Ok, my personal way of doing things again. At this point, if I have pipped eggs on day 22, I take the ones that are pipped, and zip them all the way around. That's if I don't get any "drops" of blood. If there is a smear of blood, but very little, it shouldn't hurt them. Then I put them all back in the bator~if alive of course..to do the rest. Then watch, if they aren't out in a couple of hrs..I pull the top part out a bit. It's worth it when you haven't had many hatch.
Your babies that are in there are needing to be put in the broody pretty quick anyway because they are dry. I notice they are breathing pretty rapidly, humid for them.. I think they will do fine in the brooder now. Again, the way I do things because I don't have a larger flock. Most of the folks that let nature "decide" are "usually" the ones that breed, or have large flocks and don't need to keep what they have.
Anyway you decide, congrats on your babies! I still love the color of that first one! The second one looks to have chipmunk markings?
Enjoy your babies!! Give them a snuggle for me..I can hardly wait.
Oh, and I am so glad that you shared that they had funky eggs sacs..that's what I'm stressing about right now. My eggs have some pretty large air sacs going up the side. I've had plenty hatch on their own with that, but lost some because of it. Last time I saved one that had pipped, but couldn't reach the shell, too much space. This time, I'm not going to wait, even on day 21, I'm going in to see what's up. These are pure Ameraucanas from a gal on here that sells them for over a hundred dollars. I lucked out when I ordered her EE's, they weren't laying real well at the time and she had to put pure ones in.
Lucky me. Now if they will just hatch! Tues. I can say, a week away from lock down!
