March 2023 hatch-a-long

[bluer78]

Just got home on break, 2 pips!!!

 

[junior67]

Honestly I think looked more like the second.. I was pretty sure I saw a little mouth moving inside it.. I could obviously be completely wrong tho! As far as hearing little peeps... My incubator is in the same room as my brooder with a dozen 1 week olds right now... there is always peeping!!

I stick my ear up to the incubator to try to hear what is in there. Lol. If no external pips you can open it and put eggs up to your ear.

Ok saw other post so no need to listen. Lol

Woohoo on pips!

 

[bluer78]

I stick my ear up to the incubator to try to hear what is in there. Lol.

I definitely was!!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Ducklings are soooo cute!!!!!

Thank you!!! They are so fun to watch!!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I have one chick that externally pipped and one that is for sure internally pipped!

 

[pinewoodacres]

Good news, the little chickie I helped hatch on day 24/25 went out to the brooder just now! She is not as strong as the others but looking pretty darn good. I am going to eggtopsy the remaining eggs to see if I can tell when they may have died. Some I couldn’t see into well enough so I left them alone, but I’m guessing most will be malpositioned.

Final hatch stats:

39 set
31 to lockdown - 79% of total set
20 hatched incl 3 assists - 51% of total set, 65% of lockdown total

 

[bluer78]

5 more pips!! And only 1 seems to be in the wrong place... sitting here writing this, just now, even in a room full of 1 week old little peepers on my left... I just heard the tiniest peeping sound coming from my right... my incubator

 

[Backyard Divas]

Good news, the little chickie I helped hatch on day 24/25 went out to the brooder just now! She is not as strong as the others but looking pretty darn good. I am going to eggtopsy the remaining eggs to see if I can tell when they may have died. Some I couldn’t see into well enough so I left them alone, but I’m guessing most will be malpositioned.

Final hatch stats:

39 set
31 to lockdown - 79% of total set
20 hatched incl 3 assists - 51% of total set, 65% of lockdown total

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She's beautiful! Maybe she is just a throwback to a slower developing heritage type.

 

[Poodlemum]

So much to catch up on!!! Lockdown tomorrow, but I’ll be going ahead a day early since Thursdays are so hectic. Tumbling from 3:30-8pm

 

[Poodlemum]

Looks like I missed an earlier quitter, so we’re at 8 WTB eggies in lockdown