Setting up the bator and setting shipped eggs this week....anyone else wanna join?

[crazyhen]

Good morning everyone, I have been super busy and not had time to get back on. The egg on closer inspection had not pipped after all. I was super disappointed . Today is day 22. I decided to end the misery. I picked up an egg and to my amazement there is loud peeping back in it went so was egg two. I will wait a bit more. My temp may have been a bit low. I was actually getting ready to pack everything and clean up so I could get ready to go to the mtns on the 31 of this month. I am already planning the next project up there. I have a new coop up there, but was to sick last fall to build nest boxes. So when I get there the nest boxes are first on my list of things to do. I put them under the roost , recessed under their poop tray, I can access them from inside or outside. Wish me luck, I want at least two little chicks.

 

[adjllee]

Congrats crazyhen and good luck! My little one made it out finally. It got one burst of energy and was out in 15 minutes. I was worried as the membrane was starting to look a little dry but all seems good except for a tiny but of yolk that didn't absorb, but it's getting around ok well as good as it can for just plopping out of an egg that is lol!

 

[crazyhen]

I can barely wait to see what a Columbian Rock looks like at birth. I have seen my mixed Am and BCM already they are black fuzzys. I am still hoping for at least one more as all the eggs were full as of last candling.

 

[adjllee]

Another baby out so exciting! Now 4 more that need to do something and hopefully they don't cause too much trouble we have to be out of town for the weekend and my mom is chicky sitting. I was hoping they would be all done before we need to leave but not gonna happen. They are in good hands though.

 

[chickenlickin8]

I just put them in now..I think it looks like it was a good time to put them in. I probably could have held off till tomorrow. They still have quite a bit of visible veining.

Can't wait to hear about your first pipped eggs!

 

[chickenlickin8]

Congrats crazyhen and good luck! My little one made it out finally. It got one burst of energy and was out in 15 minutes. I was worried as the membrane was starting to look a little dry but all seems good except for a tiny but of yolk that didn't absorb, but it's getting around ok well as good as it can for just plopping out of an egg that is lol!

Awwww! So cute! How many have hatched? Congrats!!

I can barely wait to see what a Columbian Rock looks like at birth. I have seen my mixed Am and BCM already they are black fuzzys. I am still hoping for at least one more as all the eggs were full as of last candling.

Gloria, did your peeping egg finally pip?

 

[delisha]

Quote: I have internal pips..no external..tomorrow

 

[adjllee]

Awwww! So cute! How many have hatched? Congrats!!  

Gloria, did your peeping egg finally pip?

So far 2 have hatched but not giving up hope yet as a few others were rocking and rolling so hopefully we get a couple more. Ha to go out if town this weekend the kids are bowlin in a tournament so left the eggs in the hands of my mom.

 

[delisha]

I have an external pip..i am going into lock down..

 

[crazyhen]

I have never had a hatch like this , It is day 23, day 22 yielded 2 chicks, one in am, one in early pm. While I slept last night and definitely not expecting more to hatch, another one hatched making three. I was outside moving my first chicks that are 5 weeks old into a pen that has an outside run this morning, another egg has pipped. What in heck? What caused this crazy hatching behavior? Can anyone venture a guess. Some facts I do know. The eggs were chilled in Shipment. They were Shipped eggs. My hatcher was a degree off. Anymore ventured theories that could have added to this quandary? Should I help this last egg out and finish this hatch?