Please help! Do I need to put coconut oil on pip?

[HeatherKellyB]

It was actually reading 73% in the salt water test

 

[MGG]

My hydrometer was reading 72% in the salt water test. Forgive me but I am flustered at the moment. What should I be aiming for it read during hatching?

You want it around 75% right now, since that one chick's membrane is yellow.

 

[MGG]

It was actually reading 73% in the salt water test

So yours is a touch low. That's ok though. Just factor that in.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Looks like both of the Swedish Black chicks have externally pipped. The other 2 are moving around making the eggs move, so hopefully they're OK and everyone will make their debut tomorrow.

I wanted to share a picture of the cute Polish that recently hatched. It looks to be a white crested black

Mally's chick, Molly, appears to be feathering in smooth and blue. I do see what I believe will eventually be a crest, at least I hope. If not, that's OK too, but a girl can wish, right

This is the Spitz. I can see a Mohawk (not exactly sure what it's called on this breed) beginning to form and the feathers and down are getting a little lighter in color. Hopefully I'll have a beautiful Spitz before long

Here is Luna Petunia, the CCL pullet. She's much darker than the cockerels & absolutely terrified of my phone when I try to take a picture. She's getting a nice crest starting, although it's small now. I'm so excited to see her fully feathered!

You can already see the barring in Freddy's feathering. He is significantly lighter in color than Luna Petunia. He is friendly and seems to LOVE younger chicks. He snuggles up with everyone and is always surrounded. He is a sweetheart. His crest is small but it's forming.

The CCL cockerel that hatched a few days after the others (and also came from a different seller) looks very different from Freddy. They don't look like the same breed, in my opinion.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@MGG
What do you think about the CCL cockerels?

I woke up to a SBH hatched. I checked on them about an hour ago and the Isbar has externally pipped. The other SBH externally pipped last night. Depending on how the Isbar, I'd love to check on the LA. It had an extremely strange air cell

 

[HeatherKellyB]

So far, I have 1 SBH that hatched overnight and 1 Isbar that just hatched

 

[MGG]

Sorry! Hang on just a sec, I'll catch up.

 

[MGG]

Looks like both of the Swedish Black chicks have externally pipped. The other 2 are moving around making the eggs move, so hopefully they're OK and everyone will make their debut tomorrow.

I wanted to share a picture of the cute Polish that recently hatched. It looks to be a white crested black
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Mally's chick, Molly, appears to be feathering in smooth and blue. I do see what I believe will eventually be a crest, at least I hope. If not, that's OK too, but a girl can wish, right
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This is the Spitz. I can see a Mohawk (not exactly sure what it's called on this breed) beginning to form and the feathers and down are getting a little lighter in color. Hopefully I'll have a beautiful Spitz before long
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Here is Luna Petunia, the CCL pullet. She's much darker than the cockerels & absolutely terrified of my phone when I try to take a picture. She's getting a nice crest starting, although it's small now. I'm so excited to see her fully feathered!
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You can already see the barring in Freddy's feathering. He is significantly lighter in color than Luna Petunia. He is friendly and seems to LOVE younger chicks. He snuggles up with everyone and is always surrounded. He is a sweetheart. His crest is small but it's forming.
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The CCL cockerel that hatched a few days after the others (and also came from a different seller) looks very different from Freddy. They don't look like the same breed, in my opinion.
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Awww! They're all so cute. I do think that CCL is 100% a girl.

 

[MGG]

@MGG
What do you think about the CCL cockerels?

I woke up to a SBH hatched. I checked on them about an hour ago and the Isbar has externally pipped. The other SBH externally pipped last night. Depending on how the Isbar, I'd love to check on the LA. It had an extremely strange air cell

I think the younger cockerel might be a better quality bird TBH. He looks really nice. Congrats on the chicks! I think it is safe to do a quick candle on the LA. Mist while you're in there though. It shouldn't hurt a thing.

 

[MGG]

So far, I have 1 SBH that hatched overnight and 1 Isbar that just hatched

Awesome!