Well, when an empty incubator stares at you accusingly, you have to fill it!
I'm going to be looking for fertile eggs soon. My incubator has been empty for 2.5 weeks and it's killing me!
Thanks! Here is the best photo I could take through the window on my 'bator.
I'm so excited! Official "hatch day" doesn't begin until 2 PM today (five and a half hours away). This guy was a bit early and the other eggs show no pips or wiggling yet. The wait is killing me!
I did it! I did it! I hatched a chick in my incubator!!!!! (Pictures to come when the chick isn't stuck in the corner inside an egg carton.)
I have a cut egg carton (only four "cups") in the incubator holding a temp/hygrometer and the chick managed to make its way into one of the cups. Remove...
I have a pip! I have a pip!
I checked my incubator this morning and found that one of my eggs has an external pip! "Hatch Day" is tomorrow, so this guy is a little early, but it was also a smaller egg. I kind of expected if this one hatched it would be a little earlier than the rest.
BUT I...
Like Pooman said, you risk the other eggs if you don't candle at least once during incubation. I candled this batch for the first time on day 14. I had one with a blood ring (bacteria got into the egg, can be very bad), so I removed it from the incubator. It's not common, but eggs with blood...
OK... happy moment here. I'm on my third clutch of eggs in my LG incubator. First two hatches resulted in zero chicks even though the eggs were confirmed fertile. After much research and implementing many tips I found here on the forums, I'm on day 14, candled last night on day 13 and saw...
I'm so excited for you! All those turkeys!
I'm so nervous! I have 11 more days to go for the dozen chicken eggs in my incubator right now. I'm trying not to candle as I think that's part of what caused problems last go 'round. I am tracking development via weight loss. I so can't wait to see...
I've been scoping out this particular room for a week now and the temperature and humidity in the room stay fairly constant (within 5 degrees F). I've had the incubator running in the room for what will be 48 hours before I add my eggs. (At this point, it may be longer until I can get my...
If all goes according to plan, I will be setting 12 chicken eggs in my incubator for an attempt at dry hatching. So, what are your set day dos and don'ts?
Nothing. A couple days ago some moved their positions in the incubator, but nothing since. I've had a lot of problems with my LG still air. I've gathered a lot of info and will be trying again once I've got some kinks worked out.
You know your a lost cause when you just have to buy this shirt for your child:
In other news, I'm on day 22 of incubating chicken eggs. Things are not looking promising.