May Hatch-a-Long!

[Wishapup]

Update, Day 19:

1 chick, 11 pips, 1 rolling

 

[JenBoughtHens]

Update, Day 19:

1 chick, 11 pips, 1 rolling

exciting! !
should mine be rolling around by now?

 

[Kelsykin]

some of the turkeys we hatched

 

[brandy00]

some of the turkeys we

Aww! They are so cute!

 

[Kelsykin]

Quote: I can't believe how fast they are getting feathers

 

[Wishapup]

exciting! !
should mine be rolling around by now?

No, not at all. I have 38 eggs just sitting there doing absolutely nothing. No chirps, pips, rolling, just nothing. It's fine

My other 13 "early birds" are just two days ahead of schedule - 11 of these are bantams. The little eggs tend to hatch faster. All but 2 of my LF eggs are motionless!

So don't worry! You still might have 1-2 days before you see a sign -- all is normal

Also, if you have small incubator windows, it might be hard to detect the movement unless you check the incubator quite a lot! When they do start to wiggle, it's very obvious, but mine only do it every once in a while so it's easy to miss it.

 

[JenBoughtHens]

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.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[Wishapup]

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 just had a second bantam mix hatch out a few minutes ago. It's funny - the first one has orange/pink legs. This new chick has thick green/black legs! Lots of variety with mixes.

The pure Silkies are still working on it....1 BBS Ameraucana as well. See nothing from the 13 Marans.

I think you are okay, JenBoughtHens...especially since you saw movement recently. Expect a pip, or a wiggle, soon!

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

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.