We will be hatching too. Hubby bought me the best romantic valentines present! A new Genesis incubator and turner.
Now to decide what to hatch
Now to decide what to hatch
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6 eggs in storage! 5 more days till incubation! 3 Ancona, and 3 Magpie. The Campbells are not laying yet so I guess I won't have any Camponas (CampbellxAncona) This time around. Rats. Come on Campbells Just a few eggs!
First eggs can be quite small and there may not be enough room for the embryo.question, ive been told you shouldn't hatch a chickens first egg, is there something wrong with hatching the first egg?
Welcome!Please add me. This will be my first hatch. I have to admit I'm scared!
So glad you are joining us again!
I think I'll try to participate in this hatch along. I'll have to get an incubator because waiting on my hens to go brood is like waiting on Christmas to come on January 1st. I have a barred rock hen and black sex link rooster and their 2 daughter's. I'll be collecting eggs daily so hopefully most will be fertile and hatch.
March 25th for chicken eggs! There will be plenty of reminders!Just read the first page...so we have over a month before we set...correct?
Somehow Valentine's snuck up on me...I'm still in January apparently.
I don't want to miss the set date...lol.
If in doubt, leave them in there!I had 17 eggs in the bator and today is Day 7. 7 were fertile (my SLW X Wheaten Am eggs), but none of my blue ameraucana girls' eggs were fertile. I tossed all but the 7 fertile ones tonight. Got pics:
Sorry if these don't show up very well...my best camera is my phone, but it hates low light situations. Hope you can see! These are due on the 28th!! I love watching them grow!!!!
ETA: I didn't take pics of the 7th one...it's still kinda up in the air. I saw a couple tiny, poorly defined veins but no embryo and no significant growth. Does this mean it died or is it just a slow developer? I'm keeping til Day 10 either way, just wanted some opinions. I could barely see the veins with the naked eye, so I didn't bother trying to take pics.
If your temperature is off, your hatch can be late.Okay I know you are no supposed to help chicks but should i help this one? He's 2 days late and has not pecked away anything over the corse or 12hrs including yesterday... I really don't want to lose him and hope someone will reply fast
Mine is always right below a window. We have LOTS of windows because I hate dark houses. My incubator's don't get direct sun on them, but are fine with indirect light.I need an answer quickly. I know you should not put the bator in direct sunlight, but can I put it in a place where there is some sunlight? There is lots of windows here!
Yay!He lived and he is healthy
My 1st Easter Hatch-A-Long.
So eggcited!
I'll have 6 welsh harlequin duck eggs that I'll be hatching.