Has anyone tried the open-egg hatch method before? (HELP)

[ChickensAreGoat]

This is what DuckDuckGo’s ai told me so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[GodLovesU]

Never trust AI

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

Never trust AI

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

@Karilcole just found this video, looks great!

 

[Squawkers]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is very impressive

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

Well, yesterday would’ve been lockdown day BUT it ended up passing. I tossed a few in the ‘ol incubator (I cut the top about 72hrs after they’ve been in there) but only 1 ended up being fertilized. I knew the others were a no go. this 1 is developing nicely, nice veining & has movement. We shall see. Like I said before, I have NO idea why I was able to hatch 3 open eggs on my 1st try in the past. I really should’ve taken good notes.

How is your egg doing? Hope it’s working! Also, not going to be able to try this method for a few months, as we are leaving until may. Also, I forgot about that for a week and filled up my incubator XD. I have set up a system to let them into the brooder once they hatch. Good luck!

 

[aart]

Also, not going to be able to try this method for a few months, as we are leaving until may. Also, I forgot about that for a week and filled up my incubator XD. I have set up a system to let them into the brooder once they hatch.

You've got an incubator full going and you're leaving them?
Is this the 'unattended' method?

 

[Karilcole]

How is your egg doing? Hope it’s working! Also, not going to be able to try this method for a few months, as we are leaving until may. Also, I forgot about that for a week and filled up my incubator XD. I have set up a system to let them into the brooder once they hatch. Good luck!

That 1 checked out, but I do have 1 that is on day 20 & getting ready to hatch (fingers crossed). A cool thing about this window egg is that it is a 2nd generation window egg! Its momma was 1 of the 3 chicks I hatched successfully after cutting the top off.

Here it is tonight. All squished into a ball getting ready.

Soooo how’s it going to work when your eggs hatch while you’re gone? I’m intrigued. Let me know if you try this experiment again when you get back!

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

You've got an incubator full going and you're leaving them?
Is this the 'unattended' method?

yep!

 

[ChickensAreGoat]

That 1 checked out, but I do have 1 that is on day 20 & getting ready to hatch (fingers crossed). A cool thing about this window egg is that it is a 2nd generation window egg! Its momma was 1 of the 3 chicks I hatched successfully after cutting the top off.

Here it is tonight. All squished into a ball getting ready. View attachment 4021517

Soooo how’s it going to work when your eggs hatch while you’re gone? I’m intrigued. Let me know if you try this experiment again when you get back!

sorry the reply took so long. been busy. so here is how its working. I have a brooder set up with flowing water from a stream and a gravity waterer with hoses coming in and out each end, so the water doesnt freeze, i have heat tape in it. i bought a cheap incubator, and insulated it with rock wool and duck tape. i bought some sealing lids from walmart, and i attached one to a dog camera with a rubber band. i can remotely turn the cameras, so as to lift the lid, and let a chick out once it hatches. i have succesfully let 5-6 chicks out now. i have a camera watching from above to see how there all doing, and one right next to the incubator to see when a chick hatches and is dry. its all really suspect lol, but it works great!

Did your chick hatch successfully?