11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

[Willow2253]

Candled my 5 while the broody was eating, 2 were empty and 3 appear to have good development

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Glad yours are fertile!

I know with mine that if I see nothing on day 4 they’re definitely infertile ☹

That's good you know your eggs so well! I would make that call on my eggs too. But too many variables for me to feel comfortable making a call for someone else off one picture.

 

[kelseyk]

Puppies are coming early! Looks like I get a puppy fix until the eggs hatch! She just started about an hour ago.

 

[ronott1]

Since I'm a meddler here are a few pics of early incubation. These are my EHAL duck eggs at approximately 36 hours, 48 hours and 4 days of incubation. The difference between 36 and 48 hours of incubation are dramatic.

I started some Crested Cream Legbar eggs earlier this week. I could tell 6/7 were definitely fertile after about 6 hours. I would never purge eggs this early because it's not a definitive yes or no. It's yes or maybe. They've been incubating now for 48 hours. I'll take a pic and add it once it's dark.

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Nice!

 

[ronott1]

Puppies are coming early! Looks like I get a puppy fix until the eggs hatch! She just started about an hour ago.

Cute!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

 

[Melontine]

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Look at those eggs! They're growing so nicely

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Look at those eggs! They're growing so nicely

Thanks! The Ameraucanas are doing especially well! Only 1 infertile and 1 early quitter. The Bantam Cochins were mostly infertile, don't know what's going on with that flock and then the Bantam Silkied Cochins also had a few intertile and a few quitters so I'm really crossing my fingers that the rest hatch!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Some of the chicks hatched!! View attachment 2072544View attachment 2072545View attachment 2072547

Ooh, all cute...I'll be right over to pick up the middle one!

 

[muddy75]

with all of the craziness...i lost track of time!! just checked my app and i have eggs due for lockdown starting Saturday