Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

[dak]

Now 3 pips, but no progression for the first two and its been 14 hours.

Congrats Eastin

dak

 

[Jennmom2three]

Your ahead of me...start of day 20 and NADA!! Nothing at all but still rockin from a few of the eggs...I have a feeling its gonna be a long weekend with me starring at the bator....

 

[raimnel]

dak patience is not something I'm good at either. But it can take 20 min. from pip to hatch or it could take 24 + (I get worried at this point) from pip to hatch. OR any where in between. keep an eye on those 2 they may zip and hatch in a blink, their saving all their energy for that moment.

eastin you said it "Omg this is so fun and stressful and... just... WOW!!" that is the truth.


this was my 2nd hatch in a month. I've now gotten my hatching fix. I'm done for a while. that 21 days is a killer for me.

 

[Bluemoon420]

Congrats on the pips guys.

I have to move the ones I have out into the temp. brooder. Nothing on my remaining three eggs yet.

They could be resting Dak, hang in there!!!

Bluemoon

 

[EastinChickens]

But what about the pips being on the pointy end? Aren't they supposed to be on the big end of the egg?

 

[EastinChickens]

Also, how can you tell if something is an internal pip?

 

[raimnel]

Eastin yes pips are to be on the big end, i've never had one pip the small end so

I'm assuming that is where their air sac was but still

I can answer the next Q, if you hold the egg to ur ear and you hear "peep" you know that it is internaly piped. I guess it doesn't peep unless it's into the air sac. also when ur at day 23+ and you candle to see if anyone else may gonna be hatching, you would see the beak piped in the air sac.

curious Eastin how were ur eggs set during incubation and lock down?

 

[Jennmom2three]

How do you listen if you are in lockdown and not supposed to open the bator? My eggs are just laying on the wire rack in my little giant...are they ok?

 

[dak]

Resting, schmesting, if its not out at 24 hours, I'm intervening. These poor eggs came all the way from Fla. to NM. I've had to c-sec my dobes. Nothing worse than operating on your own dog. No sense in letting something die, since in was likely my incubator inexperience that caused the problem.

I'll shut up now. Lack of sleep makes me cranky, sorry!

dak

 

[EastinChickens]

I had them laying on their side (no egg carton), and marked each side with an "x" and an "o". I turned them three times a day.