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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: terryh on July 13, 2010, 04:11:51 pm

Title: chicks have started hatching
Post by: terryh on July 13, 2010, 04:11:51 pm
when the first chick hatches in the incubator how long do you leave the chicks in with the rest of the eggs when do you remove them ???
thanks guys
terry
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: jameslindsay on July 13, 2010, 04:30:35 pm
Up tp 24 hours they say, that way their chirping encourages the others out. Exciting time for you.
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: terryh on July 13, 2010, 04:41:07 pm
Quote from: jameslindsay on July 13, 2010, 04:30:35 pm
Up tp 24 hours they say, that way their chirping encourages the others out. Exciting time for you.


thanks
im like a big kid camcorder at the ready lol
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: terryh on July 14, 2010, 11:11:12 am
some of the chicks  :chook: :love:

first chick at 10 pm last night

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j208/teza22/baby%20chicks/myfirstchick.jpg)

then these started again at 8.30 this morning


(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j208/teza22/baby%20chicks/DSC_8645.jpg)
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: shrekfeet on July 14, 2010, 12:46:36 pm
Lovely Terry - what incubator is that?
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: Helencus on July 14, 2010, 06:06:31 pm
Congrats! My 2nd hatch are 2 weeks old now. I usually leave mine in until they're dry
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: little blue on July 14, 2010, 06:43:44 pm
its a corti incubator, like mine!  is it the "50" Terry?

we take them out when they are drying - they go right next to the incy in the brooder, so can still be heard... we found that sometimes the newly hatched chicks roll the other eggs around and make it harder for the other chicks to get out.  the heat lamp goes on when they chipping starts, so it is warmed up, and they start off in a small cage and progress to a bigger one!
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: terryh on July 14, 2010, 10:39:20 pm
Quote from: little blue on July 14, 2010, 06:43:44 pm
its a corti incubator, like mine!  is it the "50" Terry?

we take them out when they are drying - they go right next to the incy in the brooder, so can still be heard... we found that sometimes the newly hatched chicks roll the other eggs around and make it harder for the other chicks to get out.  the heat lamp goes on when they chipping starts, so it is warmed up, and they start off in a small cage and progress to a bigger one!

 its the 25? 0n loan from my dentist 
i have 22 chicks with 6 more still breaking free lol  so not bad out of 36 from a local bird auction at a cost of £7 50p
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: Sharondp on July 15, 2010, 12:06:54 pm
Lovely! Mine are due to hatch on Sunday  :)
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: doganjo on July 15, 2010, 12:08:23 pm
I will be candling my duck eggs at the weekend so keep your fingers crossed for me that Jack has been working well enough. ???
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: terryh on July 15, 2010, 01:02:32 pm
26 out of 36  8 clear 4 dead in shell .2 of the 4 had started piping but run out of strength :(

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j208/teza22/baby%20chicks/DSC_8658.jpg)
Title: Re: chicks have started hatching
Post by: little blue on July 15, 2010, 06:47:56 pm
awww!  lovely...