Our first hatch

[Lexie Jay]

We are on day 18 of incubation!!!
I saw one egg rocking off and on all day. I also thought I heard some light tapping?

I am so excited!
We start lockdown tomorrow!!
Any tips?
We did not know to check the air sac levels until now?
I am too worried to try and candle them now!
Any tips?

 

[JaeG]

Exciting! This part is torture - the waiting. You'll be looking in the incubator every few minutes for the next 3 days, just in case something is happening.

Maybe read up on assisted hatching, just in case. There are some excellent articles about this in the articles section. Make sure the brooder is set up and toasty warm for your new babies, and don't forget to let us know how you get on.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Take some deep breaths! Relax, don't worry. Good advice from @JaeG

 

[MGG]

We are on day 18 of incubation!!!
I saw one egg rocking off and on all day. I also thought I heard some light tapping?

I am so excited!
We start lockdown tomorrow!!
Any tips?
We did not know to check the air sac levels until now?
I am too worried to try and candle them now!
Any tips?

Welcome to BYC! Read the article in my signature, and stay patient! It's hard to stay patient, I know, lol. What is your humidity at? What kind of incubator?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Oh, yes, welcome to BYC!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

We are on day 18 of incubation!!!
I saw one egg rocking off and on all day. I also thought I heard some light tapping?

I am so excited!
We start lockdown tomorrow!!
Any tips?
We did not know to check the air sac levels until now?
I am too worried to try and candle them now!
Any tips?

How wonderful! It sounds like they're progressive well. No need to check air cells at this point. It's just used as a tool to adjust humidity during the hatch. Any updates?

 

[Lexie Jay]

We had our first external pip about 2 hours ago!!! We are t sure can you when it broke through but it was between 1-3pm today.

 

[Lexie Jay]

Exciting! This part is torture - the waiting. You'll be looking in the incubator every few minutes for the next 3 days, just in case something is happening.

Maybe read up on assisted hatching, just in case. There are some excellent articles about this in the articles section. Make sure the brooder is set up and toasty warm for your new babies, and don't forget to let us know how you get on.

We are all set to go!!!
We have been checking every few minutes!!!
I can hear them peeping I will def look into assisted hatching but really hoping I won’t need to assist. Thank you so much!!

 

[Lexie Jay]

Brooder is ready to go! Just need to add water and food!

 

[MGG]

Brooder is ready to go! Just need to add water and food!

Looks great! Congrats on the pip!