Position of air cell during last 3 days of incubation!

[Bryam]

Lol, that is exactly how I feel!!! Waiting!!!!!!! These three weeks have gone by sooo slowly!!!! I just took the eggs out of the turner, refilled the water troughs and now all I can do is wait for some peeps in a couple of days!

Back to waiting!!!!!

 

[Amykins]

Lol, that is exactly how I feel!!! Waiting!!!!!!! These three weeks have gone by sooo slowly!!!! I just took the eggs out of the turner, refilled the water troughs and now all I can do is wait for some peeps in a couple of days!

Back to waiting!!!!!

No kidding, right? It's the hardest part of the whole ordeal! I keep hovering around the bator wanting to look inside every 5 minutes. It's agonizing!

 

[Bryam]

Lol, very true!!!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

one day old Myra, and big 1/2 sis Mallory 2 weeks old.

 

[Bryam]

Well, it is the eve of day 19 and I have my first pipped egg!! I can't believe it pipped so early! The eggs are really tiny! I may have some chicks sooner than I thought!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

smaller eggs do hatch sooner, but after the pip they may rest and do nothing and that is okay. some times it can take up to 24 hrs after a pip to hatch.

 

[Bryam]

Sweet! Yup the chick seems to just be resting!!! I think it is still early to hatch! I would rather wait till the chick is fully developed!! One must wait for all good things!!! Patience is the key!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

if they try to hatch out the pointed end it is real early because in a reg hatch the breathe the air in the air cell a day before first before the outer pip.

 

[Bryam]

Umm, so I have 2 chicks that have hatched out of 15 eggs so far. One had really sprayed legs, so I put a band aid to keep them together. Now I have 13 eggs that have chicks in them, but have not externally pipped. I am in the middle of day 20, is that normal? Are these eggs not going to hatch?

Advise is appreciated!!

 

[Bryam]

I have a feeling that most of the chicks died on day 18 not sure why! Well I have a 3 rd peep, 3 chicks is better than none. Well, tomorrow morning will be day 21. I am doubtful that this will be a very good hatch... I guess hatching shipped eggs is really risky business! There certainly are no guarantees!

Lesson learnt!