3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[BHep]

Ok...so you all "talked" me into candling.

I pulled 16/79 eggs. Not bad....Not bad at all.

 

[anderson8505]

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I hadn't heard of this before.... What all are you looking for? If they sink are they duds?

I've got Marans eggs going, too, and they're most frustrating...cannot tell a thing going on (i.e. veins, eyes) except for yolk floaty shadows.... So I guess I won't do a cull until Day 18 lockdown when I can determine if they're still sloshing in egg whites. But I hadn't ever heard of the water thing. Que?

Search for float test and you'll find it. It's a way you can tell if the eggs are viable, especially when they are "past time"

 

[BHep]

If you sent me eggs from the swaps...check the threads for messages.

 

[JazminesZoo]

Holiday Contest Picture ! It is my little split Sussex Chic
All cute fuzziness

 

[SkyWarrior]

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Wow! I want to know what kind of chickens hatch from those eggs.

Must sure be colorful.

 

[runsw/scissors]

lol! It helps that I don't have a flashlight bright enough anymore, also I can never tell what I'm looking at.

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How do you do that?!?! Every time I turn mine they are calling me to candle them!

 

[namastemama]

I really don't candle either. I have the same circumstances, so I just check for oozers and cracks and then wait it out. I'm thinking of trying to candle on wednesday, but most likely i will get busy with kids.

 

[Sumatra503]

I finally got the Pot Bator back to temp and then my Hova Bator was off temp. I think the baby messed with the thermostat. It was only at 110*F so not that big of a spike. I readjusted the thermostat and everything is fine and dandy.

I really wouldn't call it a temp. spike, though, since it was at the temperature the thermostat was set to. Just not where I set it too.

 

[debs_flock]

Swimming anyone???

This is my first time ever trying to hatch eggs. I didn't take the time yet to recheck the brown eggs (I'm on my way to the office xmas party), but I couldn't wait to look at the six tinted/white eggs.

Each egg had a chick wiggling and squirming!!!! OMG, I am soooooooo excited. Please don't let me mess anything up now.

Deb

 

[Dingo]

Does that look about right for the whole 3 weeks?