OMG - I have chirpy eggs!

[mspj]

I am on day 20 of my first ever incubation! I have three that are now pipped and I can hear the babies inside chirping! It is a beautiful sound!

 

[LTygress]

Just wait until you see that first hatched chick! I sure hope you are prepared to lose some sleep tonight!

 

[mspj]

Just wait until you see that first hatched chick! I sure hope you are prepared to lose some sleep tonight!

Yep, no sleeping here. Getting ready to start a pot of coffee!

 

[DCchicken]

I am on day 20 as well with 14 Sulmtaler eggs. 2 pipped just about an hour ago. It's going to be a long night.

 

[mspj]

I am on day 20 as well with 14 Sulmtaler eggs. 2 pipped just about an hour ago. It's going to be a long night.

Guess we can keep each other company!

 

[DCchicken]

What kind of eggs did you set? Make sure to not open the incubator from now on. Baby chicks can survive for 3 days in the incubator. So give them all a chance to hatch before opening the incubator.

 

[wolfandfinch]

I had a pip this morning too, day 20. Hoping more will pip tomorrow

 

[mspj]

My hens are RIR, Red Sex Links an I also have 2 Black Australorp hens, my rooster is a RIR. I started with 12 random eggs, removed 6 that were not developing at day 15. Right now I have 3 that are pipped and 3 still waiting.

 

[DCchicken]

I started with 15 shipped Sulmtaler eggs. One had a detached air-cell, but I gave it a chance to grow. At day 17, it had not developed, so it was removed. All 14 other eggs developed. I have never had this many shipped eggs go into lockdown. Fingers crossed for all of us.

 

[mspj]

I have action in one I was starting to worry about, I can see a beak!