Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

[wahmommy]

One of mine has a serious comb already too. I was thinking roo but will try feather sexing today to see if I am right.

I went to bed with 3 chicks last night woke up to 6 including the egg with the air cell on the side.

hooray

 

[fiveladybugs]

Oops...I meant hatch day is today for me. I swear I kept thinking yesterday was Thursday

But one of my SIlkies did hatch yesterday after I got home from work and another hatched overnight. One started zipping, but wasn't do anymore when I checked this morning...the humidity dropped a little overnight, so I hope that one makes it!

 

[chicksooner]

So I think I am going to open the bator and get my 6 out. 2 eggs have not pipped yet and the 3rd has pipped but he is shoved big end into a corner and has another shell shoved onto him. Not sure he can even breathe. Thoughts???

 

[wahmommy]

So I think I am going to open the bator and get my 6 out. 2 eggs have not pipped yet and the 3rd has pipped but he is shoved big end into a corner and has another shell shoved onto him. Not sure he can even breathe. Thoughts???

If you do open it make sure to have a spritzer of warm water to spritz in there, or take your incubator into the bathroom and run steam while you open it.. that might keep the one who pipped from getting shrink wrapped...

 

[wahmommy]

So I think I am going to open the bator and get my 6 out. 2 eggs have not pipped yet and the 3rd has pipped but he is shoved big end into a corner and has another shell shoved onto him. Not sure he can even breathe. Thoughts???

chicksooner, what day are you on again???

 

[chicksooner]

chicksooner, what day are you on again???

Day 21 started last night at 11pmish.

 

[LuvinChickens]

I set 12 guinea hen eggs that I stole from the momma guinea after she had been incubating for about 10 days. When should they go into lockdown?

 

[wahmommy]

Day 21 started last night at 11pmish.

I don't know - I might wait a bit longer - the chick can probably breathe, they normally hatch underneath a chicken's butt after all...

 

[Aschenfire]

Congrats to everyone with new babies! For your little singletons, you can use the little stuffed animal, feather duster, or even do like I did with my last single baby and use a piece of feather boa (she used it to cuddle down into and under).

I unfortunately lost all of my little ones. I think the humidity went too high for the tiny babies. Next hatch is going to be a dry hatch, since all I am hatching is Serama now. I had a great hatch two hatches ago, and then just seem to have had bad luck. Hopefully using the dry hatch method will make a huge difference with these little bitty guys next time out.

I have eggs coming today and then the ones next week.... all going to be incubated with farrrrr less humidity. I opened my eggs this morning and they were all dead and very wet. I have to assume they drowned. :<

 

[chicksooner]

I don't know - I might wait a bit longer - the chick can probably breathe, they normally hatch underneath a chicken's butt after all...

I used a piece of tubing and wiggled it thru the vent hole and was able to dislodge the other two shells off of him and he moved out a little.

I think his/her name will be Shelly.