smarty456 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 hello everybody, on day 20 early morning ..theres an egg piping and i dont know which one it is (theres 48 eggs in the incubator) Could you tell me how to find out which egg it is? And when they have hatched how long do i leave them in the incubator before i put them in a brooder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I think you leave them until they are dry and fluffy and then move them to the brooder. I am no expert though, having never had eggs or chicks. I am sure someone with more experience will be along in a bit You have a lot of eggs Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarty456 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Good news... I see an egg with a hole like a chick just opened that little bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Leave the chicks in the incubator for about 24 hours, until they are dry and fluffy. Good luck with your hatching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 How exciting - 48 is a lot, what sorts have you got in there Chicks survive for 24 hours (and longer) on what they are still digesting from being in the egg, and with that number of eggs you don't want to be opening the incy every 5 mins as the humidity/temp will be going up and down. Also, when a chick hatches after a short while it will start clambering over everything and chirping its head off. This is supposed to encourage the others So, if I were you, I'd sit tight and watch today and I might transfer a batch over this evening, checking they are doing OK in the brooder (with water and chick crumb) before I went to bed if there were several already to go. If the chick is still on its own by tonight, then I'd do it tomorrow morning because hopefully by then it will have a few others to play with. As long as the chick is fluffy and dry it will be OK to transfer. Keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarty456 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Helllo, There are more chirping like 3 or 4 ... i should have these types: Black Cochin > Buff Orpington > Black Orpington > Chocolate Orpington > Barnveldar > Exchequer leghorn > Araucana > Plymouth Rock > Barred Wyandotte and > Scott's Gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow - that sounds like a fabulous mix, you'll have some beautiful birds out of that lot, and a great mix of colours and shapes Good Luck PS, just so you know, if you are trying to find out about them in the future, they are spelt Scots Grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer_chicken Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow so many eggs How would you house them all if they all hatched? And how many have pipped now? Very exciting! (Please upload pictures if you can- we love them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarty456 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi ok 10 have hatched and another on its way.. i would probably have to build a shed or something when there grown up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
