Set eggs on 3/18 who's with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smchickfarm]

What about the ones that hatched , should I leave them in there or take them out?

If no others are pipped, and the babies are dry, then yes take them out.

 

[smchickfarm]

Are we going to be starting a new Thread? or Staying here? So far here is what I have 19 BLRW set to hatch next Sunday! Then 3 BLRW and 3? that my wife found set to hatch the following Sunday. I also set 8 BLRW eggs yesterday along with 4 Gold Laced Brahma's for the past week all my girls have been laying every day!

Let me know what were doing I'm fine either way?

No, let's stay here!!!

 

[wholewheatchicken]

No, let's stay here!!!

Yes, let's stay here!!!!! I have some set to lockdown Wednesday, some more set to lockdown sometime after that....some more after that....and some more after that.....and hopefully I win the Serama auction so some more after that.....
Then I am going to try to stop and hatch out Rhode Islands from my flock and sell chicks to support my habit!!!!

smchickfarm....I love your pictures of the babies! I need you to come help me take good pictures of my guys. I keep blaming the bad pics on the camera, but maybe it's just me

 

[smchickfarm]

HOW ARE EVERYONE'S BABIES DOING???????

 

[sparrker]

Babies are doing great. Float tested the only egg left and it didn't do anything, scratched the shell heard nothing and then candled it saw a fully developed chick with no movement. So I decided to open the shell via the air sack, saw a fully developed chick that hadn't touched the membrane and the chick was dead, didn't want to go or see a need to go any farther. The cause, i don't know and I guess don't care because I did have a very successful hatch of, here it goes, 23 out of 24. I gave myself a big pat on the back and everyone one BYC for doing such wonderful jobs. Especially us first timers

 

[sparrker]

Forgot to add I will be adding more pictures of the babies

 

[chickenhawk1982]

What is the float test? I stiil have 4 that have not hatched and I don't see them moving at all any ideas? Or at what point should I give up and open them? Today at 3:00pm is day 23 any tips/info would be great! Thanks

 

[sparrker]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=383525

This is the link for the float test

 

[chickenhawk1982]

The waiting was killing me so I opened all 4 and they were all fully developed but they were all dead?

Any ideas guys? I would hate for this to happen again

I have 19 going in lockdown Thursday. I will be better prepared this time tho! I only had my hatcher Incubator setup about 5-6 hrs before I put the eggs in maybe it was to soon?...but the temp was holding at 100 degrees and my humidity was holding between 66-68%. Any help would be great it seems like all you guys done better than me?

I only had 3 out of 7 hatch.

 

[smchickfarm]

Babies are doing great. Float tested the only egg left and it didn't do anything, scratched the shell heard nothing and then candled it saw a fully developed chick with no movement. So I decided to open the shell via the air sack, saw a fully developed chick that hadn't touched the membrane and the chick was dead, didn't want to go or see a need to go any farther. The cause, i don't know and I guess don't care because I did have a very successful hatch of, here it goes, 23 out of 24. I gave myself a big pat on the back and everyone one BYC for doing such wonderful jobs. Especially us first timers

You had a GREAT hatch!!!!

can't wait to see pics!!!