Raina Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Thanks Lewis! I candled all the eggs! 5 of them are completely black and the 6th is clear (It was the darkest at the beginning but now it's the lightest,if you know what i mean?) so I've just thrown away the clear one but i think one of the eggs is moving lol I stood there for about 10 minutes with the torch shining through the incubator! looking like a plonker but i think my eyes are just playing tricks on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 No they do wiggle, sometimes ever so slightly & other times they really go at it. The ones with the really dark masses in them, will be the developed chicks. There won't be much room left in the eggs now & they will be busy absorbing the egg yolk ready to hatch. The humidity will increase in the next few days, until the air in the air sac becomes that yukky & stale, it causes a reaction for the chick to ' gasp' ( don't worry it is normal). The chicks head will then automatically jerk from under its wing & cause the egg to pip making an air hole through the shell. This can sometimes be on the underside of the egg. The little chick will then zip its way around the egg shell & eventually after a very long wait (for you) - sometimes well over 24 hours, the chick will ooze itself from the egg & hatch. I whistle to my eggs & stimulate the wiggling by shining the maglite torch on them through the incubator lid. They wiggle like mad. My big boy even responds to whistling now - he is 2 and a half! Best of luck! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Thanks Emma! When i candled them i couldn't see a thing just air sacks and i'm not 100% sure but i think i might have seen those moving? The last time i hatched i think MJ took 3 days to hatch I was always playing chick and hen noises to her using my phone and she would always respond to it by cheeping like mad and would wobble alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Right we are all getting pretty eggcited ( ) here! Because the egg i thought i saw wobble yesterday did a big wobble for me about 25 minutes ago when i whistled to them. I know we shouldn't get excited till they hatch but i can't help it lol! Have set my alarm for 7:10am ready for when i take out the auto turner at 8am....Can't wait lol Slightly excited about tomorrow too as we have a new washing machine being delivered,ours broke a few days ago,My mum had to go out today to buy us some new clothes (We have a nice big pile of clothes now waiting to be washed lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yaaaayyyy-go eggy!!!! I reckon you might be one of those people that gets an early banty hatch, I am hoping I am hehe Are you not a bit young to get excited about a new washing machine?! That is the kind of thing I do and I am in my 30's Mind you, I know not having clean clothes gets a bit tiresome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 lol I'm a bit of a clean freak and am always changing my clothes! I was that excited about it coming i did the first load (was my first time too)......It's not broke yet!! Oh and another egg wobbled. My nephew told me to wake him up even if it's early in the morning if they start to hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 They are due to hatch tomorrow and since my last update all 5 eggs have wobbled but that's all they seem to do lol The first wobbler is the only one that wobbles alot all the others don't so it that often Still waiting for them to talk to me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Come on chickies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Bet you won't sleep tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 I can hear cheeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grracee Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Good luck and lets hope you get lots of p.s remember the piccies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Sounds promising Raina! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel 0406 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 hi well mine are due tomorrow only 2 wobbeling got up this morning and one had pipped and i can hear it cheeping and the crack has got bigger i was just woundering how long it takes them to break out hes been at it for well over 12 hours with not much progress many thanks and happy easter new mummies x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 hi well mine are due tomorrow only 2 wobbeling got up this morning and one had pipped and i can hear it cheeping and the crack has got bigger i was just woundering how long it takes them to break out hes been at it for well over 12 hours with not much progress ...... The time taken can vary. I've had one take over 24 hours, and another seemed to take no time at all. One minute there was no sign and the next thing , there was a chick. One thing I would recommend at this stage is that you don't open the incubator too often, if at all, tempting though it is. It will interfere with the humidity, and may cause the membranes to dry making it more difficult for the chick to get out of the egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 2 of the eggs have pipped and the first egg that wobbled is still wobbling but doesn't look like it's pipped. I only opened up the incubator yesterday and that was to add some more water to the tray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 2 of the eggs have pipped and the first egg that wobbled is still wobbling but doesn't look like it's pipped. I only opened up the incubator yesterday and that was to add some more water to the tray Come on chickies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Yay, come on little ies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 My first hatchling went from cheeping to out in the 45 minutes I didn't check! It never obviously pipped, although pipping sounds were heard so it can't ahve had muh of a rest. So I think it is a lottery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Some hatches are quick as Madchook and Egluntyne say, its strange to see a chicks where there was an egg half an hour before - makes your jaw hit the floor I did have a chick that took three days to hatch I'd say that 12 -24 hours is about average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 We've got a little chick Here's a video of it hatching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRz3rdfRtHY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 A big well done for managing to capture that, lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Welcome to the world little chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Hello little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 We've got a little chick Here's a video of it hatching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRz3rdfRtHY Lovely I am amazed that you are so quite throughout the video though, I would have been leaping around making all sorts of noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 S/he has got a right pair of lungs lol the chick was playing football with all the other eggs Fingers crossed a couple more hatch now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
