The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[Chicknlvn]

I'm in

 

[TJordan]

Awwww... Is it sad that I'm sitting home ALL week next week in the hopes of catching a hatch on video? My daughter has worked so hard on her little class video these past 2 weeks. She's only 8 and already teaching a class of 3rd graders on the process of incubating chicken eggs. We even recorded the collection process of the final eggs just so she could say she did it. We marked those 3 and all 3 are showing great signs of growing... Well just turned day 15 according to the incubator counter. Lockdown Monday hatching on Thursday if all goes as planed. I hope she gets to see them zip.

 

[UGLYFOOT]

It could be!

External pips usually happen on day 19 to 20 but sometimes they do come early. Double check the temperatures--a bit too warm on average can make them hatch early.



I hope you have a great hatch!

Temp has been 99.5 to 100 the whole time. Can I open the door quickly to add water to the tray? I have a Sportsman 1502 without the extra water bucket.. I am worried about it going dry. I have been having to fill it every other day at 50%. Now that I have raised it with the pad it is going fast!

 

[Loc20chick]

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I'm in :cd

and all the best with your hatch

 

[ronott1]

Temp has been 99.5 to 100 the whole time. Can I open the door quickly to add water to the tray? I have a Sportsman 1502 without the extra water bucket.. I am worried about it going dry. I have been having to fill it every other day at 50%. Now that I have raised it with the pad it is going fast!

Yes, you can add water---and the sportsman will recover humidity quickly.

Post pictures of the chicks when they hatch!

 

[UGLYFOOT]

They should hatch on the same day of the week that you set them - i.e. if you set them on a Friday, hatch day would be Friday. However, I don't think many chicks can read the calendar, especially from inside the egg.

That is what I thought and why I was afraid I would miss it while I am at work tomorrow. I am so glad that some decided to not read the calendar and come meet me a day early!!

 

[UGLYFOOT]

Yes, you can add water---and the sportsman will recover humidity quickly.

Post pictures of the chicks when they hatch!

Thank you!! I will definitely post pic when I transfer them to the brooder.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm in

Welcome!
What are you setting?

 

[butterfliesdoku]

Very nice, and wow!  You have a lot of different breeds.  I'm jealous..can't have too many.   :/

I only have 13 hens currently I'm trying not to add too many more...

 

[Eps32]

I have 4 pips (that I can see) in the hatching tray for my VERY FIRST hatch! I am soooo eggcited! I was sure I would miss it tomorrow but I think that my count is off on days. I wasn't counting the day I set them as a day.. Does that make sense? Or are they early?

I agree very funny lol