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[Lilmissesmom]

What is your humidity at. For lockdown (last 3 days) it has to be 65% or higher so that the membrane does not stick. If they do get stuck in membrane you will have to get a cloth and soak it in warm water and dab the egg to moisten it then put it back in the bator

It is at 65%. But temp spiked for unknown number of hours so not sure if that hurt them

 

[dcba flock]

If I don't hear anything and w/ my shipped eggs crappy air cells I will open the air cell end if nothing is happening but I'm a spaz most ppl wait I worry about malpositioning etc if they are in the air cell for over 12 hours w/o external pip I will open the top too but I do it slowly and make sure to cover exposured membrane to keep it from drying out.. This is usually at the end of hatch tho if there r only a cpl left that haven't done anything

 

[Lilmissesmom]

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So were those due today or yesterday? I guess more info would help when did u open the bator to find out they were dead...?

day is day 21 and yesterday they internal pipped and today started external pip and then nothing and stopped peeping so after nothing and no movement i figured it was in distress and went to put some bacitracin around membrane but saw it had died

 

[dcba flock]

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day is day 21 and yesterday they internal pipped and today started external pip and then nothing and stopped peeping so after nothing and no movement i figured it was in distress and went to put some bacitracin around membrane but saw it had died

So they were a little early then but if it's the end of day 21 I would check them just opening the incubator to grab out the other 2 could have messed them up that happened w/ my last hatch 6 of mine were dried out

 

[Lilmissesmom]

So they were a little early then but if it's the end of day 21 I would check them just opening the incubator to grab out the other 2 could have messed them up that happened w/ my last hatch 6 of mine were dried out

Did any of yours hatch?

 

[dcba flock]

Did any of yours hatch?

Yes all of them hatched one was smothered in the chick pile it wasn't super strong but the others are doing great

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Yes all of them hatched one was smothered in the chick pile it wasn't super strong but the others are doing great

I just hope that the last 3 are still alive and do hatch. Thank you for your help

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Do you guys remember the little chick I hatched. Well the new owners just sent me this pic! I think it is a cockerel... opinions?

 

[BlueBaby]

Do you guys remember the little chick I hatched. Well the new owners just sent me this pic! I think it is a cockerel... opinions?

I remember. You hatched yours out when I did mine here. With a comb already that big, it has to be a cockerel.

 

[AustralorpsAU]

I remember. You hatched yours out when I did mine here. With a comb already that big, it has to be a cockerel.

I know right but she thinks its a pullet because it has a tail already??? Oh well. She said she is going to keep it till 4 months and if it is a cockerel she will give it back to me and I will re-home it