Anybody setting today (3-25) or tomorrow (3-26)?? - Page 7

Shhh, don't tell anyone, but I candle my eggs almost every day, even during lockdown. The air is so dry right now that I have to add more water to the reservoirs, even during lockdown, otherwise it would run out entirely. That means I have to open the incubator up anyway, so I candle while I'm at it. It helps me to make sure the air cells have reached the proper size, it tells me if any of the eggs have pipped internally, etc. So I would say sure, go ahead and candle!
 

 

In less than one week, we will have peeps!

 

eggs go in lock down tomorrow i set them on Friday the 23 so do i count sat as the first day or friday been to long i forget?

What time of day did you set them?
 

 

Set friday at  6pm

Then Saturday would be day 1 for you.
 

 

I set my first eggs on March 26 in the late afternoon so I think this is where I belong. I understand that I need to take them out of the turner on Friday evening and they should start hatching sometime after that. My eggs came from a neighbor with Barred Rocks. I hope you all post how things are going for you so I know what to expect. Thanks :)

Well my broody is still sitting on ten eggs and I have the one I took from her because it was covered in an others broken shell and poop in my ghetto-bator and they all look good. I am not sure about two of the ones in the coop as I am new to this and candling is a bit tricky. I set them all on the 25th so tomorrow is day 18 I think. I guess that means lock down? for the one in the bator? I am so excited but also cautious as I know that mother nature and I may have different plans and I can only hope and pray for the best.

 

Sorry to hear about that first chick Mychookschick I hope she has better luck with the rest of her babies.

My humidity is 65 to 70 i think i saw a few ifffyyyys when i put them in lock down had to add a sponge checked 2 eggs while adding spong saw 2 moving but have not piped threw the air cell yet today is day 20 . So I hope by tonight to see some cracks . I hate these last 2 days they can be fine then just die and not hatch.