MARCH 2021 HATCH-A-LONG 🌷🌸🌼

[Kholts]

Well at 9:00am MST it was officially day 20. Once again it seems I am going to have an early hatch.



My incubator reads 99.5F & my thermometer reads 100.5F. Obviously my thermometer is more accurate. A days not bad so I’m not overalls worried.

 

[AusHen]

I was about to go toss the remaining Guinea egg out since today will be day five since the other hatched and did a quick candle which I always do for the "just in case" and I saw movement!!!! I'm so glad I candled and didn't just toss it. I'm completely shocked, I thought it was DIS

 

[Crumpet2020]

What’s a hatch-a-long?

 

[gimmie birdies]

21 days is just a base, some chicks hatch early because the egg may have been under a hen longer than another egg, or one egg could have been stored longer.

Some people see a pip on day 19 and get excited "egg is hatching!" which is true, but
the zip may not happen until 12-24 hrs later.

 

[WallyG74]

What’s a hatch-a-long?

In a given month usually, everyone incubating eggs will join in the same thread and share experiences and ask/answer questions about the process.

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

YAY, a hatch-a-long! I didn't start one for my own eggs but maybe I will later. I put my first eggs in the incubator 10 days ago. Only 5 because I have a lot of chickens already. Unfortunately, one was infertile and 2 are dead. My incubator cannot hold a steady temperature and goes down to 36.6 C then up to 37.7 C instead of holding at 37.5 C

But I got a Nurture Right 360 from tractor supply so I think I will switch the eggs to there.

 

[Araucana Nest]

Awakening forest- the temp can go up or down one degree. If it goes up 3-5 degrees, I would be upset.

Incubator with fan 99-100
Incubator that is still air up to 102.

Yes, I understand. It is fluctuating just over that one degree mark. I spoke with the company again (I'm sure they're tired of me calling ).

 

[gimmie birdies]

When counting hatching days I count the first set day as a 0.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I would trust your thermometer in the the incubator for sure, and not just what the digital one says on the incubator. I have adjusted my incubator temp to make sure the one in the incubator has the right temp.

 

[HenneryTheEighth]

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#1
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#2

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#1 of the big brown eggs above, (after day 16 the point should be dark. So at day 18 these are fine.)
The pic below #2 is the other big brown egg. Not in this pic, but I can see the chick jiggle the air cell. Both need the next 3 days to absorb the extra fluid towards the fat end, but they are doing fine.

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Below are the from the 3 on day 7, Tan egg
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Green egg harder to see inside, but you can see veins...
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This gives me some hope. I am hatching Green eggs; they are just impossible. I have decided to just let things happen and check them again on day 21.