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

[mlm Mike]

This is the last time I'll be hatching in the death 'bator, although it's trying to get rid of it's name!! 11 babies, 10 eggs to go!

Congratulations on the 11 and good luck with the remaining 10!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

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[Honora]

Ok, I am going to try the singing & the pep talks. Hatch, chickies, hatch!

 

[mlm Mike]

Ok, I am going to try the singing & the pep talks. Hatch, chickies, hatch!

Good Luck!

 

[Jessimom]

Hope it's able to kick the name.

Thanks! Me too!

Congratulations on the 11 and good luck with the remaining 10!

Thank you!!!!

Ok, I am going to try the singing & the pep talks. Hatch, chickies, hatch!

I do pep talks and I play chick hatching sounds to my eggs at lock down, but I do NOT sing!!!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hi everyone! I hope I am posting in the right place to join the Hatch-a-Long, this is my first time. I live in Alaska and I am completely new to chickens. I just built a brooder and bought my first four chicks this weekend (three cream legbars and a jubilee orpington mix), and then I have eight eggs that I just set on April 3. Four eggs are Svarthona and four are lavender Orpington. I have a used incubator that is tiny and I think it is of dubious reliability, so I have another one on order from Amazon that will hopefully put me more at ease. I am undertaking this with only the guidance of the internet, and I'm happy to have found BackYard Chickens! Good luck, April hatchers!!

Welcome!!! Lots of Information on here for Newbies!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Finally I have a couple of pips!! Was starting to worry as I've heard peeping for 24 hours but not seen a pip

There maybe more on the underside where I can't see but right now I'm happy with the two I can see

Hooray!!!

 

[sharonmc2002]

Hi I'm on day 20 of my third attempt at hatching. temp has stayed at 99.5 +or- .2 humidity up til day 18 was at 40 and raised to 60-70% at 18. Haven't heard anything yet and decided I needed a little something to keep me breathing and not touching the bator. Tell me something should come out alive soon. Please?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hooray!!!

Thanks

There are 4 now so finally they are getting a move on

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Day 49, emu eggs. Here is a quit snapshot of the eggs doing nothing : ). I weighed them again, preparing for the last week of incubation. All the eggs have wiggled so I know there is a live chick in each one.

. Only one egg could stand to loose a bit more weight but it lost 10grams last week so I am hopeful it will still be in a good range. I have a couple that are right on target but I don't want to loose too much more weight. I figure weighing a little less may be better than weighing more but I have never done this before!