The Incubation Thread

[Susan9]

Thank you! And all the best with your hatch. Keep us posted with pics!

I will!

 

[sassychickens76]

Day 19
Temp: 37.6
Humidity: 64%

Egg 2: Nothing new

Egg 4: Nothing new

Egg 5: Nothing new

Egg 6: Nothing new

Egg 7: Nothing new

 

[sassychickens76]

Day 20
Temp: 37.6
Humidity: 65%

Egg 2: Nothing new

Egg 4: Nothing new

Egg 5: Nothing new

Egg 6: Nothing new

Egg 7: Nothing new

 

[sassychickens76]

Day 21
Temp: 37.6
Humidity:65%

Should I raise the humidity a little bit? I have two pips so far and one is about to zip. Should have a chick by tomorrow!

Egg 2: Nothing new

Egg 4: Nothing new

Egg 5: Pipped

Egg 6: Nothing new

Egg 7: Pipped, about to zip I think!

 

[Susan9]

Day 21
Temp: 37.6
Humidity:65%

Should I raise the humidity a little bit? I have two pips so far and one is about to zip. Should have a chick by tomorrow!

Egg 2: Nothing new

Egg 4: Nothing new

Egg 5: Pipped

Egg 6: Nothing new

Egg 7: Pipped, about to zip I think!

I would not open the incubator with pipping going on. It’s just day 21. Your humidity is good at 65% . I personally wouldn’t go higher but others may have better advice. I’ve read on here to just “ sit on our hands and wait. “ good luck!

 

[Susan9]

I would not open the incubator with pipping going on. It’s just day 21. Your humidity is good at 65% . I personally wouldn’t go higher but others may have better advice. I’ve read on here to just “ sit on our hands and wait. “ good luck!

I’m so excited for you! I just had 3 eggs in mine. 1st pipped and zipped perfectly, second “ child” egg became shrink wrapped by my doing ( by accident) -opening incubator when 2nd chick had already started zipping! So I had to assist her hatching. It’s a tough, hard, precise thing to do but I watched on here how to hatch assist and by golly I did it! She is tiniest so far . I named them Holly and Bernadette. Awaiting third egg to pip. She’s alive. I candled her this am at 2 and she’s internally pipped but slow going... 2 days behind others. If she isn’t zipped by tomorrow I’ll recandle and if no movement.... we’ll you know.

 

[sassychickens76]

First chick! The other is zipping right now! So far 1 chick, 1 zip, no activity from other 3.

 

[FeatherTay]

First chick! The other is zipping right now! So far 1 chick, 1 zip, no activity from other 3.
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Yay!!!!!

 

[sassychickens76]

And now we have 2 chicks!
Chick 2:

Chick 1:

 

[TheMightyRooster]

And now we have 2 chicks!
Chick 2:
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Chick 1:
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Happy days!!!! Congrats