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I don't mind the hens growing up- it's the Roos that become a problem. I'm just hoping my month olds get a bit bigger in the next week so I can send them to the auction. With all the babies my Broodies made over summer I have 50 chooks and only room for 20.

My one bub with the hen I'm getting to raise it.

Not so bad , I had it hatch under my fresh broody from lockdown as my last lot are only 2 weeks old, and I have far to many chooks at the minute anyway. I just really wanted to join the Hal . I set old eggs, and it looks like the fertility was low.

Not until it goes quiet and won't chirp loud when you disturb it.should be ate least 24 hours

Little black chick finally out. End of day 24. Total HAL count 1 hatched.

My one and only live chick from the Easter Hal has finally pipped on day 24. Hoping it will hatch.

Internal pip is opening the membrane inside the egg. External pip is piercing the shell of the egg. Zipping is when they start to make thier first hole bigger, eventually splitting the egg.

Mine went from the incubator out to the broody on Thursday. Hasn't hatched yet. Will be day 22 in the morning.

If she already had a few previous hatches toss them when she gets up. If it's her first time, candle 24 hours after first hatched, and then decided if there are any that you should leave. Some hens will just keep sitting on duds and let the chicks wander off and die. Others will follow the first...

You can use a q-tip to moisten the membrane with water or cooking oil. If that doesn't release it, you can also take the small part of the shell off the check and just let it kick its way out of the larger part of the shell.

Candled for lockdown. Only 1 chick. Rest were dud. I may have a hen going broody so if she does sit tonight, I'll give her the egg to hatch, so I don't have a lone chick screaming at me for the next 2 weeks

Better ealrly than late.

What day is lockdown for chicken eggs set on exactly the contest day? I figure most of you will know because I fogot to work it out?

Are any of the contests available for non us residents?

First candling. Only 7 viable.

Yesterday sometime. Eggs removed from holders, turned for first time. Just completed 2nd turning

My total set was only 19 not 21.

All silkie/ frizzle X

Power on Official set count: 19

Oh I didn't even realize they show up on the desktop version - I just remember your in uk from other threads. I'm in aust , and will turn the incubator on when I get up again , although 2am sat now so might be a good time to start, based on past experience that would have them starting to pip...