November Hatch-A-Long (2014)

[Antiquity]

Yeah... that hadn't occurred to me for you guys. No danger of that here as I'm thoroughly glued to that incubator for the little peeper, there's no way I'll be missing a pip. My back up strategy once that bowl has to come out is soaking the washcloths with a large syringe I can poke through the top of the aquaribator. Modify strategies as needed!

 

[Sustained]

Yeah... that hadn't occurred to me for you guys. No danger of that here as I'm thoroughly glued to that incubator for the little peeper, there's no way I'll be missing a pip. My back up strategy once that bowl has to come out is soaking the washcloths with a large syringe I can poke through the top of the aquaribator. Modify strategies as needed!

I was given the idea to soak a diaper and put it in the bator for lockdown and it worked great. And the chicks can't drown

 

[rachelpotter]

I was given the idea to soak a diaper and put it in the bator for lockdown and it worked great. And the chicks can't drown

Good idea!

 

[Junibutt]

You can always put marbles/pebbles in the water to the brim. My incubator chicks hatch and climb right into the water bowl so they will drown if unattended.

 

[Junibutt]

My final count was 4 of the 5 eggs that went to lock-down. I am considering myself very lucky considering the Day 20 disaster. 1 egg did not pip and I did not do an eggtopsy.

So finally I have 4.
1 Legbar
2 x CL x Red Star Hybrids
1 x CL x RIR Hybrid

Here is a picture of all 4 together

 

[Antiquity]

Oh Juni, oh gosh, those things are so adorable.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My final count was 4 of the 5 eggs that went to lock-down. I am considering myself very lucky considering the Day 20 disaster. 1 egg did not pip and I did not do an eggtopsy.

So finally I have 4.
1 Legbar
2 x CL x Red Star Hybrids
1 x CL x RIR Hybrid

Here is a picture of all 4 together

That's awesome!!!!

The one looks so tiny compared to the other three. they are adorable!

 

[Junibutt]

That's awesome!!!!

The one looks so tiny compared to the other three. they are adorable!

He is tiny because it was from a pullet egg that weighed only 1.6 oz. That pullet had just started laying!

 

[Dcat]

Once I entered that egg this morning I jacked the humidity way up. I placed two wet washcloths in, draped over the back of the tank. I placed the lower end of the washcloths into a bowl of hot water that I've been

slowly refilling all night. The washcloths worked as a wick to constantly draw water from the bowl and into the air. After not being able to pass 50% humidity, I jacked it all the way up to 75% last night. Something similar might work for you.

that sounds like a great idea! Ill see what I can do to set that up quickly. I turned the eggs a few minutes ago and then stared at them a minute, they all started wiggling one by one!!

Junibutt your babies are beautiful! Congrats!

 

[Jucknath]

Great chicks everyone, keep the pictures coming.