May Hatch-a-Long!

[lacychick]

Wishapup- I have 8 silkie eggs and 6 easter eggers that made it to lockdown. I hope some hatch!
We are all so excited! I saw them moving when I candled yesterday.
You have a lot more eggs than I do.. but you have a lot more action going on too. Im just worrying.

I'm on day 20 and not a lot going on, when I candled I saw healthy movement and could just see a few veins, hang in there, it's hard I know, you are willing the little things out of their shells, it's my first hatch too x

 

[Farmer Viola]

I normally lately listen for tapping. Around hatch date, a fan might cover the noise but I am hatching in 2 LG still airs, so no issue for me. I found with mine I can notice this better than waiting for a roll or a chirp. I can generally hear it before seeing pips (Though they are shortly coming once you hear the tapping) and not all eggs roll before pipping.


Last I checked I was at 10 chicks and ALOT of pips and a couple zippers in hatcher. BYM and I hope pure BA. 9 blacks and a white chick so far. But that was 2 hours ago. 28 or so left to finish up. I pulled 2 clears when I moved to hatcher from cooler bator. Had to make room in brooder for tomorrows move into the world. Since my ducks finished fluffing up today I left the bator going and am moving chicks to the empty one after they hatch. Bator was pretty full and these chicks are extra active when they hatch for some reason, had 1 BA jump a welded wire partion I had in it 2 in. tall) So I breaking rules but its working for me. Don't ask me how I rolled these guys...
Probably gonna regret this because I have 62-ish special bred eggs in cooler I am doing EVERYTHING the "right way" and will probably end with like a 3% hatch. Such is my luck. Good hatching all.

congratulations, would love to see pics!

I think I have 8-12 hatched right now, they are hard to count! 2 more zipping and all the rest have pips except just a few.. 33 went to lockdown originally

 

[Farmer Viola]

I'm on day 20 and not a lot going on, when I candled I saw healthy movement and could just see a few veins, hang in there, it's hard I know, you are willing the little things out of their shells, it's my first hatch too x

hang tight, I'm sure you will see some hatching action very soon!

 

[lacychick]

hang tight, I'm sure you will see some hatching action very soon!

Thank you, I'm off too work now so that will stop me egg staring

 

[Wishapup]

5 chicks, plus somewhere around 15 pips on the morning of Day 20. 1 BBS Ameraucana hatched - it's splash!

 

[Mypeeps2013]

Received 37 quail eggs from WA to my home in TN yesterday. Receiving 6 eggs today, 6 tomorrow, 12+ on Saturday, and 16 on Tuesday. I am over the moon with joy (and they haven't even hatched yet!)

 

[foxygoober]

Ugh. Cutest chick has splayed leg. Trying to hobble, but it wont eat. ideas?

 

[JenBoughtHens]

It is day 20 and I have a pip!!
My first ever! Sooooo excited! Come on chickie!

 

[brandy00]

It is day 20 and I have a pip!!
My first ever! Sooooo excited! Come on chickie!

Yay!

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[Jekajo80]

One of my duck eggs has started to pip! The waiting is the worst!