Yup, depending on how the incubation went and other factors involved, some can go on for quite some time. Most of my hatches complete within 24 hours, however I like to think I have almost perfected my incubation and I don't typically hatch shipped eggs, which removes obstacles at hatch time. Lots of patience Mahonri.
My first New Years chick arrived around 3 this afternoon. I have 11 eggs but not much sound coming from the bator. The first one was a Frizzle/Sizzle mix. Don't have a pic yet to post. I'll wait till they all hatch that are going to.
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I can see this going until tomorrow night!!
Day 22+5 hours; 5PM Report
26 hatched! 2 of the FBCM seem 'weak' probably just resting and recuperating.
2 zipping 1 very quickly... should be out by the time I finish typing. both of those in the Hovabator.
9 pipped (2 of those within the last 15 minutes both in the Brinsea)...
OK confession... while pulling chicks out of the Brinsea I candled and pipped one of my own GC Marans. It was dead, I could tell when I picked it up. It had not pipped into the large air sac and there was no blood flowing. so 1 quitter so far out of the 47. son of Mahonri (who now thinks he is an expert) thinks it quit a day or so ago.. .who knows.
I still have six chicks running around the 1588 and 3 in the Brinsea, so 17 are in the brooder box. The Brinsea comes right back to temp and humidity so I think I was OK removing some chicks and the quitter GCMarans.
And finally,
5 FBCM w/o pips
1 of Jean's w/o pip so I have 5 or 6 of her chicks!!! I'll have to count shell tops!
3 from my coop w/o pips