MAY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

[outback hatcher]

I locked down on wed. the 5th and when i got home from work today i had 4 RIR chicks and 1 half out of its shell so that's 5 of 11 so far.
now I'm waiting on my welsummer eggs to start

 

[mrbstephens]

I'm going on lockdown Sunday morning. I just read that huge thread on humidity! According to the thread people in lower altitudes should have a lockdown humidity no higher than 55% and people living in higher altitude should have their humidity as high as 70%. I was planning on having the humidity at 65%, but now I'm not sure. I've had my humidity at 40 - 45 % for the first 18 days. Anyone near Long Island or on the East Coast who would like to give me an opinion?

 

[grundail01]

Well my lock down on chicken eggs was supposed to me may 11th, when i got home today PG&E had issues upgrading my smart meter to a new one. No idea how long power was actually off but the temp was down to 86. I'm going to keep going and see what happens 46 chickens eggs were supposed to hatch the 18th and 5 duck eggs for the 28th. On hold now with them and going to try and be civil...... ahh yeah right i doubt that's going to happen.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I'm not hatching this month because I have a busy month ahead of me, and I already have eighteen peeps and a duckling from my April hatch and actually have a little self-control (just a little), but I just want to wish you all the best hatching vibes!

Good luck, everyone! Love seeing more chicks.

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Enjoy your April hatches. Thanks for your posts & support on the hatch-a-longs. Look forward to seeing you again.

 

[chickenmeadow]

I was curious about using "water wigglers" & wanted to try it, see the following post for others comments on it. The post on making one from a zip lock bag & water may be worth trying. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4134581#p4134581

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Yes, try & chill! Actually, I heard worse than that from others who still had hatches. So, hang in there! The egg is an amazing thing.

 

[outback hatcher]

Woke up this morning and had 8 RIR running around. Olny 3 more reds to go.
1 Welsummer half out of its shell 2 pips. so far so good

 

[mrbstephens]

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[TT]

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Today is day 27 for the guineas and day 20 for the chickens - just checked the bator and I have 1 pip of each

this is my first time so I hope everything goes well