hi ive got some chicken eggs in my incubater there 18 days today do i turn them one more time when i wake up on the 19th day or not or should i just fill my incubater with more water and wot should my humidity be for these last 3 days this is my first time trying i had an incubater i got for my reptiles but never used so i fote id use it im getting scared now its getting close lol

Yes, I would turn it on the 19th morning. The last few days, you want high humidity. I filled the troughs and put in some soaked sponges as well. The actual humidity should be over 70%.

I'm redoing my chicken pages. See
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/birds/chickbreed.htm#incub
for incubation information.

I hope some hatch!

thanks mate i was thinking no one was going to help me wot will i expect to heaar or see first do the eggs move around when hatching i heard u hear the chicks in the egg is this a loud cheep or do u need to be close to hear it when will this happen

one of my eggs are hatching today it has a little hole in and every now and then it cheeps but the other 2 arnt doing out yet

congratulations!! if you look close you can see the eggs breathe!! well its actually the chick but its pretty neat what kind are you hatching?

I'm glad they're piping! Be sure it's nice and humid in there. The cheeping is not that loud but you know that now since you heard it!

hi i had 3 eggs all 3 hatched last nite but theres one chick that still hasnt stood up yet and it getting picked on wot would be the best thing to do with this chick theres no way its going to stand up thanks

try mixi g some gatorade with water and giving it sdome with dropper its kinda lika chick booster i use it with any chick that i have hatch or buy and i would seperate him if hes getting picked on just make sure he has pleant of heat!! they need to be at 98 degrees

I'm glad they all hatched. There can be a few reasons that the chick can't get up. If there were difficulties in development or hatching, he may not be able to physically walk (splay legs). Such chicks may be helped by making splints for their legs. Another possibility is that he is simply too weak or sick. The gatorade might help there but, even better, just some water with a little sugar and tiny tiny amount of salt. The chick may also not be able to get up if it has been picked on by the others which may happen if it was born later than them. Chicks can be brutal to one another. If the older ones peck at the young or disabled one, you may have to keep them separately which is a real pain. Back when I hatched Beebee, he hatched when I had two other chicks that were two weeks older. I had two boxes and heat lamps keeping them separate. Two weeks is a lot of time but even half a day can result in the younger ones getting picked on. Once they're in a box with food and water and heat, they will hopefully pay more attention to that. It is pretty common to lose some chicks but it's sad nonetheless. I hope your little one is able to get up and live.

hi that chick didnt make it but the other 2 are doing fine there so cute both of them are black with white on the heads

I'm sorry he didn't make it. I'm not surprised. As I mentioned, there are often baby birds born with problems. If he wasn't going to make it, it's better he didn't suffer long. I hope the other two do well!