Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

[dak]

I have 2 pipssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jennmom2three]

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WHohoooo!!!!!

 

[dak]

So know we wait

How long on average from pip to hatch?

By some miracle, one of my colleges (sp?) called me and wanted to work tomorrow. I'm staying home to watch eggs

 

[raimnel]

ALRIGHT DAK!

My last chick just hatched, it was the 2nd one that was under the broody. I had to totally help this poor thing. it was internally piped for almost 24 hours. I could hear it in the peeping. so I carefully piped the big end and went from there. all day I worked on it little by little and finally by 8pm I ended up removing half the shell (the long way). at 9pm I took the 11 chicks to their brooder. (the box where I HAD the broody(who is now in the big coop)) and by 9:40 tonight it pushed it's way out!!!

I think though it might have something wrong with its feet, they don't look quite right.

time will tell


Final totals
I set 14 eggs, then day 10ish I removed the 2 bad eggs (one had a blood ring and one was clear with a broken yolk)
12 eggs into lockdown, one I put a ? on it but
all 12 hatched ~ 10 b/b/s silkies and 2 EE

here they are
the first 11 (now remember the silkie moms are a splash and a blue (but she's black) daddy's could be EE, splash silkie or buff Brahma

#12 a silkie

and last but not least, my Silkie EE!! I'm soooo in

!!

 

[dak]

Too cute,but tell me how long from external pip to hatch. Both of my pips haven't progressed in 5 hours

 

[Bluemoon420]

It could be up to 24 hours. They rest awhile after they pip. Some of our silkies took 6/7 hours before they came out.

Bluemoon

 

[Bluemoon420]

internet hiccuped.

Bluemoon

 

[Bluemoon420]

See above.....

Bluemoon

 

[klf73]

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actually it isn't uncommon for them to take more than 24 hours

well, I have 7 out, 2 pips and 10 to go

 

[EastinChickens]

WOO HOOO!!!!

First chick out!!!!!!!

Another pip... but it's on the pointy end of the egg??? Could that be it kicking or is it upside-down??????

Omg this is so fun and stressful and... just... WOW!!!!!