Set on 2/4...who's with me?

[LittleFarmInWV]

Here is the BYC thread about it, some people swear by it but I'm still a little doubtful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

 

[AriLovesChickens]

Still just one here...chirping away and pecking at the side of the 'bator.

Another one pipped tonight, and I saw another egg wiggling. So I'm still hopeful I could see a couple more hatched chicks by morning...

 

[RoyalFlock]

@Spangled
Yeah I put all the eggs under a broody hen and it isn't hard to check the chicks since the hens are "soft", lol.
I will be posting pics tomorrow.

ps: I got another silkie egg hatching!

 

[Spangled]

Here is the BYC thread about it, some people swear by it but I'm still a little doubtful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

Sounds perfectly plausible. I'm not sure I could do it properly and get the proper results. But sometimes desperate time call for desperate measures, so I'd do the test if I had to. Thanks for ferreting out that link. It's worth it to me to keep it on hand.

Still

for your eggs.

 

[Spangled]

Another elderly egg just hatched. It was laid and collected on 1/18. That's kind of surprising to me. I didn't know they were so old when I put them in there. I wouldn't even have tried an egg over 14 days, if I had been paying attention, because stats show they are nearly impossible to hatch.

 

[chloezoebob101]

i think my chicks might hatch today!! i hear stuff in there, but no pips

 

[Spangled]

i think my chicks might hatch today!! i hear stuff in there, but no pips

Great! I was wondering what happened to you .. and a couple others.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

This morning, I have SIX chicks! Woohoo!

Unfortunately, only one is lavender.

I'm so tempted to take them out...

 

[mstricer]

Mine are done I do believe I left 3 eggs in bator. They looked like they still had veins. I thought I was helping one out ( due to 3 being stuck in egg that I helped, and 2 that died right after pipping) but as soon as I barely touched the membrane, to moisten it, it started bleeding, I thought I got the bleeding stopped, put back in and checked on it again, it bleed to death, just horrible. I feel bad. So the others I left alone. Mine all started hatching on Wednesday. With one that came out looking like it needed more time to grow. But all that hatched are doing feast. I got 8 Marans and 6 Lavender Ameraucana's. So I'm really happy, its the best hatch I've had with shipped Marans. Congratulates to everyone.
Michele

 

[cupman]

I still have 22 chicks. Fluffed out and staying warm in the brooder. Of the 8 eggs remain I have doubts any will hatch. I haven't seen any movement or heard any chirping. Target hatch date was Friday. I'll probably take them out tomorrow afternoon and investigate. I have a feeling I will be finding dead birds inside. I question whether or not the retrieval of birds during lockdown could have contributed to the problem. I made sure to only retrieve chicks when I had no pipped eggs but who knows. Guess I'll find out tomorrow. Going to be gross.