the Will They Hatch? thread

[averytds]

 

[laughingdog]

kfchickenlady, what chicks were those in pics, polish crested?

 

[kfchickenlady]

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Nope, they were Silkies.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

One of my eggs hatched last night so pulled 4 babies out this morning. Just 2 eggs left including the one with the aircell at the wrong end.

Again 3 of 4 down on their hocks, dosed them with the vitamins and a few hours later they are up and about.

So sad I didn't have them on hand to give them to my favorite spotty chick in time.

I can't believe what a difference it makes if given immediately. I know in future I will defiantly always have it on hand. My breeders will get proper feed so it shouldn't be an issue but it will be handy as insurance and for brought in eggs.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I wonder if they are drowning. ??? I run my humidity no higher than 35% (and I allow it to drop to 25% without concern) the first 18 days, and I don't have a problem hatching Marans or other eggs. Day 18 - 21 humidity is upped to around 60%.

 

[laughingdog]

well my odd little black rosecomb bantam egg is growing and moving now... considering it was thought to be dead as not doing anything for two weeks i think in there all around time, its suddenly half filled its egg up, now that i stopped turning it for day or two... any ideas, or is it going to do something weird, like blow up festering puss (its starting to move around rolling on grate i moved to from egg craddle to keep proper placement)? tonite i turned it though, so dont know if that will help or hurt now, as should have hatched days ago!

 

[SteveH]

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Guess you now know to run higher humidity next time.

yes, not to mention an incubator that hold the humidity!!!! Oh well, the 2 chicks that hatched are beautiful, check them out!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55743_img_0487.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55743_img_0492.jpg

I gotta admit they're cute; congrats.

 

[X2Farm]

Well, update on my Barred Rock eggs... only 5 showed veining

Guess they didn't enjoy the 8 day PO ride... Contacted the breeder, he's been VERY understanding about all this, its neither his nor my fault, and he's a top notch guy. Jeremy Woeppel of Nebraska, or Kathyinmo has stock from him too, her BR's are gorgeous!

 

[SteveH]

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My idea would be to stop candeling all the time.

If its supposed to be in lockdown that would definately means hands off to me; and I don't understand how long " as should have hatched days ago" is, but if its two or more days I would question my record keeping. Just past 21 on a known live egg would have me wondering about my temperatures also.

I candle one time, at 18 days; then its hands off unless I decide to intervene with a chick struggling to hatch [and not overly enthused about doing that, but made an exception on a shipped egg that pipped at the wrong end]. Unless the chick is/are of some special value to me for some reason, and my temperature didn't run low for an extended period, I can't see incubating past the end of 21 days unless there's a pip with movement inside.

 

[averytds]

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We had that on our 1st hatch that got the 2 out of 18. Humidity was around 25%-30% all the way through to lockdown and 58%-63% at hatch. After this one's done...2 out and a couple more possible and they're taking FOREVER...I'm going to tear the hatcher apart scrub, recallibrate, change all batteries, etc and reassemble. After it's back together and stable I'm going to move the turner and current batch in progress over and do the same to the bator. Also bought even more thermometers tonight.