day 20

Hi all! I am new to hatching and raising chickens. I recently purchased 10 American Bresse eggs from a local hatchery that works with local elementary schools on their embryo projects. I have a Janoel 12 incubator and I purchased some cheap thermometers to measure humidity. So this could have...

We had our first pip yesterday on Day 18 and 24 hours later our first chick is out. There’s another external pip now and four visible pin pricks (internal pips?). So, one hatched and 22 to go, potentially. Would you try to make the bathroom humid enough to remove the first chick? She’s now...

Hi, I went away for a couple of days and someone else was looking after my eggs, they didn’t put the turning rod back into the slot properly so I’m not sure how long they weren’t turned for, anywhere between 1-3 days 😩 they’re now on day 20 and the egg sacks are looking way to big and have...

Hi All, My incubator has a plastic mesh bottom. Should I add a layer of paper towels or something on it so the chicks don't slip around? It's day 20. Also, when I moved the eggs from the egg turner, it was difficult to then lay the eggs large side up like I originally had them. They are on...

My banty broody was off her nest today for awhile eating and drinking and it’s day 20! Does this mean she thinks the eggs aren’t viable? She got right back up on the nest when she was done but I’ve always read lockdown starts on day 18 and they stop getting up. It’s my first time with a broody...

Hi, I am very new to chickens and I just got my first broody hen. She is a Mottled Houdan hen sitting on 6 eggs. It is now Day 20 and I see no pipping. Is that normal? Should I be concerned? Tomorrow is Day 21, would they hatch tomorrow even though they haven’t pipped yet? I checked on mama hen...

Hi, I am new to chickens and this is my first broody hen. She is a Mottled Houdan and she is sitting on 6 eggs. Two of which that are 100% Mottled Houdan and 4 that are Black sex link crossed Mottled Houdan. I went to check on her this morning and I noticed that a few of the eggs were rocking...

1 day until hatch! I repeat, hatch day is tomorrow! One of the eggs was rocking like crazy! The temperature went up all the way to 104.9°F for about 15 minutes when I went out to the chicken coops but when I walked back into the house I noticed the high temperature and quickly turned ot down to...

Ok so this is my first hatch, temp and humidity has been stable throughout. However, since I increased my humidity on lockdown both hydrometers are giving different readings?? One is saying 65 and the other 70. One of the eggs pipped this afternoon and there has been nothing since? No noise and...

Alright, so I didn't know I was supposed to remove a layer in my incubator and I think the eggs arent getting enough moisture being on second layer. Is it ok to take them out really quickly and gently to remove second tray and put them on first one? This will be day 21 for 2 and 20 for 3 more in...

Alright, so I didn't know I was supposed to remove a layer in my incubator and I think the eggs arent getting enough moisture being on second layer. Is it ok to take them out really quickly and gently to remove second tray and put them on first one? This will be day 21 for 2 and 20 for 3 more in...

I have a chick, hatched this morning on day 20, that is weak and appears to have an injured neck - like surface wounds, maybe scratches. The mother hen has not rejected it, and the chick is doing its best to stay snuggled up under her warm feathers. The chick's feathers have not fluffed up yet...

It's day 20 for eggs under a broody. Last night we had a fox attack. She is fine and secure but the commotion caused a couple eggs to get trampled and my lady is out of sorts. She hasn't abandoned the nest but keeps getting up and down. I have internal pips on the eggs but no external yet. I am...

Todays the end of day 20 and I’m worried. Neither of my 3 eggs have pipped yet, and earlier I took one out (only one because I didn’t want to touch the others) and candled it. There’s lots of veins and the dark mass (chick) however the air cell looks untouched, what does this mean? Do you think...