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

[Chaos18]

@Chaos18 that is the incubator that I have. The one that Joey showed above.

Oh now I gotcha. Doesn't having the lid be all plastic make it hard to keep temp stable?

 

[BullChick]

I don't know, that's one of my problems.

 

[BullChick]

Joey loves his, and he was around when I wanted to buy a new incubator.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I forgot I had chicks HATCHING!!!




WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS IMAGE AT THE BOTTOM
MIKE you cant answer this one!!

 

[Chaos18]

I don't know, that's one of my problems.

I guess it's like real estate.......location location location

Joey loves his, and he was around when I wanted to buy a new incubator.

Wonder if he gets much in the way of fluctuations.

 

[emvickrey]

I've got 3 good and healthy chicks as of today. One died. It didn't make it out of the shell. Too wet it looked like.

 

[campingshaws]

Any ideas why this is happening? One big pip and stuck. Humidity is ~65% Is this from temps or humidity during incubation? The polish (white egg) is looking stuck.

Also have blood in this pip. I was going to ask if I should check on it, but I'm just going to wait.

 

[BullChick]

@Sally Sunshine I cut a milk jug the way that you show, and the ducklings managed to knock it over almost right away. So, I cut a hole in a juice container, and have it on its side for them. Bigger than one of those square Ziploc bowls, but still the same idea.

 

[LeroySouthpaw]

I forgot I had chicks HATCHING!!!




WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS IMAGE AT THE BOTTOM
MIKE you cant answer this one!!

May I answer?

 

[junebuggena]

Any ideas why this is happening? One big pip and stuck. Humidity is ~65% Is this from temps or humidity during incubation? The polish (white egg) is looking stuck.



Also have blood in this pip. I was going to ask if I should check on it, but I'm just going to wait.

Doesn't look stuck yet. It can take many hours for a chick to really start zipping. None of your eggs with pips look like there is zipping going on, just pips. Just be patient and wait. It's okay if it takes over 24 hours for a chick to hatch. Helping too soon can kill.