The Fake Hatch Story

[championny]

So, perhaps I am going mad, but I had to share this story. I am doing laundry in my garage where my incubator is (Don't worry, we don't open the garage door while the chicks are there

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Well, I was putting stuff in the dryer, when I herd what sounded like cheeping and rattling on the hardware cloth. I dropped my stuff and ran like heck to the incubator. I looked in and just 4 eggs moving slightly (was just one). I scratched my head, like what the heck? i could have sworn it was a chick just zipped out and walking about. Well, Peepers, my 1 mo Pekin was sleeping in his box, so it wasn't him. Then thew wind blew, and I heard the garage door make that rattling sound ever so lightly like I heard and the darn birds outside started up chirping away again.

No pips or chicks, but now I have 4 moving on day 20, so I feel a little better. Now, where are my pips!

I hope this gives a laugh to everyone, and anyone like me whose waiting impatiently.

 

[Kanchii]

I've done stuff like that where I think I hear them hatching but it's something else. Good stuff.

 

[silkhope]

Been there, done that!! When it's before day 21 and I hear that familiar PEEP I first think, was that my shoe, what was that? Or when I'm impatiently waiting on a hatch, I hear imaginary peeps in my head all the time... it will drive you mad!!

 

[Harley's girl]

I got up yesterday morning all excited I could hear the chicks!! I ran to the incubator, rubbing my eyes.....nothing!!!! What in the world? Oh now I know. It was Pattington (my 3 week old jumbo Perkin) He was just hungry. LOL SO I gave him food and when back to bed! Oh did I mention it was 3 in the morning? LOL But this morning I could hear Pattington again, nope it WAS my chicks!!!!

 

[championny]

That's what I am hoping for any minute now.

 

[aberfitch]

about 6 years ago I tried to make an incubator out of a round staro foam I had a heat adjustaer lamp and that was it. Internet was not a strong resorce tool for me at that time so I just wingled it . I think I had 3 eggs and proceeded to incubate them. after 2 week I kept thinking I could hear some chirps and hightail it to crappy homemade incubator. I could have sworn I heard baby chicks a couple times. my mom played a trick on me one time and said she heard peeping. There was nothing longstory short they started to stink and I got rid of the whole thing.

 

[gumpsgirl]

I'm sure you held your breath the whole time you were running! How disappointing.

Glad to hear that the eggs are moving though. Sounds like if won't be long!

 

[ncgnance]

Are we CRAZY, or what? I set my eggs last Saturday. Monday morning I came in from work, and could have SWORN I heard peeps. Is it that instant gratification thing we Americans are so used, and not wanting to wait the 3 weeks that causes this phenomenon?? It is really weird that so many of us have "phantom chick syndrome." I was not about to mention this ghost biddy thing to ANYONE! Its good to know I'm not alone...

 

[championny]

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Of course not. At this stage in the game, I am up for anything. Even sharing this story and other's sharing theirs helps me to relax and wait for that darn pip! I am impatient even though its only day 20.