Settin Eggz Aug. 12th-18th!! - Page 5

-jumps in thread-

Hello!

I set 4 eggs under my broody last night. It's her first try ~ I hope it all goes well!

Thank you!

She's been broody for a while -seems very determined,

I hope she doesn't give up either because the eggs under her weren't cheap!

She was born last year in May.
 

Good morning

Just checked on my beauties ~

one laid me an extra large egg in the nest box and the other was faithfully sitting on her eggs in her special nest.

I gently lifted her and placed her outside of the hen house so she could get her morning dustbath/stretch/grazing done.

She dusted, ate grass & pellets & boss and gently placed herself back over her eggs within 10-15 minutes.

I think next time I let her out I'll put a towel over the eggs to keep them warm.

1st full day = aok!
 

I'm jumping in. Today is day 1 of incubation. I have 15 expensive ameraucana eggs so Its stressing. I should not candle...well,  I'm going to do it only 2 times (I'll try). Also have a few EE's eggs from my hens. One of them is a doble yolker that is huge. I know most of them don't make it to hatch day but I'll try and see...It's so big I think should have space for 2 developing embrios.
 

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Originally Posted by LeelaK05 

My Phoenix Eggs Arrived Today at 10am this mornin....Peggy at the P.O. call & I was there in 10 minutes!!!!

 

The Box & packin was in Mint Condition!!....and Amanda gave me an extra one!!...woohoo

 

But candle them when I got home & All had floatin air Bubbles with lots of tiny bubbles surroundin the larger bubble!

Got them settin in a egg carton with bottom cut out over nite & will check again tomorrow!!

 

Tomorrow will also b day 7 for my other eggs....so figure I'll candle them All at the same time.

Got a heater in my office...so I keep it at 85 degrees with humidity at 35...but will turn the heat up an hour before I candle!

(the incubator is 100 with humidity at 45)

 

If all is good...My Phoenix eggs goes in on the 19th....luv my odd numbers!!...lol

When I got my shipped eggs in I let them sit for 12 hours before I set them. When I did put them in the bator I placed them upright in an egg carton and did not turn them for 5 days just to let everything settle even more so. I read this article (http://www.heavensentranch.com/incubationtechniques.htm ) about incubation techniques and  shipped eggs and last night when I candled (day7) the air cells all looked great. I have 11/15   that have made it to day7. Tossed the other 4. 1 had no development and the other 3 all had blood rings. 11/15 is not bad for shipped eggs in my opinion.