Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

[klf73]

well, putting mine in lockdown tonight. I am thinking some of Lisa's ameraucana will hatch early because when I candled on day 3 the embryos were bigger than the other eggs I set at the same time. I am hoping for Friday since it is my birthday

 

[dak]

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you.......

 

[EastinChickens]

OH MY GOSH!!!!

I HAVE A PIP!!!!!

This sucks for timimg though, Im going to be gone at school today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Taking some college courses)

 

[Jennmom2three]

Whohooo!!! I took mine out of th turner last night. They are rockin all over the place!!!

 

[klf73]

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I wouldn't worry about it, most pips last forever, many last more than 24 hours... it probably won't be hatched when you get home and then you get to lose sleep because you will be afraid you will miss it

mine are rocking

thanks dak

eta- anyone else hatching in cartons?

 

[Bluemoon420]

I hatch in cartons. I have 3 pips so far. All is quiet in there though. They are probably resting now. One of the silkie eggs pipped on the wrong end.

I quickly took that one out of the carton. ( Took me 5 seconds to take that one out the carton) The temp and humidity didn't drop I did it so fast.

Hopefully, that one makes it.

One of the blue eggs pipped, and it was the one I didn't expect too. I never saw it move, or heard a peep from it.

Bluemoon

 

[eggsited chickens]

How exciting...I still have a week to wait!

 

[raimnel]

I GOTTA A PIP! I GOTTA PIP!

now i'm

buugette, I would let them rest for 12 hours, put then in the bator in a carton (I cut the very bottoms off the carton) BIG end up, "turn" by placing a 2x4 under one end of the carton this will tip them ( that would make them 4" higher on one end) 3 x's a day, in the a.m. at about 2ish and then again about 9pm. just divide your day up. my temp in my homemade bator ranges 97-102. humidity day 1-18 is 30-40 and uped day 18 + to 64-75, make sure you calabrate ur hygrom. before you set eggs (search on BYC on how to do that) You can just lay them on the wire of the bator, thats fine, on one side of ur eggs put an X and the other side put an O, and turn eggs 3x's a day so that each night the same side is NOT up. I write me up a paper that has each days dates throughout incubation (like mine this time was dated 4/9-4/30) and after each date was a L or R I tilted mine in the carton night 4/9 theres a L 4/10 there a R and so on. Just so I knew that in the a.m. on the 10th the eggs had to be tipped to the Right at 2:30 I tilted to the Left then it 9pm I tilted to the Right.

clear as mud?

and I just wanted to tell everyone that I had a pip. u guys are so contagious!

 

[Bluemoon420]

Grats Raimnel.

Sending good hatching vibes your way.

I hate this part, It's the waiting that kills me.

Bluemoon

 

[Jennmom2three]

A pip is where you notice them breaking the egg, right? None here yet.....I keep staring at the bator....