Topic of the Week - Incubating eggs

[JRNash]

I use paper machete egg cartons to store hatching eggs,small point down.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

The air sack development occurs in the big end. Sometimes its hard to tell which end is which,one of my hens lays an egg that is as round as a golf ball.

I've had a couple I had to candle to see which end the air cell was on because it was hard to tell...lol

 

[JRNash]

thanks  for your help, what type of bird is your profile picture?

 

[BirdsNRabbits]

Haven't been here for a week or so, but I candled and some of them looked good! Couldn't tell on some because they're brown, I didn't have a very strong light, and my room probably wasn't dark enough. But, on the two bantam eggs there was definitely some development. Super excited! Lockdown is on Thursday!! Then I'll more than likely start another batch soon! lol

 

[csneill]

Candled mine too- day 7. Seeing development in 5 of them for sure- I think. That's in my welsummer eggs. I also set an EE egg- hard to tell w the green egg. Keeping my fingers crossed. I have them in a homemade styrofoam incubator I made last summer. I didn't have any hatch out of a dozen last year but they were mail-order eggs & I think I had the humidity way too high. Got my fingers crossed for this attempt!

 

[JRNash]

I'm trying a "dry hatch" on this batch

 

[csneill]

Mine is just the air humidity

 

[feedman77]

you all.

My easter hal eggs. Got the better of me and I quick candled tonight they have small veins. I'm running dry as well. Just air humidity it's staying at 30.

Turkey eggs get candled next week

 

[Peaky]

Hi All
I'm incubating my first time. The eggs have been in the bator for a week. When should i candle them? Or does it really make much difference. If they don't hatch by the 22 days I guess I should assume they weren't fertile or I goofed. Any advice would be helpful
Peaky, Central California

 

[feedman77]

Hi All
I'm incubating my first time.  The eggs have been in the bator for a week.  When should i candle them?  Or does it really make much difference.  If they don't hatch by the 22 days I guess I should assume they weren't fertile or I goofed.  Any advice would be helpful
Peaky,  Central California

You can candle anytime you want too.

Generally for chicken it is day 7/14/18.