September Hatch-A-Long

[duluthralphie]

I have a zipper! The chick that pipped had a good rest and now has zipped and is cheeping loudly. No noise at all from the other two eggs.

Anytime now!!! Good Luck

 

[kada6305]

I set eggs around 4:30AM so would today be counted as day 1 or tomorrow be day 1? I always get confused about when to start day 1.

 

[Y N dottes]

I set eggs around 4:30AM so would today be counted as day 1 or tomorrow be day 1? I always get confused about when to start day 1.

I think 24 hours counts as 1 day

 

[cream puff]

here's my only chick (so far

- hope the other two hatch too)


it's kind of hard to tell it's face is turned away resting on the other egg. It has kind of like a hump on its neck... not sure what that is.

there are no pips or sound coming from the other eggs.

 

[AmericanMom]

Trying not to jinx it, but it looks like my molted java hen is thinking about going broody again! This will be her third time since March, she is a great broody, loses no weight and raises her clutch successfully... I am actually a bit excited as I was saving my EE eggs to incubate but may....may have a better incubator!!

Possibly doing the happy dance

 

[LBurt6]

Fingers and toes crossed for you.

 

[COsteveo]

Gotta have pics of those itty-bitty quail, please! Let's ratchet up the cute factor!

Ask and ye shall receive.







I counted 74 chicks from 97 eggs that went to lockdown. I am giving the rest another day to hatch before setting the next 120.

 

[duluthralphie]

I love them! SO tiny!!!

I have never raised them how soon before they jump the walls of the box?

 

[COsteveo]

I love them! SO tiny!!!

I have never raised them how soon before they jump the walls of the box?

About 5 days. At that point I will lay some hardware cloth on top or move them to the bigger brooder early if I have the space. I've never hatched this many at once and they are separate groups so the big group of about 50 is gonna outgrow that thing real quick.

 

[darkbluespace]

Oh my goodness... so much has happened on here today!!

I had some wiggling eggs yesterday and was hoping/fearing something exciting would happen while I was gone today... came to look and... nothing! I thought something was up and so I thought I would candle one of my wigglers to see if it had internally pipped. I take it out only to find it has pipped externally!!... the wrong end... on the bottom side! I put him back in and I can see his tiny beak... no chirping yet... I'll give him a full day 24+ hours before I attempt to help him out.

I have yet to have a hatch without a wrong end pipper... hope this one makes it!