Day 18 is approaching - give us all the lock down and hatching tips!

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Our first baby!!!

 

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How many pipped so far, and how many un-pipped?

5 pipped - 5 not.
But 1 may be infertile (I can’t see into it).
One of the pipped ones just hatch. So

 

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Egg 1 - hatched 15hrs ish after external pip
Egg 2- external pip last night around 9pm ish - it’s made a tiny crack near the pip but nada since..
egg 3- external pip last night (not sure when but between 10pm and 3am). It’s currently actively trying to leave its egg. It and egg 1 were chirping to eachother while egg 1 was hatching.
Egg 4-5 have pipped this morning. No movement yet.

Egg 6-7-8 are rocking. But no external pips I can see!

 

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Baby 2 (egg 3) has hatched 2hrs after the first one

 

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4 babies born.
(3 black pekin bantams
1 blonde? Gold? Whatever colour we shall call it, pekin bantam.)


- 1 egg hatching now. (I think another pekin bantam)
- 2 araucana eggs have pipped.
- 1 unknown breed pipped.
2 not pipped, but did move.

 

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4 babies born.
(3 black pekin bantams
1 blonde? Gold? Whatever colour we shall call it, pekin bantam.)


- 1 egg hatching now. (I think another pekin bantam)
- 2 araucana eggs have pipped.
- 1 unknown breed pipped.
2 not pipped, but did move.

I think I've heard it called buff, but that could be breed specific coloring, I'm not sure. Congrats on the new little peepers.

 

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I think I've heard it called buff, but that could be breed specific coloring, I'm not sure. Congrats on the new little peepers.

Ooo interesting! I might do some research! Thank you! Gosh it’s been a very exciting day

 

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Ooo interesting! I might do some research! Thank you! Gosh it’s been a very exciting day

It's very exciting and addictive, lol. I have five 3-week-old chicks and I'm considering hatching some more. I got 5 out of 12 hatching eggs, but it was my first time and I had issues with the brooder towards the end of the hatch. I also didn't find this site until a few days after the hatch so I was just winging it. Hopefully you have better luck.

 

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Baby 5 and 6 hatched within 30 mins of each other.
Baby 6 (blonde/buff/gold/whatever it is) was egg 2 that had pipped at 9pm last night. It hatched at 11:24pm (So 26hrs 24mins) I did half assist at 7pm when it looked to be struggling. It did more zipping at 9 and just as I went to help it again, it finally got out!!! I pray it’s a girl cause oh my gosh !!!

 

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It's very exciting and addictive, lol. I have five 3-week-old chicks and I'm considering hatching some more. I got 5 out of 12 hatching eggs, but it was my first time and I had issues with the brooder towards the end of the hatch. I also didn't find this site until a few days after the hatch so I was just winging it. Hopefully you have better luck.

we have 6/10 so far! We did start with 24, but some were tossed due to infertility, cracks, or non advancement in its development.
We have 1 more pipped egg. 1 I can’t see and 2 that have no pips. We are day 19 (almost 20) so they’ve hatched a little early!