March 2017! Hatch with us!

[yeye5]

I'm trying to upland from my phone, so it's slow going. Here is thevpile. I can't see much, but I counted 7 hens.

Thank you for what has to be photo-of-the-year! That is precious and ridiculous all at the same time! Imagine the number of eggs they could hatch if they stay like that.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

I have a question here usually when chicks hatch early is an indication they f too high a temp but both my thermometers are at 99.9 and 97(second thermometer) as was last time. But they started hatching at day 19 I'm bumpuzzled

 

[Jedwards]

I've had some eggs hatch early too. I had some silkie/EE crosses and one hatched right at the day 19 to day 20 transition and they were brooded by a bantam cochin hen

 

[orrpeople]

I have a question here usually when chicks hatch early is an indication they f too high a temp but both my thermometers are at 99.9 and 97(second thermometer) as was last time. But they started hatching at day 19 I'm bumpuzzled

It's as puzzling as any 'birth' - some come early, some come late. The 21 day incubation is the rule - but not all chickens have read the rule book!!
Seriously though, if all, or a majority of your chicks hatch early or late, then you most likely have a temperature issue. If it's more of a fluke than a normal occurrence, it's just individual chicks with different development/maturity rates. No worries.

 

[feistyfarm]

16 mixed breed duck eggs and 4 pure bred Khaki Campbell ducklings eggs going in today! New incubator will be arriving any minute! So excited!

 

[Matthew01]

Good luck.

 

[orrpeople]

16 mixed breed duck eggs and 4 pure bred Khaki Campbell ducklings eggs going in today! New incubator will be arriving any minute! So excited!

So great!! Welcome aboard ! @WVduckchick is a great duck help gal on this hatchong (and helpful 'other egg hatching things too' person)!
My very first hatch, I ordered eggs and incubator simultaneously, and prayed for them to arrive on time! It worked and I hatched 8 beautiful BCM chicks!! What kind of incubator are you getting?

 

[Janetnva]

Whewww! Bullet dodged! I’m leaving it alone then, and will candle on Friday. I’ve never done that and hope I can read what I see properly. thanks for the reassurance.

 

[dan26552]

Day 7 on my duck eggs. Looks like two quitters, two clears and maybe a quitter.

Egg in question.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

It's as puzzling as any 'birth' - some come early, some come late. The 21 day incubation is the rule - but not all chickens have read the rule book!!
Seriously though, if all, or a majority of your chicks hatch early or late, then you most likely have a temperature issue. If it's more of a fluke than a normal occurrence, it's just individual chicks with different development/maturity rates. No worries.

Well I have not changed the temp and have 25 eggs going now I'll watch and mark the days if it is so I'll lower the temp a little and see if it's any better % a hatch first hatch wasn't sure any would develope and hatch being the eggs were old and refridgerated. This hatch is with more viable eggs