Need A Hatch Buddy.. Anyone Setting Today 2/26?

[1Chick Magnet]

my hatch is finally done. I have 15 beautiful chicks. the last one hatched today. most of them hatched sat but I had a few that were staggered. silkies,showgirls,frizzled cochin,polish.
congrats everyone.

 

[nhnanna]

Congrats!! Where are the pictures? 36 eggs went into lockdown today. Hoping for a good hatch on Friday.

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[1Chick Magnet]

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need to take some when I get a chance. also of the baby buns

I have a white partridge silkie.

 

[nhnanna]

Can't wait to see them.

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need to take some when I get a chance. also of the baby buns

I have a white partridge silkie.

 

[Coldweatherbirds]

How long should I wait???

When do you experienced hatchers call it quits on the remaining eggs? I know still-air have hot/cold spots. I set at 8pm on the 1st, so today is day 21. All except 2 of the hatched did it yesterday. (Does hatching early mean it was too hot?) Anyway, what do you think?


Mixed feelings on this experience. Love my 14 beauties, tormented by my cripple, horrified by the 2 that died, dismayed at what to do with the remaining eggs!

My line-up:
32 set on the 1st
2 set on the 2nd

1 infertile
1 quitter
32 remaining
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1 pipping (I think it's dead now)
14 hatched healthy
1 crippled (deformed feet/toes)
2 dead
14 no action

 

[nhnanna]

They say to wait until day 25 but I never do. I candle after day 22 and then i pip the wide end to check.

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[Coldweatherbirds]

How do you do that? Check for what? What do you do if you see what you're looking for? Have you had any hatch that late? The room is so stinky already! LoL.

 

[1Chick Magnet]

I take the chicks out and let the bator run a couple extra days with the unhatched eggs. If you are thinking of calling it quits. put the eggs to your ear. do you hear tapping or peeping? if not candle. if nothing is moving, open the egg or just toss it.

 

[nhnanna]

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To see if I can hear it peeping or see movement.
Like Janet said, take out the ones that have hatched and dried and leave the others for an extra day or two or candle to see if they have gone through the air sack yet.
While you have it out listen and smell it. If it stinks toss it.

 

[Chickie Mamma]

Here are my 2 sweeties that made it out of 24 eggs set. Sorry for the delay in posting the pics..