May hatch-a-long

[aliciaplus3]

Ok my hatch for this week is done
7 turkeys 5 ducks 12 chickies.....

 

[sawilliams]

I’m going into lockdown tomorrow, I have 8 duck eggs. Is 76% humidity OK?

I don't know the recomended for duck but if its the same as chickens i would try to get it down to 70 as mine was all over the place each time one hatched even jumping to over 85 a few times

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

These are from a neighbour, really excited to have them hatch.

I don't blame you! I'm planning on turkeys probably not until next year. And of course, they'll be heritage
What heritage breeds do you have?
Have you heard about CHB? Most of the members are around Rocky Mountain House or further south. Nice to see that I'm not the only one further north.

 

[Mraya]

I just heard my first little peep from my eggs.
Let the hatching commence

 

[elizabethu42]

Woke up to a little chick peeping away in the bator!

 

[Mraya]

Oh, oh I have 2 malpositioned chicks already. This is not a good sign.

 

[chickenmama109]

So today I candled one of my EE eggs and my bantam egg just because I wanted to see the little chickies and my EE has turned her head to the big end of the egg but my bantam egg still is in the small side when are they supposed to turn

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

So today I candled one of my EE eggs and my bantam egg just because I wanted to see the little chickies and my EE has turned her head to the big end of the egg but my bantam egg still is in the small side when are they supposed to turn

From what I've heard, the turning doesn't really happen until lockdown... I could be wrong though. As hard as it is to do, the best thing to do is let mother nature take its course.

 

[chickenmama109]

so saturday is lockdown and i cant wait it looks like im going to be going in to lock down with the three fertile eggs i have to toss one EE i think it was fertile but stopped growing im really eggcited for lock down cant wait to see the colors of the chicks. im going to get the brooder ready pretty soon im going to be keeping them in side so i can keep a close eye on them and spend lots of time with them im not going to be using a heat lamp im going to us a mama hen set up ve used it before they the chick loved it. how is every ones hatch going

 

[Mraya]

so saturday is lockdown and i cant wait it looks like im going to be going in to lock down with the three fertile eggs i have to toss one EE i think it was fertile but stopped growing im really eggcited for lock down cant wait to see the colors of the chicks. im going to get the brooder ready pretty soon im going to be keeping them in side so i can keep a close eye on them and spend lots of time with them im not going to be using a heat lamp im going to us a mama hen set up ve used it before they the chick loved it. how is every ones hatch going

NOT GOOD....Has anyone here done safety holes on their eggs???

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