Hey all. It's been crazy busy around here and I haven't gotten a chance to update.
As you might remember my dead beat broody hen stopped sitting at 10 days. I tried to get an incubator built but had issues with the temp. By the time I got it fixed up and working all the babies had died. We did an eggtopsy to see how far along they were and I think they lived between 11-15 days. I was a day too late to save a couple... if they would have even survived anyway. Well I had put so much work into that bator that I just had to get some eggs in there. Book was kind enough to give me 4 more Maran eggs and I bought 3 cream legbar eggs from a local. I was trying to 6 CL but her hens weren't cooperating.
So they have been in the bator for 7 days and I am going to candle tonight to mark the air cells. I looked last night and I am pretty sure they all have veins. The maran are harder to see into, so today I got a brighter LED flash light in hopes i can see them a little better. Fingers crossed!
Try the flashlight from your cell phone. I know a few people who candle their eggs that way. Good luck with your hatching! I love hatching eggs!