setting eggs tomorrow.... 3-21-12 who wants to join?

[Sphinx]

Stupid work, interfering with the more interesting stuff.

RGVChicks, can't wait to see that little guy fluffed out and more of yours hatching.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Stupid work, interfering with the more interesting stuff.

You're right about that.

 

[DirtCreature]

Here are my eggs in lockdown. I just saw one rockin' and rollin'!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Congrats to everyone who has pips and peeps! And to those who don't, try not to worry too much just yet. Remember, if you set your eggs 3/21, then your eggs aren't even supposed to start hatching until tomorrow (mine weren't supposed to start until today!).

 

[DirtCreature]

mine really are in early then oh no! I SET MINE ON THE 22ND! i hope this doesnt hurt them being in too long. now im wondering if i should take them back out. oh crud

 

[AinaWGSD]

mine really are in early then oh no! I SET MINE ON THE 22ND! i hope this doesnt hurt them being in too long. now im wondering if i should take them back out. oh crud

No! You're fine, if you set on 3/22 you're supposed to be in lockdown now. And sometimes it happens that eggs hatch a day or two late or early. I had my first pip on day 19, and most hatched day 20. I went into lockdown on day 18, and the humidity has been above 60% since then, no turning, and everything has been fine. If you're seeing rocking already, then there's always a chance yours could hatch early, so it's best to be in lock down a day early than a day late.

Really I was just trying to remind everyone that it's a little too soon to start thinking the worst. Some of us set our eggs a little earlier than others, and some of us have had chicks start hatching before the due date (and some of us have had both). That's all.

 

[kuntrygirl]

When do you take them out of the incubator and place into a brooder if all of the eggs have not hatched?

 

[DirtCreature]

when there are no pips from any of the other eggs....

if one has pipped you run the chance shrink wrapping a chick

 

[kuntrygirl]

when there are no pips from any of the other eggs....

if one has pipped you run the chance shrink wrapping a chick

Ok. Thanks for the info.

I hope that I will be able to hear pipps or no more pipps. :/

 

[bookerdog]

I heard chicks poping out this morning in my 1550 hacther. 135 made it into lockdown so looking forward to peeping city.