Valentine's hatch-a-long

[jaudon77]

Well it was exactly 21 days at 6:35 pm and not even a pip. I guess they didn't get the memo.

I have a Brinsea and it has a cooling setting. Last time I had it set to cool for two hours a day and my chicks all hatched promptly on the morning of Day 23. This time I changed the setting to cool one hour a day hoping that would get me closer to day 21 but I guess not. and the waiting game continues!! Anyone else have a setting like this on their incubator?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Well it was exactly 21 days at 6:35 pm and not even a pip.

I guess they didn't get the memo.

I have a Brinsea and it has a cooling setting. Last time I had it set to cool for two hours a day and my chicks all hatched promptly on the morning of Day 23. This time I changed the setting to cool one hour a day hoping that would get me closer to day 21 but I guess not.

and the waiting game continues!! Anyone else have a setting like this on their incubator?

I manually did this with my 1588 last summer with eggs from my yard. I just unplugged it for 30 minutes a day at the same time ~ first thing in the morning. If I was to do it again I would use a timer.
I think it delayed the hatch a bit. I know it drove me nuts since I did not think o the timer until much later.

 

[NanaHess]

Came home to my very 1st pip! I can hear them peeping in there

 

[SallyinIndiana]

you may want to check out how to assist that chick. It looks like the wrong end for a pip.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[NanaHess]

you may want to check out how to assist that chick.  It looks like the wrong end for a pip.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

I now have 2 like that pipping in the center of the eggs - no other pips yet

 

[Crickett]

Well .....nothing yet looks like I'll be heading to TSC!

 

[NanaHess]

My 1st baby made it out

 

[mattsinger]

I'm half way through day 21.. and things are looking fairly quiet in my bator.......

 

[mattsinger]

My 1st baby made it out

Contrats!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Well .....nothing yet

looks like I'll be heading to TSC!

Ideal runs some great specials. The chicks at TSC get handled by many people, so exposed to lots of different things. ducks and banty chicks are on sale now. lately they have had over hatch specials on Tuesdays too.

Sorry you did not get your eggs to hatch but I would not give up till day 23 at least unless you can smell the eggs.