So they hatched while in the egg cartons? I'm doing the same with my batch that just went into lock down yesterday. 13 eggs, hoping for at least 8 chicks but we'll see!
I've got 8 more days and 10 for-sure active chicks developing plus a few I can't see through so left them in. Out of 34 eggs I removed 5 quitters (all shipped eggs) and something like 18ish blanks. I’ll do an official count when I lock them down.
That's okay, I've been checking mine ever since day 2 and after 5 days I can definitely see some development in several of them. I did remove a couple duds and will be doing so again soon but those darker eggs are keeping me guessing!
Thanks! There were 4 dozen to choose from and I really like the darker browns so I chose the best looking ones to work with. There were only 3 green ones but one was small so I left it out. The whites and light browns were fillers, plus it's nice to be able to see what's going on inside!
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I'm just about to set some right now, due to hatch ~May 15 and all but 10 are from local roadside stands. The other 10 are barnyard mix of large breeds that I had shipped a state away.
I hope your hatch goes well!