Wasn’t expecting this ~

[Raindrop22]

Okay so bought a house and decided hey, why don’t we get a couple chickens .”No experience whatsoever lol” and ummm ended up acquiring 14 mature chickens at one time . Wow, how crazy it’s been . I think we have done a wonderful job, all 13 girls love us, our boy Clyde jumps on the fence and yells non stop every time there is an egg in a box “we generally get up to 10 or so a day so far~ good for winter months with older chickens I would say we must be doing something right .? Anhoooo. Since we have had success learning as we go..., I decided to put a couple “3” eggs in a box in my room with a heating pad and a towel over it . Little did I know , I had to turn them 3-4 times a day, regulate the stupid heating pad about 9 times a day plus take care of all the older 14 chickens outside. So all I knew was it took 21 days and some humidity. I started panicking the last couple days because I hear a little pecking it has stopped , I see a little movement, that has stopped but problem is one is 23 days old , the 2nd one is I think 19 days old and the 3rd one is like 10 days old I think ~ what was at 1st oh I am going to hatch some chicks in a box has turned into constant worry . Problem is I have put the oldest in water totay, not sure if there was movement from gravity pull or it twirling around in its own in the water then it stopped . I see a bit of changes daily on shell even the shape but am I missing movement , peeps ,.? I don’t know if I can handle helping a baby chick I have become attached to out of a shell if I have to and it be dead maybe I should wrap the egg up and take it to feed store or vet to have it delivered? Lol uhhh this is frustrating. To be continued. Until tomorrow.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello Raindrop22.
Welcome to BYC.
Take the eggs out into the countryside and leave them somewhere the wildlife will find them.
Read all the articles and threads here on BYC regarding incubator hatching and perhaps try again when you've learnt a bit more about the subject.

 

[2 many chickens]

Maybe try a real incubator next time.
Have you candles the eggs rather than dumping them in water?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your birds. I agree that postponing incubating eggs is likely the best way forward.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi & @Raindrop22

Great that you could join us all here! Unfortunately incubating & hatching can be stressful even with an incubator or broody hen! Attempting without even more so. For next time I would suggest that you give this article a read ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubating-and-hatching-chicken-eggs.64195/

Good luck & enjoy your time here on BYC

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Chicken's and trying to hatch are a learning experience. You will have better luck using an incubator to hatch out egg's then how you tried to do it this time. Or you can put the egg's under a broody hen if you get one, and let her hatch the egg's.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[meglynnie]

Keep us updated!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal community! Best wishes and have lots of FUN!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Sorry but those eggs aren't going to make it.
Ol' Clyde is making all the ruckus when one of his girls calls out after laying her egg to let her know where he and the rest of the flock are.