Day 18.....Lockdown

[tinkitten]

Today is Day 18 of my very first hatch! I have 7 Americauna eggs out of 9 that look good. 2 were clear .

Two eggs, though, have a more 'watery' look to them near the air cell. The air cell is intact, but when my hand moves, liquid is there maybe under the membrane? The other 5 don't look that way. I marked those two with a big question mark. Any thoughts on the wetness?

Temp has been 99.5-100 and humidity has stayed around 30-35% the whole time.

Thanks!

 

[gimmie birdies]

keep them in the incubator if you like candle the tips, that is a big indicator, if it is clear on the tips I would not lock down.

I am dry hatching homemade incubator- and I am on day 15, tomorrow I will stop turning and not open my incubator until day 22 no extra water until outside pip, maybe, I am just going to let them do their thing- no help no taking out chicks till day 22. I have hatched in THIS proven incubator many times.


3 pics below are my dry hatch eggs hatching.





not my total count- but chicks that hatched in that box 2013 only fits about 6 eggs had 9 hatches and 45 chicks some hatches I only put in 4 eggs some batches had 8 eggs in others
each photo below were separate batches

1/14


12/13


11/13 -3 weeks apart I had 2/2 eggs hatch and 3 weeks later one of 2 hatched



7/13 both these groups hatched together 8 total


4th batch


third batch

the chicks above are in the same order as the eggs below minus the blue egg that hatched but the chick didn't make it.

 

[tinkitten]

Wow! Great pictures! So cute! Thank you for the advice. I will candle tonight!
I love pics of little chickies!

 

[gimmie birdies]

day 18 for my 4 eggs I placed 5 one was clear. One is spot on the other 3 have veins, but not shrunk down. I am going to wait until outer pip to lock down moisture wise, but I have stopped candling.

 

[tinkitten]

I heard peeping all night and woke up to a lil pip! Stupid work is totally getting in the way of my chickeny endeavors. Hope I come home to a fluffy and more pips!

 

[gimmie birdies]

my chick wants buddies- I have a lady that can give me chicks tomorrow- and I still have sun/mon to wait for the rest. I want to put the 3 weeks old in heated outside pen and not with this little guy.

 

[HardizzlesFlock]

my chick wants buddies- I have a lady that can give me chicks tomorrow- and I still have sun/mon to wait for the rest. I want to put the 3 weeks old in heated outside pen and not with this little guy.

What breed is he/she?

 

[gimmie birdies]

blue andelusian/blue splash maran. boy. which is good. I need one, I gave away my roosters.

 

[tinkitten]

Quote: So darling!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

look at the white eyebrow.