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  1. IceAngel

    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    Awesome idea. I actually invested in an egg turner. It was the best $99 Canadian that I ever invested. Pop em in and just watch temp and humidity. Come lockdown I move them to a new Bator.
  2. IceAngel

    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    I read a post that had a great suggestion for turning large quantities of eggs all at once. You stand them up in egg cartons, fat side up......and then you use blocks of wood to elevate the cartons.....first in one direction and then in the other. You could actually do it on the outside of...
  3. IceAngel

    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    If they are very brown eggs you will need lots of luminosity. For best results, you want high density light in an area no bigger than the egg. I enhance the beam of my husband's hunting light by placing a roll of toilet paper over the beam. This shuts out some of the glare if the beam is bigger...
  4. IceAngel

    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    We don't really know what you saw but here is a good link with pictures http://keeping-chickens.me.uk/chickens/how-to-hatch-eggs/candling-eggs After 7 days, you should be able to see development of the embryo, including spider like veins and even (if you are lucky) a little movement I am...
  5. IceAngel

    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    I will continue hatching Turkey eggs until my hen stops laying. Since this is my first year with turkeys, I don't really know when that will be but I anticipate September or October. I have two Bators for this purpose. Because I only have one hen, I only get about five Turkey eggs each...
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