11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

[CindyinSD]

I put them in egg cartons in the incubator for a couple days with no turning. As far as I could tell it didn't make any difference, but I got a nearly hundred percent hatch of those that started developing.

 

[FortCluck]

I have not used lights in a long time!

I like the premiere1 plate

I use them once in a while. I have 3 brooders going right now

 

[FortCluck]

I have not used lights in a long time!

I like the premiere1 plate

I got a brooder plate from TSC it works great. Inside or out in the shed, it keeps the temp perfect for them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

What breeds are you doing or are they mixed? I love barnyard mixes

Mostly it is EE to EE have one OE hen few of the sex link eggs are in but all are with Red the EE

 

[gmjarvi]

I will be setting cayuga duck eggs! I would prefer to set them tomorrow (13th) rather than the 14th, would they still count or do you want me to wait until the 14th?

 

[Cre8joy]

I will be setting chicken eggs on the 21st! I can't wait! We aren't sure how many we are going to set this year.

 

[ronott1]

Lookie what I got today!! Silkied Cochin hatching eggs!

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Those of you with experience hatching from shipped eggs... These guys mostly have saddled air cells, some sort of moving and some not, with one whose air cell is moving freely in the egg... Is there any special way I should handle them? I want to have the best chance at getting chicks from these, obviously, so I want to make sure I'm doing everything right.

Eggs like that do better set upright in a rack and not on their sides.

Saddle egg hatch ok but detached air cells are in the 20% range

 

[FortCluck]

Mostly it is EE to EE have one OE hen few of the sex link eggs are in but all are with Red the EE

Sounds like your hatch will be really nice

 

[pennyJo1960]

Doing it dry have had great success here with dry ones

 

[FortCluck]

Doing it dry have had great success here with dry ones

Dry hatch? That's what I do. I got a 100% hatch rate last time on 3 eggs. I just put in 11 mystery ones from my flock in and all are fertile and doing good.