Too Early for Feb Hatch-A-Long Thread??

[abpatchy]

Thank you!! This is my very first hatch ever... so yes, I am very excited!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thank you!! This is my very first hatch ever... so yes, I am very excited!

The first hatch is so nerve wracking and exciting at the same time. It's great that you joined a hatch-a-long so you have so many other people with experience to help you too! I can't wait to see your peeps!

 

[Willowspirit]

Hi! I didn’t know where to join for Feb hatch and a friendly person (@CluckNDoodle ) suggested here. I have seven d’Uccle eggs in the bator since yesterday. This is my second hatch so I’m pretty excited. Young cockerel and young pullets, so it is really an experiment.

 

[FortCluck]

Very new to hatching here. Can broody hatchers follow along or is this only for incubator hatches??

It's for either!

 

[FortCluck]

I love how many of us are hatching for February! Someone better have chicks hatching on my bday

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I love how many of us are hatching for February! Someone better have chicks hatching on my bday

Mine too! February 22nd birthday here! My chicks should be hatching on the 18th or 19th as long as everything goes as planned with my Tuesday pick up.

 

[FortCluck]

Mine too! February 22nd birthday here! My chicks should be hatching on the 18th or 19th as long as everything goes as planned with my Tuesday pick up.

Mine is February 1st. I think I have some that'll hatch on the 3rd.

 

[Merrymouse]

Very new to hatching here. Can broody hatchers follow along or is this only for incubator hatches??

Of course broody hatchers can follow along. Love seeing those little chick hiding in momma's feathers

 

[Merrymouse]

If you’re almost to day 8 and don’t see veins, I would pull them. Don’t want them to spoil and ruin your fertile eggs by exploding. The photo attached is day 7 or 8. So should definitely have more going on.



This one is better

Thank you. Im pretty sure they are clears so I will pull them today or tomorrow. I'd hate to pull an egg and open it and see I was wrong. I have one more silkie hatching egg....Any chance I could throw it in and if I did would it have a chance to hatch even though its a week later than the others? I feel like I read where people did that but maybe my incubator isnt the kind that you can do that. Is that what is called a staggered hatch? Wow, lots of questions sorry

 

[aliciaplus3]

Thank you. Im pretty sure they are clears so I will pull them today or tomorrow. I'd hate to pull an egg and open it and see I was wrong. I have one more silkie hatching egg....Any chance I could throw it in and if I did would it have a chance to hatch even though its a week later than the others? I feel like I read where people did that but maybe my incubator isnt the kind that you can do that. Is that what is called a staggered hatch? Wow, lots of questions sorry

I do staggered hatches all the time... but I use multiple incubators. I run 2 for eggs still in the incubation period then move them to a separate one at lockdown where they are not turned and the humidity is higher.