November hatch-a-long

[cluckingheck]

i candled them today and all the embryos are alive and i was able to get videos of them moving

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I hear cheeeeeeeeppps!!! I'll be posting pics of chicks tomorrow! It's getting late and it's cold today so I don't think momma hen will allow them to poke their heads out just yet so it's a mystery how many have hatched out of her 7 eggs, maybe more will hatch overnight! ...Im so excited for tomorrow!!!!!! I cant wait to see the little fluffballs!!!!!

 

[Josh L.]

Update: two of the chicken eggs are fertile!!! Barred/sexlink EE crosses here I come!
Ill try to get some pictures of the embryos come nighttime, but I candled this morning when turning the eggs! 2/6 isn't bad for a newbie rooster! The other will just get cooked and go back to the hens haha

 

[seeingreen]

Day two for my eggs! Blue Partridge Brahmas and at least one cross because that hen is such a good layer. I’m curious what would come out of that pairing. My humidity is a bit high 56-57 I’m trying to bring it down a bit is this going to be a concern?

 

[Josh L.]

Day two for my eggs! Blue Partridge Brahmas and are least one cross because that hen is such a good layer. I’m curious what would come out of that pairing. My humidity is a bit high 56-57 I’m trying to bring it down a bit is this going to be a concern?

Generally I like to say better too high than shrink wrap membranes, but I would suggest trying to get it down a bit. If you have a turkey bastor you can suck some water out of the water troughs at the bottom without losing too much heat, or do it when you turn them next

 

[The Cave]

Day two for my eggs! Blue Partridge Brahmas and are least one cross because that hen is such a good layer. I’m curious what would come out of that pairing. My humidity is a bit high 56-57 I’m trying to bring it down a bit is this going to be a concern?

My humidity did that for a few hours once too it was so frustrating I had to take all the water out for a few days at one point! I couldn't believe it....I was like where is this humidity coming from. I just keep it on the lower end for the next day or two. That early on in the process shouldn't harm anything.

 

[seeingreen]

Generally I like to say better too high than shrink wrap membranes, but I would suggest trying to get it down a bit. If you have a turkey bastor you can suck some water out of the water troughs at the bottom without losing too much heat, or do it when you turn them next

Thank you!

 

[Lpskitfit]

Just had some ducklings hatch today so I put in 11 eggs (ducks won't sit) that have been collecting in the nest!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I hear cheeeeeeeeppps!!! I'll be posting pics of chicks tomorrow! It's getting late and it's cold today so I don't think momma hen will allow them to poke their heads out just yet so it's a mystery how many have hatched out of her 7 eggs, maybe more will hatch overnight! ...Im so excited for tomorrow!!!!!! I cant wait to see the little fluffballs!!!!!

1 hatched yesterday popped it's head out today, still no sign of others hatching yet I couldn't see pipping so hope they'll come out soon or momma hen will probably leave the nest!!

 

[Araucana Nest]

Out of my 7 eggs, only 3 seem to be developing. These are my own eggs and I already hatched from these hens last month. I wonder what could have happened?