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[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all the information you need to know about poultry! Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and congratulations on the successful incubation.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[ronott1]

Congratulations on the hatch!

 

[ChickNZ18]

 

[ChickNZ18]

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My first babies!
She is still sitting on one egg. (It's been a good 24hrs since the last egg hatched and a full 72 hours since the first hatched.) How long should I wait before removing it?

 

[rjohns39]

pretty birds, sorry can't offer any advice on how long as I've never used a broody...

 

[ChickNZ18]

pretty birds, sorry can't offer any advice on how long as I've never used a broody...

Thank you,
I candled the egg it was all sloshy inside with a moving air sac, so I opened it up, the embryo was only about 12 days along.
So for my first hatch of random eggs in a DIY incubator I started with 6 eggs I eventually managed.to pick out and infertile egg, 1 died at 12 day incubation and 4 hatched. So Im pretty proud of myself.
Now the hard part raising happy health chicks!

 

[rjohns39]

Great Job! You've got this... They grow up fast

 

[drumstick diva]

That's a good hatch for a first time. Sending you "Great hatching vibes
for your next attempt.