[little blue]

first chick nearly out!!
Its a black one, like its daddy (Silkie warren X)

We've had a chocalate egg each to celebrate!  Easter chicks...

[Helencus]

Happy Easter little blue! Hopefully if all fertile ones hatch ok we should have 11 on Tuesday. 10 light sussex but only 1 fertile silver duckwing welsummer. Still if that hatches cock or hen it'll be a nice mix with the Light Sussex. It's properly Easter with chicks 

[little blue]

good luck for tuesday, I'm going up to check on my babies now...  !

[chickenfeed]

 ;)went to the garage this morning and all i could here was chicks they were not due for another 2 days 4 so far and a heap more pipped so fingers crossed.

my 3 year old grandaughter could not belive her eyes, we brought a new incubator last year with a glass front so the grandchildren can see the hatch, it was worth its money to see her eyes light up, 3 year old grandson will be coming over soon to have a peep

[Helencus]

It's exciting stuff! OH is just making the brooder now and I'm off to the countrystore to get a lamp and chick crumbs.

[little blue]

 

Poor chicks, only one hatched - had the sack still attached and struggled, died last night.
Others all silent today, we opened the eggs... 3 dead in shell.
rest infertile.
Shells were really tough, but no evidence of the chicks even trying to break out.

Any sugggestions appreciated.

[dillon]

dillon here 21days tomorrow everybody excited fingers crossed we have 6 barnveldar eggs in our incubator

[QWOLF]

HI
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE WEE CHICKS, UNFORTUNATLEY THIS IS PART AND PARCEL OF INCUBATING,I AM SURE YOU WIL HAVE MORE SUCCESS THAN FAIURE IN THE FUTURE...DONT LET THIS PUT U OF TRYING AGAIN.......GOOD LUCK.

[Helencus]

I'm day 18 not sure do I stop the turning and up the humidity tonight or tomorrow?

[chickenfeed]

  i stop turning mine at day 18 but i always dry hatch so no humidity change for my hatching.

good luck

[egglady]

day 25 for me so i've stopped turning and taken out the dividers.....just waiting now....should i mist?

[doganjo]

day 25 for me so i've stopped turning and taken out the dividers.....just waiting now....should i mist?

Are these ducks?  Chickens should have hatched on day 21 ish

[bamford6]

DONT FORGET IL SEND YOU THE NEXT LOT OFF EGGS ALL THE BEST ON THE HATCH

[whitby_sam]

Little Blue,
Sounds like the humidity wasn't quite right... Do you have a humidity control on your incubator?

[little blue]

no control, we kept one of the possible 2 troughs full-ish throughout, and sprayed as they began pipping, drained most of the trough to prevent them falling in & drowning.
Wondered if the spraying might have baked the shells, or filled the air sack?
We had 2 warrenXsilkies of our own (one hatched then died) and 6 cuckoo Marans via the internet (half fully formed but died in shell)

Ive got a hygrometer (?!) humidity measurer ordered....