17th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[BantyChooks]

I have three incubators.
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Say you put 20 eggs in incubators 1 and 2. Five days later, you put 20 more in, and so on until the first two incubators are full.

When the first ones get to day 16 or 17, they get moved to the third one for lockdown, making room for more in incubators 1 and 2. I always have at least four days between setting eggs and try to do five.

If I only had one incubator, when those 20 are getting to lockdown stage, I'd split the difference of the humidity from 45% to 70% and do 55/60%. Take them out of their racks and lay them on the rubber shelf liner that was already in there.

When those hatch, I'd do as usual, try waiting until they all hatch to get them out. The next eggs due to lockdown are 5 days out, so you wouldn't risk shrink wrapping any others, just the batch you're hatching at the time.

As you can see, this is MUCH easier with a hatcher incubator, but it can be done without one.

Um, if you’re hiring for an incubator watching position, I’d like to apply.

 

[redinator]

Um, if you’re hiring for an incubator watching position, I’d like to apply.

I'll have a live stream setup at lockdown. You can take watch while I sleep.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Hadn't planned on doing a hatch right now, but figured I'd jump in real quick with today's Pansy and Pearl Fee quail eggs, just to make the Easter hatch.

 

[redinator]

Hadn't planned on doing a hatch right now, but figured I'd jump in real quick with today's Pansy and Pearl Fee quail eggs, just to make the Easter hatch.

This site has a way of doing that

 

[TheChickenGirl16]

This site has a way of doing that

At least it’s a good, wholesome addiction, right people?!?!

 

[Faraday40]

I set eggs on March 13th
I guess i joined
Where do I enter?

 

[Debbie292d]

I set eggs on March 13th
I guess i joined
Where do I enter?

You're in for the hatch-along!

If you want to see any of the other related contests, they are on Page 1 of this thread.

 

[redinator]

Guess what happened . . . View attachment 4311161
Just set today . . .

Cream Legbars x 3
Lavender Ameraucanas x 3
Crele Penedesencas x 5
Black Tailed Red Marans x 6
Olive Eggers x 7

I candled these today, day 5, since I'll be busy this weekend with another hatch . . .

Some of those olive colored eggs are like looking into the void 0 visibility. The rest seem to be progressing as far as I can tell.

 

[Debbie292d]

I candled these today, day 5, since I'll be busy this weekend with another hatch . . .

Some of those olive colored eggs are like looking into the void 0 visibility. The rest seem to be progressing as far as I can tell.

I candled mine today too and only pulled out one untypical one. I pulled a few typical ones out of the infertile pen. Gosh I wish they'd hustle it up!

 

[BantyChooks]

A little nervous waiting for candling.