Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 879

Well I put my eggs into lockdown.  I candled a few and then I couldn't take it anymore.  They look like they haven't changed since day 14, the day after my incubator was shut off all day.  So bummed.  I don't think any or gonna hatch.  I just put them into lockdown and am hoping for the best.  I don't want to look at anymore.  Super sad.  everyone was so encouraging, but I just haven't seen any movement. The few I looked at weren't at all like last time I hatched when it was clear that there was life inside... there's a sliver of hope, but it's very small. 

So far I have 8 chicks! Not close to 40 at all... but maybe day 23 will bring in the numbers. Day 22 had 7 more chicks then day 21 lol. My temps have been known to drop when it gets down to 60 in the house at night, and in turn the bators drop a little. I hate running the AC durning the day and the heater at night, I always forget one or the other and freeze to death or sweat to death before I can get to the thermostat.

 

I do have 2 chicks though that have pretty big bellies. It was immediately noticed they are so big. Will they get smaller as the day goes on? They just hatched right after we walked in the door.

I just got word from a happy customer who was my first to buy fertile hatching eggs that 8 of the 12 I sold her hatched. Not bad, just hoping that the ones I have in the bator from my chickens after this nasty weather hatch at a better percentage then before. my first few hatches I had done like I was told and read about doing. This will be my second dry hatch, the first one was a far better success rate then the other method, so we will see, Won't be in the running for any prizes after this nasty weather and the stress on the flocks, not to mention power outages and sudden weather changes. But I will still enjoy watching any and all chicks that hatch even if its just seeing posts from others about their babies hatching. :)

     Still keeping my fingers crossed that a few make it!!!    

 

I love the plastic trays. Have some in my Sportsman right now. I also have blue ones that are made more peg like and I don't care for them as much. They seem to be better for bantam eggs.

 

I made these I think a little over a year ago. I was trying to hatch geese at the time, which SHOCK, didn't work out. Two exploded and none of the rest even started. Anyway I was looking around and saw something similar, but they were like  30 bucks. It's kind of hard to get the jist of how it works, but I can't find my S-hooks. I use the hooks and rubber bands to hold the eggs in place. It flattens out better with eggs in it and it's also been stuffed into a box, but only takes a minute to straighten. Anyway, My BIG EGG holder.

 

Edited by wolftracks - 4/2/12 at 10:36pm

My new flashlight is awesome! I can see into every single egg in my incubator 

 

It's a bitter sweet victory, there is zero doubt about the eggs now. 6 Marans didn't develop, and 2 more AM and 1 Icelandic were all eliminated 

 

But now I know the remaining 64 were alive and kickin yesterday 

It is hard, but thank you BOTH for your service to this country. I'd be pretty excited if I came home to a hedgehog...

Awesome!

HA! No, the chickenstock I am referring to is in New Hampshire. The part of NH that is very far away from Maine (a good 4 hour drive). Hosted by aceschix, who has light Brahmas, Ameraucanas, Marans, - all things I am interested in.

HA! No, the chickenstock I am referring to is in New Hampshire. The part of NH that is very far away from Maine (a good 4 hour drive). Hosted by aceschix, who has light Brahmas, Ameraucanas, Marans, - all things I am interested in.

Sorry about the double post. I always blame my IPad, but maybe I need more coffee.