Settie Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hi at the moment I have got 6 light sussex eggs and 6 Indian runner eggs in the incubater and the light sussexes are dew to hatch tommorow, but when I got home from scholl today it had a tiny crack in it, now sometimes you can hear it ceaping and the crack has got slightly bigger! How long do they usally take to hatch, will it hatch over night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 It probably will hatch overnight. The time they take varies. Exciting for you. Is your brooder up and running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Settie Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thank you so much! I am so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 It will take a few hours, just make sure the humidity is up and leave them to it, its really tempting to help them out of they seem to be taking too long, but it normally does more harm than good We all expect photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Settie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 It Hatched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is so sweet. I need to go to school now though. I'll try and post pictures as soon as I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Settie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 When shall i put it in the incubater? Does it need food or water? Isleeping normal at this stage? I called it potato! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 They sleep alot for the first few days. It doesn't need food or water yet, just leave it in the incubator and hopefully by the time you come home from school it'll have company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Settie Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hi, I am starting to get worried now because they were due to hatch last night but still none of them are haching. Potato is in the brooder now, but he his very lonely.nWill anymore hatch now, or is it to late? Has anyone in Scotland got any chicks at the moment, so he can have compony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Give it at least 24hrs before worrying. At this time of year it is tricky to predict exactly when hatching will start. Some people have had a gap of 2 days between first egg to hatch and subsequent hatches. So, don't panic just yet. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Sorry to hijack...Andrew that's the first Christmas tree I've seen outside a shop/advertising situation Settie, I hope all goes well with the others & Potato gets some friends soon....just wondering, did you candle them? Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Settie Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Well, I tried to with the hen eggs with a normal torch but it did'nt really wok because their shells were to thick, but it did kind of work with the duck eggs. Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Well done on the first chick Any news on the others? Make sure the humidity is up, particularly at this time of year, although all this rain is probably a good thing Any photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hi, Congrats on your little chick My Serama Chick took Over 24 hours to hatch. The other eggs didn't look like they would hatch so i spent i think 2 days looking for some day old chicks i spent over £40 to pick up a 4 day old chick that ended up fighting with the little serama. the chick ended up fine on it's own,it had plenty of teddies to cuddle up to too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
