March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

[Brookhavens]

We have 5 of 8 pipped! The mystery eggs are chicken, I just don't know what breed ANY of them are.

 

[animaladdictions]

I'm not sure I understand?...the chick will internally pip generally around day 21 (some earlier, some later depending on overall temps throughout incubation) and then will pip a hole through the shell usually within the next 24 hrs. Once it's pipped through the shell, it will usually zip anywhere from 12 to 24 hrs later...these are general time frames though...some chicks seem to want to defy "the usual".

Did that answer your question or did you mean something else? Sorry...my brain is set on duuuuhhh this afternoon!

 

[Brookhavens]

Lockdown day for 7 of my SFH eggs, along with 10 shipped SLW. For the first time, I will be locking down seperately by breed.

 

[Brookhavens]

At what time do the chicks inside the egg break through the air sack before hatching?

Usually day 20-21. After they internally pip there is a period of time when they are switching over to breathing air instead of fluid. There are neurological processes that go on that cause the chick to twitch and the twitching results in the external pip.

 

[Irishgirl]

Mine were SUPPOSED to have hatched tomorrow, but I had the temp a little high and one actually pipped on day 19!
Has anyone tried to hatch eggs as early as possible with high temps, say day 18 or so? I would think that would be bad for them, but is it possible?

 

[Brookhavens]

So my bator looks like a popcorn popper. I have chicks pipping, zipping and hatching:

 

[animaladdictions]

So my bator looks like a popcorn popper. I have chicks pipping, zipping and hatching:

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

So my bator looks like a popcorn popper. I have chicks pipping, zipping and hatching:

Look at those cute fuzzy buddies!!! That's great!! Congrats !!!! What kind of chickies are those?

 

[aprilschicks]

Look at those cute fuzzy buddies!!!
That's great!! Congrats !!!!
What kind of chickies are those?

that kind of looks like mine lol

 

[Brookhavens]

Look at those cute fuzzy buddies!!!
That's great!! Congrats !!!!
What kind of chickies are those?

Those are my GSBR/Blue Plymouth Rocks. This is my 5th hatch from these guys and so far I have had 100% fertility and hatch rate.