I have somewhat the same question only my chicks are 4 weeks today, 4 that are 3 weeks, adopted. I have the coop all set up for them and its not drafty at all and the heat lamp is all set up and maintaining a temp of 78 degrees, Will they be ok if they are outside in the coop instead of inside...
well my hatch rate isn't that great considering that i started with 50 eggs, 15 never developed past day 10. So we went into lockdown with 35 and we just had number 22 hatch! This is great!
Well i saw my first pip yesterday morning at 5am, that egg hatched at 11pm. and yes they can pip on the bottom, I think mine actually did it on purpose so i wouldnt watch! lol
We have 18 hatched, 17 left with only 4 without pips and none of mine made any noise until they hatched and then they scream! So far we have one silkie out of5 3 others have pips and i just checked one without a pip and it is moving so it just needs more time! Congrats! By the way it all went...
So adorable! I went out of the room for a few mins and came back to another hatched chick! i swear these babies dont want to be watched! so far 3 hatched, 18 pipped and 14 with nothing!
Sorry wish i could help, my babies, bantam Cochin's, have fuzzy legs! Do you have any pics? Maybe if someone on here sees them they could help you determine what kind they are
The one i have isn't great but i am streaming live on ustream, you can see the Chick very well on there. I am gonna try to upload it now
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jprice-chicks