pointy side down. How do you turn them from one side to the other though? Do you just spin the eggs halfway clockwise?

They're in a turner for the first 18 days and then I move them into cartons for the last three so they're not being turned.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Hatching prayers!

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

I hand turned mine day 1-18 then at lockdown I placed mine in egg cartons fat side up with a nickel sized hole cut out of the bottom of each hole. then NO TOUCHING!!

they got a LITTLE knocked around, but 15 of 17 hatched.

here's a pic of how they hatch in cartons:

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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This is my preferred method as well. And I think I picked it up from you just about a year ago.

 

[Jess N Jeff]

I've tried having them hatch on their side and in the carton. Honestly for me....I didn't notice a difference. The one thing that you might want to try (if you havent already) is to do a dry hatch. See if that works any better for you.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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What do you mean by a "dry hatch"?

Thanks!

 

[VredenburgS]

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That is just too cute ! Looks like an easter picture ! lol