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21 days or longer for hatch

I am really new at using a incubator.  Started with 26 and first candeling took out 3.  Day 20 had 1 peep and had a small hole in the egg. Day 21 had 11 hatch sucessful and my first peep died.    I...

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As a general rule, they are supposed to hatch on day 21, but like with anything else, there is some variations. If the temp is slightly elevated they can hatch earlier, temps slightly decreased, they...

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Thanks for the answer  - that helps alot.  I am raising nothing fancy.  I buy my chicks from the local feed mill and they have leghorns, and two other kinds that they just call red and black and I...

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Yea, you should wait a day to two longer. My first two attempts at hatching were disappointing, I buried the eggs after 21 days, only to learn it does take longer sometimes. I waited the third time...

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I know what you mean. I took the eggs out of the incubator and let them sit for several hours before I took them out to open - guess I was hoping to talk my hubby into cracking them but he wouldn't. I...

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With hatch, there is definitely a learning curve (one that I am always behind). But its just a learning experience. Now you both have been there done that and will know better next time

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If your temps and humidity have been off it can take 25 days or so for the chicks to hatch out. Patience. It's not set in stone that they will hatch out right at day 21 unless everything as been stable.

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any up date? how didi it go

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We have 4 eggs in our incubator and we can't hear any pipping? 1 egg is moving ever so slightly. Any ideas or advise would be welcome. Thanks

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Groovy chicks wrote: We have 4 eggs in our incubator and we can't hear any pipping? 1 egg is moving ever so slightly. Any ideas or advise would be welcome. ThanksWhat day are the eggs on?  18 thru 21?...

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