HomesteadNowhere Hatch-a-long! Set April 7, hatch April 28!

[Justso]

I have the top vent wide open. Humidity is down to 79 now. I'm going in the right direction.

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

Uhh well this is odd.. I have a pip?! I'm pretty sure it's one of the two brahma eggs. Thought I heard a peep a while ago and heard one just now for sure. Sure enough there's a pip.
I've checked egg temperature many times throughout incubation and the eggs temp hasn't been high.. so I don't have any reason to think they should hatch early.. Dunno, will be watching!

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

Yall I'm dumb... Hatching Wednesday and Thursday! I was thinking I'd get an early peeper tomorrow night, not tonight!

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

Bottom right corner. Fairly well started. The one right above it now has a tiny pip.
Also a pic of lockdown. The egg flats are nice and very open for rinsing off en masse so there is plenty of air flow. And room all around the flat. Right after that pic I added the lingerie bag. The five eggs on the left edge are in the lingerie bag and setting in the flat. So those chicks can be banded to note the different sire. The two brahma eggs should have feathered legs so I'm not worried about telling them apart.

 

[Justso]

I got up this morning with peeping so loud I thought somebody attached! Turns out not, but it's good to know at least I have an internal pip in there.

 

[Justso]

Bottom right corner. Fairly well started. The one right above it now has a tiny pip.
Also a pic of lockdown. The egg flats are nice and very open for rinsing off en masse so there is plenty of air flow. And room all around the flat. Right after that pic I added the lingerie bag. The five eggs on the left edge are in the lingerie bag and setting in the flat. So those chicks can be banded to note the different sire. The two brahma eggs should have feathered legs so I'm not worried about telling them apart.

Is the lingerie bag a fine-mesh or open mesh? I think that's a really good idea for separating.

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

Is the lingerie bag a fine-mesh or open mesh? I think that's a really good idea for separating.

Fairly open mesh. Hoping it's not big enough for them to get toes stuck in. I'm going to keep a close eye on it.

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

I have one chick hatched. That big pip hasn't made progress. Not sure about it. The second egg behind it with the tiny pip last night is the one that hatched.

 

[Justso]

I just had one hatch too. Didn't even know it popped. One of my polish crosses

 

[Justso]

Will you leave your single in the incubator tonight?