3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[schumanw]

runsw/scissors,
Another BEAUTIFUL bird. Where do you all get these absolutely stunning Roosters?!

 

[Mahonri]

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DANG... I don't think I ever remember this many tragedies in a NYD Hatch! And I lost 42 eggs cuz the thermostat in Meg's bator went haywire. Such is life I suppose.

 

[namastemama]

Question? I have one egg that looks like it has developed spots on it. Like darker brown coloring. It dose not appear to be weeping, and I can not remember if this egg came to me this way. Is this a bad egg? It dose not smell at all.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Can you candle it? If it's not weeping, stinking or otherwise malcontent I'd leave it in.

 

[namastemama]

I can try to, I am not a good candler.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Sounds like you just need more practice

 

[Melissa Rose]

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Have you seen the awesome candling photos here?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=230
I use a strong small LED flashlight and make sure the room is really dark. Then I cup my hand into a circle and place the egg on top and hold the flashlight underneath

 

[whitemustang]

I dont understand why you guys chalk those eggs up to dead. the first time i incubated, i accidently unplugged the incubator instead of the egg turner on day 18. it was off all day and i still had chicks hatch. i refuse to believe that a whopping 42 eggs could die all at the same time because your incubator got turned off for a few hours. especially when you consider broodies that hatch out eggs. the temperature isnt constant in there either, let alone humidity and what not. i dont think you're giving those little eggs enough credit. chickens have evolved for thousands of years in most likely worse conditions than an unplugged incubator in a nice warm house. but this is just an opinion.

 

[AK Michelle]

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A discussion I've had time and again... Although, knowing The Sheriff, she's smart and thorough, I bet she heated it back up and then candled to determine if there were any survivors

 

[LarryPQ]

OK- NO MORE TRAGEDIES!!!!



Mahonri- I locked down your Sweedish FLower Eggs. Before anyone freaks out: no, lockdown is not today. Because the SFs were so special, we decided not to wait until NYD hatch "set date" to put them in the bator. We put them in as soon as Mahonri got them.

MY NYD eggies are still in the turners.