March 2023 hatch-a-long

[CozyDia]

I can't tear my eyes off my incubator! 4 other eggs have started external pipping and I even hear some chirping! Day 20/21! The other egg that pipped early is still going, but like another member said it did so the wrong end. I hope it'll be ok. I did place a humidifer nearby and a bowl of steaming water with a fan blowing at it in the entire room.

How far into day 19 are you? Your incubator may have been running high. It may not hatch till day 20 which I have had often.

It was about 24hrs after I placed them into lockdown, but these are bantam eggs and I heard they do hatch early sometimes.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I have my first pip from my Calls in lockdown!! Hoping for no more losses.

 

[pinewoodacres]

Two pips! Phew! Hoping to have these two out by morning. I hear chirping, too.

 

[junior67]

That's awesome!

Nothing for me still and I'm sorta freaking out. I didn't see nearly as much movement when candling and I just used a food thermometer to check through one of the vent holes and I think my temp has been too low. They are definitely developing but I have to wonder if I damaged them to where they won't develop properly or fully. It was closer to 96 in both of them, which is just odd because I've never had it run that low with the numbers it reflects on the built-in thermometer. I normally have two additional thermometers in each one but they've apparently been misplaced since last summer, so I just had the one and I use it more for humidity. Totally forgot I had a magnetic one on the side of the fridge I could have been using to spot check at least! Really, really kicking myself as this was really the one chance I will have till fall. Hope I am worrying for nothing but typically I have one or three that hatch a day or two early, so I was fully expecting to see pips by now. I know they develop slower at lower temps that are still within incubation range, so maybe that's all this is.

Fingers crossed all is fine!!!!!! The bigger shipped eggs seem to be taking longer for me.

 

[Iluveggers]

Fingers crossed all is fine!!!!!! The bigger shipped eggs seem to be taking longer for me.

My bigger eggs were longer to pip also! The smaller ones seemed to be about 18 hours ahead this go round.

 

[junior67]

Two pips! Phew! Hoping to have these two out by morning. I hear chirping, too.

Woohoo!!!!!

 

[junior67]

Lots of babies everywhere!!!!!! So exciting.

I have 1 chick out. And 4 pips.

 

[junior67]

We have our first duck egg pip!
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My son had a friend over and he helped collect eggs. I handed him 2 duck eggs and asked him to bring them inside. Do you know where that stinker put them? In the incubator! A child after my own heart. I didn't really mean to do a staggered hatch but maybe it's meant to be with our pekin getting injured! There's nothing cuter than ducklings!

Ducklings are adorable!!!!!

 

[junior67]

My bigger eggs were longer to pip also! The smaller ones seemed to be about 18 hours ahead this go round.

So far 1 of my eggs hatched and 3 pipped, and 1 shipped eggs pipped

 

[Kikilu]

Wow lots of people with action going on!
Good luck to everyone! Lockdown at 7:30pm for me