Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 567

OK I went to the first post to list how many eggs I set and I don't see a place to post them.  I know we have until Monday but I can't add my other eggs until Tuesday or Wednesday.  Where do I go to fill in the number of eggs I set?

Well I could not set my eggs at the appointed time as I was at the WA Feather Fancier's Cascade Spring Show.  However as soon as everyone that is already breathing was back in their correct pen, fed, and watered I PUT THE EGGS IN THE BATOR.  I had everything set up yesterday morning before I left for the show and I just had to at water and put the eggs in.  I think it was about 9-9:30 PM Sat.  At least the drive home was not too bad, I just don't like driving that long in big city traffic (for about 2 hours in heavy and one hour in light).  Do we have to post a photo of our eggs in the bator?  Maybe I missed that, will have to read back a few pages.  I have put in 12 Lavendar project LF orp eggs, 8 BBS LF orp eggs, and my brother helped me select 6 eggs from our mixed layer flock for a total of 26 eggs.  Thought I might pick up 4-6 at the show today but not a lot of LF eggs for sale or auction.  That is o.k. I will us my home eggs as baselines for the others as purchased and shipped eggs.  Let the Easter hatch begin, day 1!

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Originally Posted by java girl 2 

ok, I have a Q.   I have a 31 x 31 inch sq size box that is 11 1/2 inchs high that I am using for my incubater, here is my Q.  how much water do I need to put in ??  and what should I put the water in ??  oh, and it has a fan in it as well.

It depends on the ventilation and a number of other variables. Just put in a dish of water and see what it comes up to. If it's low, use a bigger dish, if it's high, use a smaller one. It's the amount of surface area that determines how fast the water evaporates.

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Originally Posted by countrygirl911 

i thought the humidity is suppose to be higher on days 1 theu 18 like around 55 to 55 then on 19 thru 21 hummidity should ne arounf 60 to 65

 

Depends on who you ask and which method you are following. 

I got my chicken eggs set on time. One of my packages didn't arrive. It's MIA. I still have quail eggs to set when it's time. I don't have a total count and I haven't taken pics yet. I got the eggs set then had to leave for a funeral. Got home and had to get things in order for a b-day party for the MIL. She's turning 84. She says 48 though. lol It's 2 am and if I don't forget to get pics before I go to bed I'll do it first thing tomorrow. I have some eggs under a broody and I'm sure the others are piled in there too. For some reason everybody prefers to pile up in the nest box.  I sure hope they don't break the eggs.

Marking my spot.

And a little freaked about my eggs. I candled them tonight and it looks like they are less developed then last time I candled a couple of days ago. I know I probably shouldn't candle that often but I want to see what the look like with my own eyes instead of looking at pictures lol. A few of them I could see the little dot (don't remember what its called) moving around and that is probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Some of them don't have the same dot, just veins and they are less visable then before. Of course the only eggs I can see into are the bantam eggs and those are really the only ones I care about so I'm super nervous. I don't want to chunk some that were good and I just didn't know it.... then I don't want to keep some that are bad because I didn't want to throw out possibly good eggs.  I was looking and saw one that didn't look good at all, thought I saw a blood ring... set it down to look at another and couldn't find it again... oh I wish I knew what I was looking at for sure lol. I don't know what I'm going to do with the regular sized eggs... can't see anything they are so dark/thick.   

Hubby is building my grow out pen for my chicks currently in the brooder. He asked how long he had and I told him about a week before they outgrow the brooder or start getting out. Well I go out tonight and there is poop on top of their waterer... which is half as tall as the side of the brooder. So that needs to be done like tomorrow before they end up being cat/Doberman food.... and hubby is sick so it looks like I get to wing it.

My little sister called me hysterical today because she was in a car accident. She apparently wasn't all with it because she told me she was coming home.... I said "Uh no, stay where you are and call the cops." she says "But the guy that hit me is gone, he didn't even stop"... all the more reason to call the cops. Poor girl paid that car off last month and it looks like it will be totalled out. I keep telling her she needs a truck.

I'll be ready for this week to be over and for someone to come over and candle my eggs and tell me what I'm looking at .