Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[SunnyDawn]

Ok, I did it but it was all YOUR FAULTS. Got caught with my ear pressed against the top of the incubator - chirping

No chirps in return by the way

Quote:

And I thought it was just my killer wit!

I moved from SJ in '77, so I've almost rubbed off the flatlander title.

Deb

Well, you know I'm going to attribute that wit to you being a Bay Area baby!

All these pics of Flappers and celebrity look-a-likes are cracking me up!!! You all are so funny!

Congrats to everyone with chicks already! What the heck is up with all these early babies! I doubt mine will be here before Sunday! Marans are always so slow. Living vicariously through you all right now!

 

[Papa Brooder]

Hmm, thought I posted this, but guess I didn't hit submit or something. Anyway, my first chick hatched... still kicking myself for not believing everyone who told me to have faith. it is one of my cream legbar eggs and it looks like a female! Sweeet! So excited, hope she will coax the others out. The two SFH pips haven't change much in the last 9 hours. The CL pipped and hatched in 3 1/2 hours. She was anxious I guess!

 

[emvickrey]

Some people use the "rubber" shelf liner that is "woven" so that air flow is not interrupted, the eggs don't roll as easily and it's soft on the chicks feet.

Thats what I use, that rubber shelf liner. When I put mine in lock down I only had 3 sheets handy so I sent DH on a search thru my chicken stuff to find me one more sheet and he had no idea what i was talking about. I put the larger eggs in one bator and the bantys and quail in another one. My third bator has quail eggs I just set last week so I couldn't use it like I had planned. I didn't have any chirps or pips and it was afternoon so I didn't candle either. I was reading how others where having hatches going on and didn't want to risk waiting too late.

 

[Lark Rise]

Eggs in lockdown!
Of the 7 W/BWA 5 have definite movement.

1 is questionable and the last one a goner, I think.
Oh, the waiting!

 

[Spangled]

BTW - What is the optimum humidity percentage during lockdown? What should I shoot for?

I didn't see anyone else answer this, but I could have missed it.

I think most people shoot for 65%. I think that's what the "rulebook" says. I get better results at 70%, which I think is just the house I'm living in. It can be 65% in my incubator, then I squirt a little more water on the paper towel, and within minutes a couple more chicks will start zipping.

 

[HortonFarms]

Locked down the last set of Easter hatch eggs. I am starting to loose count of it all. I have had some new babies hatch and still a few more to go.

 

[mlm Mike]

I have 29 duck eggs in lockdown (15 WH and 14 Acona). My DW assures me only 8 will hatch, or anything more than that will find homes. I think I'm the only one that panics I'll have too many hatch.

Good Luck everyone!

 

[The Chickeneer]

The waiting is killing me! Im checking the bator every 3 seconds and as always, no pips. They only hatch when I'm not looking or when I'm alseep. For me, day 21 is tomoro (Thursday) and I though I might hear some peeps by now but nothing yet

 

[Mahonri]

Wisher... loved the short story. You are good.

No more movement in my 3 pips. No pips in the Brinsea. I'm thinking those first four in the Hovabator is all I'll get out of it.

Wish I knew why I woke up... I was so tired..

 

[AK Michelle]

66 eggs locked down.

I'm following the dry hatch instructions, my humidity seems really high but I'm going to just go with it...

I didn't see any pips while I was puzzling all the eggs into hatching baskets. I almost didn't get all the eggs back in as the baskets took up more room than I thought they would.