"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[DwayneNLiz]

I'm there with you guys! One is finally zipping!!!! Yippee! And, it's a silkie!

I have silkies and polish and others set!

 

[weegarden]

Chicks from the Easter Hatch-a-long thread

Got it! Thank you!

I'm trying to keep myself occupied. The peeps are getting louder, and one is unzipping more and more. Almost there for the first one!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Got it! Thank you!

I'm trying to keep myself occupied. The peeps are getting louder, and one is unzipping more and more. Almost there for the first one!

Understandably so!

 

[Balloonjuice]

Hi!! Welcome along! It's fun here!!
So your lock down date is 4/11 or 12? And due date is 4/15 or 16, I think mine is the same due 4/16&17, also using a styro forced air auto turn

Yes, lockdown on 4/11. I didn't put my eggs in the 'bator until about 3:30 in the afternoon, so I counted that as "Day 22."

So I started my countdown (day 21) on the first FULL day. And of course I had brought the 4250 up to temp for about a day before that. This is my first try, but I am going with dry incubation this time around. I'm trying to keep the RH in the 30s. Of course I'll kick it up to 65% at lockdown.

It's a lot of fun doing this with others on the forum. Thanks for the good encouragement.

 

[Balloonjuice]

Well have fun! It is such a treat to see your first chicks hatch! And it is still magical after many more hatches! But, the best part is watching my first-graders see it for the first time in their lives!

I know what you mean by having first-graders follow along. My six year old grandson is helping out. This is a "science project" for him and he's learning about measurements (temperature and RH), keeping logbooks, and how to set up x-y axis tables. When he finishes he hopes his daddy will put his numbers in an XL spreadsheet, but I think it will look mostly like a straight line. The Farm Innovations 'bator has been very good about keeping a constant temp. The only thing my candler was able to show was a dark mass on day seven. So instead of a candler, I'm going to use a LumaMax tac flashlight and I think he'll be able to see the chick's outline a little better (these are brown shell eggs).

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Yes, lockdown on 4/11. I didn't put my eggs in the 'bator until about 3:30 in the afternoon, so I counted that as "Day 22."

So I started my countdown (day 21) on the first FULL day. And of course I had brought the 4250 up to temp for about a day before that. This is my first try, but I am going with dry incubation this time around. I'm trying to keep the RH in the 30s. Of course I'll kick it up to 65% at lockdown.

It's a lot of fun doing this with others on the forum. Thanks for the good encouragement.

I am hatching for myself as well as a couple of friends and they keep texting me asking how the eggs are lol, they may be worse than i am

 

[weegarden]

I know what you mean by having first-graders follow along. My six year old grandson is helping out. This is a "science project" for him and he's learning about measurements (temperature and RH), keeping logbooks, and how to set up x-y axis tables. When he finishes he hopes his daddy will put his numbers in an XL spreadsheet, but I think it will look mostly like a straight line. The Farm Innovations 'bator has been very good about keeping a constant temp. The only thing my candler was able to show was a dark mass on day seven. So instead of a candler, I'm going to use a LumaMax tac flashlight and I think he'll be able to see the chick's outline a little better (these are brown shell eggs).

How fun! I bought an LED Candler on amazon and it is excellent! The kids can see so much! But, I have lighter colored eggs. My at home hatch is actually hatching out today, but I have some at school that will hatch on the 11th with them! What a great experience for him!

 

[weegarden]

I am hatching for myself as well as a couple of friends and they keep texting me asking how the eggs are lol, they may be worse than i am

Oh boy! That would make it even more difficult to wait! I need to go check again! I hear more peeping! LOL!

 

[Harborotter]

First baby of the day.

 

[mlm Mike]

Good Morning! I have lots of little guinea keets hatching out this morning, will post pics when they finish drying off.

I guess I'm late so good afternoon! Please post pics of the meets soon!

Swap find today!
Feels like I struck gold.

Very nice find!

Oh, checked my Saipan eggs and I have 4 pips. Today could be the day!

1 bantam egg pipped and we hear chirping!

It has begun!