May hatch-a-long

[Mraya]

That's exciting! It very well may be. The peeping means it's interally pipped. Internal to external pip can be 24 hours. External pip to zip can be another 24. That said the loud ones seem very motivated and get the job done sooner rather than later.

Ok this is the hard part for me knowing when or if I should step in. If the External pip to zip can be another 24 hrs that means the Internal pip happened yesterday. The External pip happened today so it should hatch tomorrow or sooner. Is this correct?

BTW another has pipped.

 

[chickenmama109]

Ok this is the hard part for me knowing when or if I should step in. If the External pip to zip can be another 24 hrs that means the Internal pip happened yesterday. The External pip happened today so it should hatch tomorrow or sooner. Is this correct?

BTW another has pipped.

That is also the harder part for me besides waiting for the pip

 

[Welshchick]

Hey all, Am I to late to join in? I just set 24 Orpington eggs today so due to hatch 13/14 May. 12 blue Orpington and 12 buff.

 

[chickenmama109]

Hey all, Am I to late to join in? I just set 24 Orpington eggs today so due to hatch 13/14 May. 12 blue Orpington and 12 buff.

It’s never to late To join happy to have you welcome to the hatch a long

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Ok this is the hard part for me knowing when or if I should step in. If the External pip to zip can be another 24 hrs that means the Internal pip happened yesterday. The External pip happened today so it should hatch tomorrow or sooner. Is this correct?

BTW another has pipped.

Exactly! Don't do anything for at least 24 hours. Honestly now I wait till about 30 hours post external pip. This makes certain they've absorbed their yolk and are ready to hatch but just got stuck or are malpositioned for hatching. I've killed some chicks by "helping" too soon. Now I only help if they externally pip on their own and I've waited 30 hours. Others do things differently. But that's what works for me.

 

[Mraya]

Hey all, Am I to late to join in? I just set 24 Orpington eggs today so due to hatch 13/14 May. 12 blue Orpington and 12 buff.

MAY HATCH-A-LONG Happy to have you join in.

Blue Orpingtons, Do you have any pics?

 

[Mraya]

Exactly! Don't do anything for at least 24 hours. Honestly now I wait till about 30 hours post external pip. This makes certain they've absorbed their yolk and are ready to hatch but just got stuck or are malpositioned for hatching. I've killed some chicks by "helping" too soon. Now I only help if they externally pip on their own and I've waited 30 hours. Others do things differently. But that's what works for me.

I had to add more water the humidity dropped to 40% its very windy and dry today.Do you know how much humidity is too much I have tried to look it up and can't find the answer?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I had to add more water the humidity dropped to 40% its very windy and dry today.Do you know how much humidity is too much I have tried to look it up and can't find the answer?

I go for 60-70. That's when the viewing window starts to get condensation in the corners but isn't fogged up. How often have you adding water during incubation? Do you have a sponge in there or water the incubator wells?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

When you added the water was it warm?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I think the only problem with high humidity at lock down would be if you had the humidity too high during incubation and didn't get the evaporation (air cells growth) that was needed. Then the extra high humidity at lock down could be detrimental. Otherwise I don't see a problem with too high.