Setting eggs tomorrow, anyone want to join?

[jenifern]

You're so lucky...I just checked mine and no pips yet, but I *think* I saw two move a little...not sure I will really see any rocking while in the carton, will I?? I keep talking to them telling them it's time to start coming out!! UHG, the wait is killing me!!!!!! I'm at 65% humidity now, with 2 jar lids and sponges and a jar full of water and a sponge and a wet wash cloth.


We took our 4 year old to a place called Liberty Ridge farms, they had a breakfast with the Easter Bunny and a egg hunt. She had a good time and breakfast was so yummy! I couldn't stop thinking about the eggs the WHOLE time we were there though!

I have that problem at hatch time too. I don't want to go out or go anywhere LOL I'm glad I got all my Easter goodies yesterday lol

 

[jenifern]

Its been a couple of hours, both vents open, all water gone and cant get humidity below 40%! At least I have them upright to give them a better chance! I candled one when I did the quick switch and no pipping into air cell yet, still have good movement, so there is hope!

what is your due date?

 

[blzzrdqueen]

How do you candle them without moving them? I want to do a quick air cell check but am afraid too. I won't lose humidity b/c I can run the bath and close the bathroom door, and run the heat...I just want to know if there is anything going on in those shells.

I only have one vent open, should I have both open? Won't that drop my humidity?

Sitting on my hands!!

 

[blzzrdqueen]

I have that problem at hatch time too. I don't want to go out or go anywhere LOL I'm glad I got all my Easter goodies yesterday lol

Uhg, I have to to my mother-in-laws tomorrow for easter dinner and then out to pick up my oldest from her father, so I'll be gone about 6 hours

 

[jnjmanning]

Hatch day is Monday!

 

[jnjmanning]

Humidity is down to 31%. But it had been running in the low to mid 30's all this time. Not sure what to do.....ughhhhhh

 

[12321]

We had 2 pips on the Jersey Giant/Barred Rock crosses when I checked at 8:00 this morning. Didn't hear or see anything till 10 when one started chirping and then zipping. He was out by 11:20. It didn't start chirping till it had a hole in the shell and we shined the flashlight on it. 2 out now, one boy and one girl, and 1 more pip that hasn't done anything for over 2 hours.

Our humidity was 75% at lockdown and was down to 70% this morning. Now with 2 chicks out it's about 80%. They weren't suposed to hatch till tomorrow evening, another 27 eggs to go. I hope the higher humidity isn't going to hurt - guess I should take a plug out. When we candled at lockdown, we only saw a couple move. The aircells were bigger than day 16.

My 13yo daughter is sooo exited - wife too. It's funny to here the kid tell the adult to not get nose smudges on the glass. Keeping chicks in the house for a couple weeks is going to be a lot easier than I thought.

 

[jenifern]

Humidity is down to 31%. But it had been running in the low to mid 30's all this time. Not sure what to do.....ughhhhhh

I would probably just leave it until you notice a pip, but leave it locked down. Can you add water without opening the lid?

My little pip hasn't done much but I am told this is when it's absorbing the last of the yolk sac. I sort of hope it takes it's time so that the others have time to catch up and start pipping too.

 

[jenifern]

We had 2 pips on the Jersey Giant/Barred Rock crosses when I checked at 8:00 this morning. Didn't hear or see anything till 10 when one started chirping and then zipping. He was out by 11:20. It didn't start chirping till it had a hole in the shell and we shined the flashlight on it. 2 out now, one boy and one girl, and 1 more pip that hasn't done anything for over 2 hours.

Our humidity was 75% at lockdown and was down to 70% this morning. Now with 2 chicks out it's about 80%. They weren't suposed to hatch till tomorrow evening, another 27 eggs to go. I hope the higher humidity isn't going to hurt - guess I should take a plug out. When we candled at lockdown, we only saw a couple move. The aircells were bigger than day 16.

My 13yo daughter is sooo exited - wife too. It's funny to here the kid tell the adult to not get nose smudges on the glass. Keeping chicks in the house for a couple weeks is going to be a lot easier than I thought.

Yay! you're way ahead of the rest of us

 

[jnjmanning]

I would probably just leave it until you notice a pip, but leave it locked down. Can you add water without opening the lid?

My little pip hasn't done much but I am told this is when it's absorbing the last of the yolk sac. I sort of hope it takes it's time so that the others have time to catch up and start pipping too.

No I cant add water without opening lid. Temp is staying steady and humidity is 32%. At first pip I will put in some sponges.