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

[kimalulu]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...chat-meet-new-friends/44600_100#post_16477294

Try that @jnr005

 

[sharonmc2002]

Woke up this morning to the sound of tiny cheeps and one visible pip. Eggscited and very nervous. My last hatch went to this point and then total failure. Fingers crossed. T and Humidity holding steady.

 

[Chaos18]

Woke up this morning to the sound of tiny cheeps and one visible pip. Eggscited and very nervous. My last hatch went to this point and then total failure. Fingers crossed. T and Humidity holding steady.

Good luck with your hatch

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Woke up this morning to the sound of tiny cheeps and one visible pip.  Eggscited and very nervous.  My last hatch went to this point and then total failure.  Fingers crossed.  T and Humidity holding steady.

Good luck

 

[BantyChooks]

Woke up this morning to the sound of tiny cheeps and one visible pip.  Eggscited and very nervous.  My last hatch went to this point and then total failure.  Fingers crossed.  T and Humidity holding steady.

Good luck!!

 

[jnr005]

Looks great!
@sally sunshine suggested this for me. Very smart ideas, hope they help!

TIPS KEEP CHICKS SEPARATE IN THE HATCHER post #44668

Ugh, not sure how to post link.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...chat-meet-new-friends/44600_100#post_16477294

Try that @jnr005

I love the ideas! Has anyone else done the shrimp bags? Do the chicks get tangled in them?

 

[weegarden]

Good luck!!

Thanks to this hatch a long more of my chicks will be surviving. I never realized that chicks can take up to 24 hours to unzip after pipping. I thought they were having trouble, and panicked a couple of times after the 12 hour mark, trying to help them too early because I thought I goofed up the humidity. I always had 90 to 100 percent hatches, and they recently dipped a bit because of that. Being patient helped me to have a wonderful hatch. I really appreciate it! These messages are all so informative! The humidity is important, but having patience is even more important!

 

[Balloonjuice]

Here is my brooder. It is 4' x 32" and we made it out of scrap wood and hardware cloth and threw on a pneumatic screen door hinge for the heavy lid. The bottom is lined with vinyl and covered in pine shavings. We just used an old lamp arm to suspend the heat lamp over one side of the lid and they chicks seem okay with that so far. There are only four chicks in there now, and I will add a divider for whatever hatchlings we end up with (fingers crossed). The Farm Innovations incubator is the one I have on order, I hope it gets here soon!

NICE JOB. Yeah, I'm a little jealous. Good skills.

 

[weegarden]

I love the ideas! Has anyone else done the shrimp bags? Do the chicks get tangled in them?

Good question, I was wondering that too.

 

[harrellkd]

Good morning you two!! harrellkd kimalulu

Good morning! It's day 7 and I can't wait for work to end so I can candle!!