November hatch along, anyone?

[Compost King]

My November Hatch after 2 weeks. I had to take this picture for another thread but since someone had just posted about how they do not sit still I figured I would drop this in here too... because they could not sit still! after about 20 pictures I finally got one where they weren't flailing around half crazy because that big giant stuck his big paw and flashing device in their home lol. Most of those are either F1 Olive Eggers or Maran Black Sex Links. in the Center is a Silver Grey Dorking x Red Ranger who I was trying to get a lone shot of but HE WON'T SIT STILL!

 

[Xarinn]

25 eggs went into lockdown last night, most were showing movement but a few were hard to tell. There were 2 eggs that were saddled so fingers crossed they come through OK. I have 12 in one incubator and 15 in another, exact same incubators (both incuviews) both with the same amount of water and side by side and do you think I can get them both to have the same humidity... so frustrating. So now apparently it has become an experiment on hatching at different humidity levels (59% and 68%)

Fingers crossed!

 

[Xarinn]

@ourcozycoop
I am assuming that your eggs went into lockdown yesterday as well? How many made it?? I never heard how your candling went!

 

[Xarinn]

Day 20 and I wake up to this!!

 

[CannedMonster]

Well...Day 23 and still no chick...
I candled this morning and there is movement and I think it may have pipped internally?
That means through the membrane...right?
I'm not exactly sure what I'm seeing when I candle.
I don't want to move it around too much.
I'm 99% sure the bantam egg didn't survive so it's just the one Naked Neck egg.
My broody bantam, Pippin, is still very diligently sitting.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Day 20 and I wake up to this!!


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adorable congratulations

 

[Xarinn]

3 more have pipped!! One at the wrong end

 

[Xarinn]

Well...Day 23 and still no chick...
I candled this morning and there is movement and I think it may have pipped internally?
That means through the membrane...right?
I'm not exactly sure what I'm seeing when I candle.
I don't want to move it around too much.
I'm 99% sure the bantam egg didn't survive so it's just the one Naked Neck egg.
My broody bantam, Pippin, is still very diligently sitting.

Don’t give up hope yet, I have had one hatch on day 25. If there is still movement then things are still good. With an internal pop you can see the beak in the air cell at the big end of the egg. It can be up to 24 hours after an internal pop that you see an external one.

I find it gets really hard to tell what’s going on when candling close to hatch as the chick fills up so much space. Keep us posted on how things are going

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

I did! I had 11 eggs under my broody silkie the beginning week of this month! I have 5 and 1 is in the process of hatching! I am so excited!!

 

[CannedMonster]

Don’t give up hope yet, I have had one hatch on day 25. If there is still movement then things are still good. With an internal pop you can see the beak in the air cell at the big end of the egg. It can be up to 24 hours after an internal pop that you see an external one.

I find it gets really hard to tell what’s going on when candling close to hatch as the chick fills up so much space. Keep us posted on how things are going

Thank you for the encouragement.
It’s my first time doing this and my broody’s first time also.
She’s only about 6-7 months old.
The egg she’s sitting on is from my 8 month old Naked Neck pullet.
Normally I wouldn’t have tried to hatch an egg from such a young bird but Pippin went broody on Halloween and I thought letting her set a couple of chicks would be the best way to “break” her lol.