Setting Eggs 3/7 Anyone with me!?

AlabamaChick88 · Mar 3, 2014

New to posting on the Forum, but long time reader!

Got my first incubator for Valentine's Day (yes, I DO have the best husband EVER, he's my enabler) and I currently have some of our own eggs in it, due to hatch Wednesday-Thursday. Currently looks like 4 out of 6 eggs are going to hatch as of today at lock-down.

Just purchased some speckled Sussex Eggs on ebay to set on Friday. Need a hatching buddy! And someone to keep me from candling eggs EVERY DAY... I'm an obsessive candler.

HenchantedAcres · Mar 4, 2014

Hi,
I just put 29 eggs in my bator today. My eggs would be 3 days ahead of yours. Mine are shipped eggs from byc folks.

Egg Thief · Mar 4, 2014

My mom says i cant set a chicken until 2 more weeks! But im with ya

lghrnlvr · Mar 5, 2014

i just set 34 eggs today and will stick another 5 in tomorrow. i have a mix of EE and white leghorns with a light Brahma rooster.

AlabamaChick88 · Mar 5, 2014

Great yall! I just received my speckled sussex eggs today in the mail! They will be resting for 2 days while we wait on our current eggs to hatch! Looks like I have one egg pipped so far! So maybe I'll get these guys hatched and in to the brooder before the end of the day tomorrow!

jengro65 · Mar 7, 2014

Howdy!! I'd like to join up

I'm setting 24 eggs tonight, 6 welsummer, 8 BBS Orpingtons and 10 Lavender Orpingtons. All but 3 are shipped and I'm so excited!
I've only incubated eggs on 2 other attempts but my hatch rate has been pretty low. I'm hoping the "the third times a charm"

.... That and the fact that I splurged and got a new incubator...lol
Jen

lghrnlvr · Mar 10, 2014

I'm have 32 eggs in the incubator. I was candling them and dropped an egg on another one and cracked both :-(
I'm in the process of building a second incubator now. I just picked up 10 sizzles and 9 GLW eggs. They will be set tomorrow

OR4-hmom · Mar 10, 2014

Interested in a straggler joining in? My eggs are probably being shipped today or tomorrow so I'm still a couple of days away from setting.

jengro65 · Mar 10, 2014

The more the merrier

I can't believe I still have 4 more days to wait until I candle!!!.....lol...I'm determined to go by the book this time

HenchantedAcres · Mar 11, 2014

I am on day 7 of 14 welsummer and 15 ameracauna eggs. So far only about half look good. They are shipped eggs. I weighed them all tonight. The Welsummers are on schedule with an average 5% weight loss! but my ameracauna eggs are at 6-7% weight loss. They are in the same incubator. I went ahead and added some water to the well. Last hatch I did a completely dry hatch with good results. I guess the lighter ameracauna eggs lose moisture faster?

Setting Eggs 3/7 Anyone with me!?

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