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

[IHeartPoultry]

One serama hatched

... 2 on their way.... 3 not doing anything

 

[Sally Sunshine]

If the majority of your chicks have hatched or its past day 21 (for Chicken eggs),
it's time to....
CANDLE & Tap!
Candle and look for an internal pip. Pencil mark the air cell.



Below is what an internal pip it looks like.
The beak is thrust through the inner membrane into the air cell.



Tap with your fingernail GENTLY on the air cell
and hold to your ear, Can you hear a peep?




**IF** YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL PIP AND YOU CAN’T HEAR CHIRPING and you do SEE MOVEMENT, place that egg BACK in the incubator and WAIT, this EGG DOES NOT need assisting at this point!

**IF** however YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL PIP AND YOU CAN’T HEAR CHIRPING and YOU DO NOT see MOVEMENT please proceed to The Float Test ~ Checking Egg Viability. Give Eggs A Full 24 Hrs Overdue Before Float Testing ONLY AFTER CANDLING and NO Internal pips and NO internal MOVEMENT or CHIRPING! This procedure takes very little equipment Or time to do and Is Easy To Perform. If your egg is still viable, place back in the bator and wait! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/383525/float-testing-checking-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

CLICK HERE FOR: Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching


Sometimes you can tell they are dead as the embryo drops as well as the blood in the vessels drop to the bottom of the egg and candle will show like these.....









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[deserteggs22]

When do you guys think that it is okay for me to put my broody and her babies in with the big flock

 

[mallory2013]

Soooo I kicked my HAL chicks out and put in 24 more eggs.... These are my lab orp eggs I was posting about plus 13 brahmas

 

[junebuggena]

When do you guys think that it is okay for me to put my broody and her babies in with the big flock

How long has she been separated?

 

[junebuggena]

Soooo I kicked my HAL chicks out and put in 24 more eggs.... These are my lab orp eggs I was posting about plus 13 brahmas

It's taking every ounce of self-control to not load the bator back up with more.

 

[IHeartPoultry]

It's taking every ounce of self-control to not load the bator back up with more.

...X2

 

[mallory2013]

It's taking every ounce of self-control to not load the bator back up with more.

...X2

I'm sorry if I am taunting you Guys with my full-again-bator lol

 

[tiedyechick]

So far 31 out of 36 have hatched
4 have external pips
And 1 still hasn't shown signs of life.

I'm shocked at such a good outcome even with all my issues.
Power outage for 3 hours day 3
Random temp spike last night
And basically no incubator just light bulb since 10 Am this morning.

 

[BantyChooks]

It's taking every ounce of self-control to not load the bator back up with more.

X3..... Must wait longer....