Who's hatching right now?

[Dozclan12]

I have pips!! Babies by morning too bad I ha be too I give them to a friend
Oh well time to set a few more

Hmm...Mother's Day gifts?

 

[Dozclan12]

I will be giving the olive eggers away,just to keep the incubator going

I would love to have a hen that would lay me a pretty OE. I have had some lately, but I really like the med. green, no speckles...smoooooth.

 

[AngieNPeeps]

IKR!?
Figured the others would be earlier like the stuck one, but they are right on time today is Day 21.
Been driving me a bit nuts, thinking the worst...

"The stuck one " ... could you see anything early?

I have pips!! Babies by morning too bad I ha be too I give them to a friend
Oh well time to set a few more

Wow, a lot of hatching!

It's addictive.

 

[JRNash]

I have one that lays a very dark olive egg.

 

[aart]

11 chicks hatched....abysmal hatch rate....would be worse if I hadn't 'helped' 4-5 of them.
2 of 5 OE, 8 of 15 Marans, 1 of 12 EE.
Not sure I've got it in me to open all the unhatched eggs for clues to figure out why they didn't hatch.
Glad I only hatch a batch or two once a year...tho maybe I'd be better at it with more practice.

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh wow, I had no idea it was suppose to come out that soon, I'm glad I asked, I happened to see it on another thread I think where someone had taken it out, but according to the directions that came with the incubator, you wouldn't take it out unless a certain elevation I believe. Anyway, I have taken it out, just hope it didn't hurt them since I didn't take it out earlier.

throw that red plug in the trash.

I have pips!! Babies by morning too bad I ha be too I give them to a friend
Oh well time to set a few more

6 pips so far in my 38 lav orp eggs.

11 chicks hatched....abysmal hatch rate....would be worse if I hadn't 'helped' 4-5 of them.
2 of 5 OE, 8 of 15 Marans, 1 of 12 EE.
Not sure I've got it in me to open all the unhatched eggs for clues to figure out why they didn't hatch.
Glad I only hatch a batch or two once a year...tho maybe I'd be better at it with more practice.

are you sure the others are done? Sometimes I open my non-hatchers, sometimes I don't bother. But I do at least usually open the air cell, just to confirm death. Bummer that you didn't have more hatch. Sounds like alot of dark shells? Possibly too high humidity?? (just thinking out loud)

 

[AngieNPeeps]

Love me a RIR! Or two!

Oh, I've seen those Lavender Orpingtons..well, they were English ones..probably a difference? Man those chickens were big! Loved the color!

I hatched Lavender Orphington & Lavender English Orphington at the same time . The big difference for me ( besides English have big hindquarters) was that the English all hit a stage of red combs and I wondered suddenly if I hatched all cockerels . But a few more weeks and it was clear who were roosters.

 

[AngieNPeeps]

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I have goose eggs on day 11

Do goose eggs not fit with air cells upright ?

 

[Dpenning]

I woke up to two itty bitty babies and another has just come out. Quail are so tiny it is amazing. Hope I can keep them all alive. Things this small are a little scary!

 

[AngieNPeeps]

I've hatched so many bantams..and..I never know! I never know if they will pip on day 18, day 19, day 20..but, I will not to let them go past day 20 if they are silkies. I am one to assist those. Some of them come with high vaults, and if I want any, and none have pipped by mid day 20, I start to assist. Most of the time..it's a good thing I did! Cochins, I also hatch bantam cochins. Not nearly as much a problem with them hatching. They may or may not hatch early. Always different. Good luck to you!!

I have a lagging silkie left . I candled this morning and I still see movement but hasn't internally pipped. It's day 23 so I'm sure she won't.

I had some malpositions this round, had to assist 2, slowly over days. One pipped externally opposite end ... stinks when they lose the space of the air cell. Those were all particular breed eggs-- all females that struggled. Those weren't silkies.