When I took the 10 chicks out of the incubator. I decided the hatched outnumbered the unhatched so I went in and grabbed them. I pretty much thought the ones left were NO GOOD. I was WRONG. I have more pips.
I have 10 in the brooder and three wet in the incubator and another three with big pips so hopefully they will hatch tonight. I set 8 eggs as an experiment straight from the refrigerator and all 8 hatched. They had been in the fridge for a week. They only rested maybe 1-1/2 hours before I set them on the 11. I am wondering if that has anything to do with them taking longer. That week it was very cold here in Florida and even the eggs sitting at room temperature were very cold to the touch. I set 21 so far 13 hatched and waiting on another 3. I also have 2 others with tiny pips in them so heres hoping.
Thank you! It has been rough trying to rebuild this flock. More chicken eggs going in before the end of the week. I will just buy the ducklings in the spring. This was heartbreaking.
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I don't appreciate the insinuation that I photoshopped that in and lied about it, or that I can't tell the difference between my eyeball and a newly hatched chick's. Here is a close-up of the chick in question and it is very clear that it is the chick's eye, not mine or one I photoshopped in.
Thank you! It has been rough trying to rebuild this flock. More chicken eggs going in before the end of the week. I will just buy the ducklings in the spring. This was heartbreaking.