Thank you so much for this video! I'm incubating for the first time and thought it was taking too long for the chicks to hatch after they started rocking and peeping. Now I'm no longer anxious but excited and hopeful ❤️

@farmmom7140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Good luck.

You gotta love hatch day,,,it's like the best birthday ever lol...

@farmmom7140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I had my first ever chick hatch out today ( in Cornwall UK). It is SO sweet! Your video was helpful, and confidence-giving. Thank you. Rosemarie.

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Rosemarie. Good luck with your baby chicks!

This is Mike's African friend. I think you're channel is better. Keep up the good work.

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Henry!! Welcome to my channel!!

Thank you. We are hatching today for the first time. We have 2 out and I was nervous about them bumping into the unhatched eggs. Thank you for all the great information.

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!! Such an amazing experience! Thanks for watching Sherri.

@Farm Mom I have some questions: 1. If I have a chick that has hatched and is really weak should I remove it or leave it in with the other chicks? 2. while the chick is in the egg can you tell if its a hen or a rooster? 3. When the chicks are put in the brooder do they establish a pecking order? 4. If I have a egg that has piped and struggling to hatch should I assist it with hatching? 5. Should I candle the eggs to see how the chick is developing? 6. If there’s a chick who is struggling to feed should I mash up a bit of chick food with some water and assist feed the chick with a syringe? 7. Should I weigh the eggs to see how far they are developing? 8. What’s the age of the chick when it starts to grow feathers? 9. When the chicks are put in the brooder should I change the bedding every day? And lastly 10. If I had a chick hatch with a deformity like a crooked neck or leg should I try to raise it to adulthood and also try to correct the deformity?

Hi Shellie! I just watched your video of all your baby chicks you hatched out! They're so cute! Brings back memories of my childhood! My grandparents raised me and they had chickens. I always loved the baby chicks. When I was about 5 years old, my brothers and I got Easter baskets full of dyed chicks, all different colors! They weren't allowed to dye chicks after that because the dye could harm them. I just 💘 loved my Easter basket that year! Baby chicks always bring that memory back to me. Out of that basket of chicks I ended up having a pet chicken that stayed with me like a puppy. She always laid triple yolk eggs. She was some kind of huge white chicken. I enjoyed your video very much!💜

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcia, I hope all is well with you and your husband. It's crazy how fast time is going by. I really realize it now that I'm a mom. I'm glad you found my channel!

@djjjsaiyan

3 жыл бұрын

😂

thanks, sheila. that really put a smile on my face. It looks like fun. take good care of those hatchlings. carmine.

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, thanks! We'll see how many we end up with.

Finally get some sleep tonight, lol.

@theoverworkedgardener5648

4 жыл бұрын

Mike did you eat all the cheese things from the refrigerator yet?

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! Thanks for watching Mike. 😊

Had my first two eggs hatch today❤❤❤ very thankful… excited :)) thanks for the advice

I really enjoy your videos. I love chickens and I raise then, but now I know the process for an incubator. Thanks for sharing .

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my videos. Keep me posted if you incubate eggs.

Thanks. I finally found a channel I like on this subject. New follower here from Texoma

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kristen! Welcome to my channel.

Awesome 👍 I can stop asking Mike if the chickens are here yet lol very cool video

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

If a chick is dry and others are hatching and you want to remove that one chick you can add real warm water to the incubator to get the humidity back up.I do it all the time.Never had a chick die from shrink wrap in the egg.

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Sarah! Yes, you can definitely do that and still have a great hatch rate.

Thanks for the video, I’m hatching my first ever chicks right now. I appreciate the info, thanks again.

They're so cute and fluffy 🐣

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

I love this part!

I enjoyed your videos I’m about to start my first batch this year ... I needed a refresh how to incubate

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck! Keep me posted!

Very cool! Our first egg is starting to hatch today!

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! I'm so happy for you.. Enjoy, they're so much fun!

Exciting. Nifty video, thanks.

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Shellie!I watched your video on the day that I was going to get my own chicken eggs!

Thank you! This is really helpful :)

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very good video,thank you for taking the time to share with us+

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

These chicks 🐣 look cute

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much!!

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Crystal!

I was so excited to see my chicks hatch . you are amazing. i sure would like to talk with you over facebook to thank you personally and ask more questions. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INFOMRATION

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad they hatched for you! I don't have an official Facebook page but you should be able to find me there under my name, Shellie Kincaid.

Awe, those baby chicks are sure cute! I hope the rest of the eggs in your incubator hatch. When I was growing up, Mom and Dad bought baby chicks (broilers) from a local hatchery every spring. One year we got a little white one that didn't grow fast like the rest of them did. I claimed her as my pet, mom and dad didn't have the heart to butcher 'Cluck Cluck'. She started laying eggs and finally had to give her away to a neighbor who had a hen house. Thanks for reminding me! 🐥

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

Great video

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Phillip!

So cute

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My adult chickens sleep with their heads in the dirt or grass too! It's super scary but super cute at the same time.

How sweet

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice one ,, will try it,,

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

awwww so cute

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Show!!!Ganhou mais um inscrito colega

thank you mom Greetings from ph

Thank you

@farmmom7140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Cheerful people ❤️❤️🙏🙏

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

There's so cute

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Layton!

My first time hatching chicks, 4 eggs ... LockDown started today. Cross my fingers and hoping for st least one baby

@farmmom7140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! How did your hatch go?

A really good series on hatching chickens, great helper too. What kind of chickens are they?

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. They're a mixture between Brahams, Barred Rocks, Ameraucanas, and Salmon Faverolle.

Hi there, I had to find a post that would let me comment. I have the exact incubator, borrowed from a friend. 20 viable eggs on day 13, looking good. Said friend dropped off 2 turkey eggs to put in his incubator on Sunday. Now I have 2 calendar's going. PROBLEM: I can not get humidity stabilized. I filled the troughs, put small Tupperware of water and then finally added 4 sponges, 1 at a time. Humidity stayed around 30. Yesterday it was at 50, 55 and today is at 68. We did have rain come in over night. Argh!!!! I'm just really worried I won't be able to get it high enough for lock down. Help!!! Any suggestions.

Did you use a red bulb for your heat lamp? It's summer and I don't know which bulb I should use. It's my first time.

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I used a clear 250watt bulb. It was spring time though and temps here were still getting below 50 degrees at night. The red heat lamp is also 250watt same output of heat. They also make a 125watt which would put out a less heat.

As long as you use a spray bottle and spray the incubator every time you open it, you can open it as much as you want

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, thanks for watching!

We are hatching our own chicks for the first time. Yesterday was day 18 lock down day. So we pulled out the egg turner. We noticed one egg was already piping! This morning at 1:30 am we have a baby chicken out walking around. How does an egg hatch at day 18 is that odd?

Was the one that was laying down still drying or dead?i was just wondering

@kristic78

2 жыл бұрын

Dead....sadly

I had 4 live eggs at lockdown. 2 have hatched but it's now day 24. How long should I wait to discard the other 2 eggs?

@eliciakoehn4289

8 ай бұрын

How did it turn out?

The humidity is 65 to 72. Temperature is steady at 37.2° .

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, do you have chicks hatching right now?

@tundratoyota444

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 Yes, my chicks just hatched like 3 or 4 days ago.

Do you keep the heat in the incubator until the end

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Stephen! Yes, you keep the heat going until the day that your done hatching and you unplug it. They only thing that you will change is the temperature and humidity at lockdown. Good luck.

do you put warm water in your brooder?

@farmmom7140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! When first starting your incubator prior to putting the eggs in, yes you can use warm water. (Not hot). Give your incubator anywhere from 24-48hours to come to the temperature and humidity that you desire. If you have hatching eggs in the incubator already, try to add water as close to the temperature that your incubator is currently reading. The biggest thing to avoid is large temperature spikes or decreases. Good luck!

Oh, how cute! I hope the the dog is not going to eat any. I am curious how to distinguish between hens and roosters....I have no idea. My grandma had chickens and chicks but I was little and don't remember details like that. Hugs

@liv160

3 жыл бұрын

So at about 1-3 weeks old a hens tail will be much longer and feather up then a roosters tail at that age. A rooster tail with start to properly develop at about a month old

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Cami!

@shannonfbc1

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on the breed really some are obvious (self-sexing) others are really hard to tell for us normal people til they grow up

@camicri4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@liv160 thank you

@camicri4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannonfbc1 thank you

Hi, what is the ideal temperature during day 1 to 17 and day 18 to 21? Thanks

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The temperature for day 1-17 should be 99.5 if you have a forced air incubator or 100-101 degrees. for a still air incubator (with no fan). At lockdown day I drop the temperature by 1 degrees.

@davemalazarte3427

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 thank you so much...

Lmao I can smell this video I’m a Florida boy & we take pride in our speed if you can’t catch a chicken or a rabbit you’re slow

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I guess the saying of don't open the incubator during lockdown doesn't pertain? I see you still have unhatched eggs and your opening the incubator to remove chicks. So does that mean those eggs possibly shrink wrapped as well?

My hen hatched a chick out on day 20, it's day 21. I need to move them out of the main coop eventually or the others will peck them lol

Whats your temperature and humidity at the last 3days😘

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Sotto! Day 1 to day 18 you want your temps between 99.5-100F degrees for a forced air or 101-102F degrees for a still air. Humidity should be no more than 50% from day 1 to day 18. At lockdown you want your humidity between 65-75%. The temperature should be around 98F degrees at lockdown. Good luck!

Is it hot or cold???

Can I move Incubator eggs of Day 12 under a broody hen?

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I wouldn't move the eggs at this point. The embryo has really started to grow and mature. The temperature and humidity difference could affect them drastically.

@saif3088

2 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 thank you

What was your hatch rate? example 24chicks out of 41 eggs

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Eco Cambra! In this video I had 38 eggs in the incubator. All together 27 hatched. 3 were born with bum legs or somewhat deformed and the other 2 didn't make it overnight in the brooder. ( some can be more week that others). So all together it was between 71-72% hatch rate. (with the ones that passed) . After that with the live ones it was around 60%. I hope this helps, have a great day!

@ecocambra8355

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 thank you for replying, I was wondering due to the conflicting results I've heard from others about laying the eggs on their side vs standing them up during lockdown. Have you ever tried standing them up during lockdown to see if it changes hatch rate? Oh and for the ones with bum legs, sometimes if splinted together early enough they can recover and walk normal after a day. Its called spraddle leg I think, had a few chicks come out this way and I used a 1/2 piece of a plastic straw and a small rubber band through it to help keep the legs close together but at correct distance, another method is to use that self sticking horse bandage material to loop around legs and pinch the material to itself between the legs.

I have a question. I'd like to know y lots of my eggs already cracked during the lockdown days. But can't hatch out?

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

What day did you go to lockdown in your incubator? (Day 18)? Are the eggs cracked from the chicks or were they like that during incubating? If your accurate on your dates the first pecking thru usually starts on day 20-21. Also some breeds of chicks can hatch sooner like bantams.

@tundratoyota444

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 my eggs cracked but didn't hatch. I lockdown on the 18th day. I have 3 hatched on day 20th. I waited another day until evening. The cracked eggs, the chicks just died in it. So please advise me how to fix it. Temperature 37.2°, humidity 65 to 72

@tundratoyota444

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 my incubator is one of those 56s. I only got 20 chicks.

👍👍👍👍

@farmmom7140

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thumbs up!

Fit

I would rather have a hen to hatch the eggs than an incubator. I used to have chicken and it was always a pleasure to see the hen taking her babies to the yard. The new races have lost their natural instinct.

@heatherboiles4673

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I’ve tried a few times for my girls to hatch their eggs, they get so close them the eggs end up squished.

@queenkk4228

Жыл бұрын

Yes! We only hatch when our hens go broody.

@loretta2750

8 ай бұрын

My hens were too lazy to sit themselves 😂 Not ready for the commitment of children, I guess.

We have 3 more days and I'm afraid only one out of 12 are actually developing 😢

I have a black hen and a black rooster. They just hatched their first chick and it's yellow! Is that normal? I was expecting a black chick

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Do you know the breeds of the hen and rooster? The chick will start to get its true color starting at about week 3 when it starts to get its pin feathers. Yes, normally you would see a darker chick. The hen and rooster could be crossed with something else that was lighter. Keep me posted!

@buckbeaksgarden761

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmmom7140 they are Easter Eggers. I just looked closely at the chick's wing tips and they are black! I am uploading a video now. My internet is slow lol

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

If they are Easter Eggers they can range in color. The one determining fact is that they will have puffy cheek feathers.

What’s the latest a chick has hatch ? How many days

@farmmom7140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The lasted I've had a chick hatch is day 24. That's assuming that all the fertile eggs were put in on the same day of incubation.

@Farm Mom I had a friend who had a unnoticed clutch of 7 eggs hatch inside their large chicken coop he noticed it when he let them out they look so cute following mum around the large wire fenced area but my friend had noticed the Barred Rock/Leghorn cross rooster Mr Cockodoodles who’s the big boss of the large flock has been jumping up onto a feeder and eying off that particular hen with the chicks for a while and then he suddenly jumps down and makes a beeline towards her the chicks noticed what was going on and huddled up against her and she squatted down on them with her wings and tail covering them up and Mr Cockodoodles jumped on her back and held her by the neck feathers and attacking her with his spurs trying to mount her the mother hen was crying out and her chicks were chirping loudly he was trying to kill the chicks and breed with her my friend got a broom and pushed him off of her and away from her the poor traumatised hen laid there with beak open panting with her chicks huddled under her and this isn’t the only incident involving him the first Rooster that used to watch over the flock was overthrown and killed by Mr Cockodoodles and he took that role of being top bird.

In 0:10 The baby chicks wake up in 5 am every day so sorry about your sleep

Not a fan of shavings. chicks may eat shavings if they are not first introduced to only food.

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@hellodollyseniorvisitsandd4982

3 жыл бұрын

Never had a problem myself..6 years hatching

McDonalds thanks you for the new stock of nuggets

@farmmom7140

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😀

@bobbyfrancis8957

2 жыл бұрын

Doggie nuggets, right?

You can fix spay legs and curled feet. Feet sandwich between blue tape one day, fix legs non stretchy bandaid cut into small strip pull legs into were belong usually 2 days. While bones still soft