aran, I hope its ok, but chances are if no movement it didn't make it. I am so glad you took the courage to do it! My heart breaks whenever I read someone posting that they don't hear anything or see movement after so many hours. You just know the babies are dying in their shells.
I truly...
Hi aran,
I would do a little bit of a wait and see. Especially if you have several more eggs in the bator. What is the best determining factor for me is lack of sound and or movement. I actually did everything the "wrong" way-and I did it on purpose in order to not lose all my babies. I picked...
Thank you so much! My recent hatch had humidity and chick size issues. The babies were literally packed into most of their shells, some had pipped in the pointy end, and some in the middle (silkies-go figure!). And with my air conditioner running due to summer heat, my humidity was very...
Edited By silkiechicken:
Please read this thread first on a discussion of helping vs not.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=45583&p=1
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Hi,
For those who have an incubated hatch and are wondering when and how...