What would you do, they hatched and knocking other eggs all over!!

[deerman]

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Same thing here I have had piped/zipping chicks turned over by hatched chicks and they died. I never let this happen anymore I remove hatched chicks to brooder through my LG's windows.

My guess they wouldn't have hatch anyway.......heck they even move their egg themself....

 

[Teresaann24]

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Same thing here I have had piped/zipping chicks turned over by hatched chicks and they died. I never let this happen anymore I remove hatched chicks to brooder through my LG's windows.

My guess they wouldn't have hatch anyway.......heck they even move their egg themself....

Not true the ones I caught and flipped back over finished zipping and lived those that were piped before I went to bed one hatched and those that were turned over died.

 

[deerman]

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My guess they wouldn't have hatch anyway.......heck they even move their egg themself....

Not true the ones I caught and flipped back over finished zipping and lived those that were piped before I went to bed one hatched and those that were turned over died.

ok ,wonder why ....they do turn their own eggs over. I hatch hundreds in hatching tray , and never saw that. its doesn't hurt to remove the chick if dryed, you should if quail chicks anyway

 

[kathyinmo]

I'm with Ridgerunner. Get the ice cream, and leave the chicks and incubator alone.

Good luck!

 

[honeydoll]

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I agree, it sure seems to encourage them to hatch doesn't it.

 

[adrian]

I've found that, especially with goose eggs, being moved around after lockdown or even a day before can be fatal. If they are being kicked around, it can really mess them up. Maybe with chicks this isn't the case, but I've killed many goose eggs just because I turned until day 28. Taught myself that turning should stop by day 26 or so. That way they seem to all hatch out just fine. So, interference with the position of the chicks can be fatal; but... Maybe this is just with geese? I personally always take babies out once they hatch and have had no troubles with eggs drying out.

 

[honeydoll]

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Ok, I'll get the Margaritas, oops, I mean Ice cream and relax. LOL

 

[Teresaann24]

The thing is under a hen she is sitting on the eggs holding them in place when chicks hatch they don't kick the eggs around like in a incubator.

We studied this in a science class one we watched chicks being hatched from under a class plate with her nest above the eggs never moved from the movement of the chicks that already hatched.

When I began doing my own hatches this didn't even cross my mine I lost a few chicks from a couple of hatches because they got rolled over.

I take the chance now to remove hatched chicks and flip any eggs over that have been turned over on pips or zips.

I also have now began hatching in egg cartons so I don't have to deal with this anymore.

 

[deerman]

the less that incubator is open the better..........for sure on the small models.


hens do turn their eggs till they hatch...not sure how they know which end needs to be up.....or if they care.

 

[pawtraitart]

I make little card stock "cradles" for each egg to stabilize them. Each egg can still move a bit but it won't roll. I used to use cartons but after having some pip on the wrong end, I switched to laying on their sides in their little beds. Just what I do. I can't stand seeing the unhatched eggs rolling around.