October-hatch-along 2019

[FortCluck]

Ooh exciting, I love seeing the eggs rocking! My eggs were also incubated at 100 degrees and came early (they were bantam eggs though, not sure how much that affects when they hatch).

No idea, some of mine are small and some are large. Some are from new layers and some from older layers. I have a variety of 3 different pullets in my incubator.

The Cochins eggs are next after these. I'm going to do a Thanksgiving day hatch.

 

[LynnaePB]

Here's the twins egg... I know I shouldn't look, but I did it quickly and my temp/humidity doesn't change. This was my last look of this egg. Now I'm creeping outside the incubator

Looks like one of the babies is getting close to internally pipping to me!

 

[john_wrightson2003]

Yeah, it looked like one of the twins was either internally pipped or right about to!

 

[FortCluck]

Looks like one of the babies is getting close to internally pipping to me!

It's one of the twins, I hope the other is sleeping.

Once they internally pip, how long till they externally pip?

Sorry I have 1 million questions

 

[LynnaePB]

It's one of the twins, I hope the other is sleeping.

Once they internally pip, how long till they externally pip?

Sorry I have 1 million questions

It can vary, up to 24 hours I think after they fully internally pip, sometimes longer I've heard but I'd worry about them running out of air past 24 hours. Mine usually don't wait that long and I've gotten really bad about adding safety holes which increases the time until they make their own external pip (doesn't really affect when they hatch though).

 

[FortCluck]

It can vary, up to 24 hours I think after they fully internally pip, sometimes longer I've heard but I'd worry about them running out of air past 24 hours. Mine usually don't wait that long and I've gotten really bad about adding safety holes which increases the time until they make their own external pip (doesn't really affect when they hatch though).

I'll have to look up safety holes, I've never hatched or anything so I'm like a new parent going insane

 

[LynnaePB]

I'll have to look up safety holes, I've never hatched or anything so I'm like a new parent going insane

Most of the time you just sit back and the babies know what they are doing and hatch out great on their own. I've never hatched twins so no idea what kind of help may or may not be needed?

I really like this article on assisted hatching should it be necessary. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[FortCluck]

I have 15 internally pipped right now!!!! The others are working their way through. I can hear the chicks peeping. So insane! I'm glad I was convinced to hatch eggs

 

[john_wrightson2003]

I have 15 internally pipped right now!!!! The others are working their way through. I can hear the chicks peeping. So insane! I'm glad I was convinced to hatch eggs

YESS!!! SO happy for you!

 

[FortCluck]

YESS!!! SO happy for you!

They're just rolling around and peeping. Husband said they aren't coming out because he's going to eat them