LOL...Between chicks sales local and shipped, it does take up a lot of my time. But I enjoy sharing our breeds with others who like them too. It also takes a lot of hatching to identify good and bad quality in your birds. That is the only way to improve your lines.
Jody
hmmm that comes out to about 7 dozen plus a month hmmm well i guess you could say that you have a little bit of experince
During spring and summer, I run a GQF sportsman, a Brinsea OvaEasy 360 and 2 Hovabators - possibility of about 800 eggs at any given time. I try to relax over winter, but...
Days 7, 14 and 18 are typical recommendations. Personally, I usually only candle on day 10 or 14 and that's it unless there was something questionable in there. For dark or thick shelled eggs, blues and greens, it can be a tough call because sometimes you can't see anything. I mark...
I want to point something out that I did myself this very week and almost destroyed some of my own silkie eggs/chicks. I was impatient and candled on day 4..yup, nosey..couldn't wait. I tell people all of the time, don't do it..let them incubate a while and don't disturb them until you can...