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[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join us!

 

[Super1973]

Do the hens help them out or is this not heard off

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

Congrats on the hatch!

For that one that's chirping in the shell, that happens a lot. I wait until it's been at least 24 hours to assist them. Usually they make it out on their own though, just slower than the rest.

Should it get to that point, here's an article that will explain how:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Thank you.

 

[Super1973]

So annoyed. The bulb failed again last night. From the five eggs two were ready to come out. I should have not moved the box into my room last night and I wish I opened them up last night. The floor was too cold with no light and mini heart rub and hot air was too late. Now I only have three chicks. Start again or wait for them to breed? It's a flight back to the UK if I want more eggs brought to me in the Canary islands

 

[KtheChickenGal]

Hi ya all!
This is my third attempt hatching some if my friends bantoms eggs. I put them in a box with a light bulb but had no device to turn on and off the light. The temp was good but the bulb failed. Second time I had a device for light and fan but we had a power cut. 3rd time lucky we ! We have three so far. I think there is only one more. It's been chirping but there is no break hole in the egg for air. I worried it will run out of air. It's been chirping I would say since 7 this morning about 14 hrs. I think it's going to be another interrupted sleep.lol They started at 5 am to wake me up. Should I drill a hole?

Welcome! Those are adorable pictures!! I hope your hatch goes alright.

 

[Debbie292d]

So annoyed. The bulb failed again last night. From the five eggs two were ready to come out. I should have not moved the box into my room last night and I wish I opened them up last night. The floor was too cold with no light and mini heart rub and hot air was too late. Now I only have three chicks. Start again or wait for them to breed? It's a flight back to the UK if I want more eggs brought to me in the Canary islands

I assume you cannot just buy an incubator there, as this one, while it obviously works, was still the cause of the losses, and I'm sorry.

I'm guessing those three you have won't be sexable at least until around 10 days to two weeks when they get some feathers. It may take longer depending on what they are. So it's unlikely, but yet a gamble you could have 3 cockerels or 3 hens there.

You could just wait it out and see what you have there as that might save you an awful lot of $$ if you wind up with at least one of each sex.

 

[Snowbelt]

Assuming that there is a 50:50 chance of any one chick being a cockerel (or hen), the odds of getting at least one hen out of three hatched are 87.5%. So you have only a 1 in 8 (12.5%) of getting three cockerels. You also have a 75% chance of getting at least one hen and one cockerel.