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post #51 of 641
2/19/11 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by SueMuffin 

I'm on day 3 of my first egg setting experience.  Using a LG 10200 with fan.  10 Olive Eggers and 20 FBCM eggs.  Whats the difference between settings for Still air and fan use?  Hoping to be pipping on March 8th!!  I know there is a candling pictures thread on here but cant seem to find it.  Can anyone lead the way?  Thanks:D


The candling pictures are in the sticky at the very beginning of the Incubating page and here is the link just in case.  Happy candling!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

Current Chicken Count:  More than I ever thought I'd have! 

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Current Chicken Count:  More than I ever thought I'd have! 

~Dana  

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post #52 of 641
2/20/11 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by homesteady 

Hi peeps- I just set my first eggs on the 18th. Olives and Marans, using a little giant with a fan.
    **** FIRST Question --If there are a few little clear yellow drops on top of one of the eggs, does this mean the membrane broke, will this may EXPLODE (the worst of all fates) if left too long?


Oh my goodness! I have no idea about the weeping eggs. I even tried to search for some threads that would give you some help, but I didn't find anything. sad Maybe worded it wrong though idunno

Keep us posted on what happens!!

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post #53 of 641
2/20/11 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by thefamilyflock 
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Originally Posted by SueMuffin 

I'm on day 3 of my first egg setting experience.  Using a LG 10200 with fan.  10 Olive Eggers and 20 FBCM eggs.  Whats the difference between settings for Still air and fan use?  Hoping to be pipping on March 8th!!  I know there is a candling pictures thread on here but cant seem to find it.  Can anyone lead the way?  Thanks:D


The candling pictures are in the sticky at the very beginning of the Incubating page and here is the link just in case.  Happy candling!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876


Thanks for the link!!!frow Wow, those pics are so unbelievably helpful!! Everyone should check out those pictures if you haven't already.

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post #54 of 641
2/20/11 at 10:55am

I'm hoping to be joining in soon! smile Going to bid on some eggs tomorrow and borrow my father-in-laws incubator smile

Currently raising a small menagarie of animals, including a horse, 2 mini donkeys, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 ducks, and a bunch of chickens! Hoping to focus on call ducks and Belgium d'anvers!
If you don't jump...you'll never know if you can fly. _ML_

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Currently raising a small menagarie of animals, including a horse, 2 mini donkeys, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 ducks, and a bunch of chickens! Hoping to focus on call ducks and Belgium d'anvers!
If you don't jump...you'll never know if you can fly. _ML_

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post #55 of 641
2/20/11 at 11:30am

Hey all,
I am a little late joining in with you but I am 1st time hatcher too! I am on Day 20...and if you are nail biting now...wait until lockdown!! It's terrifying, exciting, disappointing-terrifying because one minute I am sure that if they start to hatch something will go wrong and I'll have to decide whether to help it out or not. Exciting because-well duh!! Disappointing because every time I look inside..every 5 minutes...and see nothing happening I am convinced that I did something wrong and will get no chicks.

Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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post #56 of 641
2/20/11 at 11:40am
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Originally Posted by IroquoisEgg 

Hey all,
I am a little late joining in with you but I am 1st time hatcher too! I am on Day 20...and if you are nail biting now...wait until lockdown!! It's terrifying, exciting, disappointing-terrifying because one minute I am sure that if they start to hatch something will go wrong and I'll have to decide whether to help it out or not. Exciting because-well duh!! Disappointing because every time I look inside..every 5 minutes...and see nothing happening I am convinced that I did something wrong and will get no chicks.


Day 20... I am so jealous clap Keep us posted on how it goes! I think being constanly convinced that you have done something wrong is the norm around here hide

Good luck with the hatch!!

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post #57 of 641
2/21/11 at 11:12am

Ugh...Day 21 starts at 6pm and still nothing, nada, zero. no moving or rocking no pips well you get the point.

Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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post #58 of 641
2/21/11 at 12:34pm

IroquoisEgg - How many do you have in your incubator? What are you hatching? I'm just hatching out my mixed breed babies. I can't imagine buying expensive eggs and worrying about them. Keep us updated!

I decided to move the 6 eggs I put in the Mini Incubator to the broody hen. The 12 egg disk that was sent with the mini wasn't working with the 6 larger eggs, they weren't turning at all. I double checked the turning instructions and couldn't figure out why they weren't turning. Called Briensa and asked them to please send the 7 egg disk that was suppose to come with the machine. We'll see what happens.

Did any of you take weight measurements before setting your eggs?

Australorp, BA, LBrahma, Delaware, Dorking, EE, MJava, BO, PRock, RIR, SS, Ancona, A-Spitzhauben, CWyandotte, Cornish, SSHamburg, Lakenvelder, PRock, WRock -Cayuaga's, Blue Swedish, Magpie, Campbell, Peking - Brown African, Buff African,  American, Crested Roman, India Blue Peacocks. 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 Cockatiels - Lunar & Solar

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Australorp, BA, LBrahma, Delaware, Dorking, EE, MJava, BO, PRock, RIR, SS, Ancona, A-Spitzhauben, CWyandotte, Cornish, SSHamburg, Lakenvelder, PRock, WRock -Cayuaga's, Blue Swedish, Magpie, Campbell, Peking - Brown African, Buff African,  American, Crested Roman, India Blue Peacocks. 4 cats, 2 dogs, 2 Cockatiels - Lunar & Solar

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post #59 of 641
2/21/11 at 1:11pm

Hey! Just got my first incubator today! I am so excited~!!

-Model of Hovabator you're using Genesis 1588 (with egg turner)
-What you'll be hatching and how many Black Sex Links, RIR, Het for Silver Gray Dorkings
-Date or month that you're setting eggs Set 37 Eggs on 2/21/2011
-Date or month that they'll be hatching Hatch Date 3/13/2011

YippY!!jumpy

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post #60 of 641
2/21/11 at 1:26pm

Model of bator: 1602 with auto turner-aftermarket fan installed by DH.

Hatching: Got 12 Lavender Ameraucana Bantams and 6 BBS Ameraucanas= 8 made it to lock down. Also, 8 of 8 shipped Black & Blue Mottled D'Uccle's in lockdown starting today. But really they have been in lock down since Friday b/c with all my excitement I didn't stop to figure out that setting 8 eggs 3 days after the original 18 would screw up my lockdown for the 18! Duh.

I set them Jan.31st at 6pm. So, tonight at 6pm marks 21 days exactly. Still no action at all. My temps were probably off here and there though...No, I didn't weigh any of them first. Wish I would've though. Been candling through out and had fun with that!!

Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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Mama hen to one wonderful husband, 2 beautiful children, a GSPointer, Boston Terrier, Lots of hens, lots of chicks and Officially addicted to hatching Rare and Heritage Breeds!

In Loving Memory of my boy Becky-a WCB Polish Roo and Penelope a Delaware hen- R.I.P. my dear friends.
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