4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[crissycriss]

Good morning everyone!!!!!!!!! Its going to be a beautiful day today here. A awesome high of 63.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Aww beautiful dogs!
I just went to feed my sheep and wore a hat, which I don't normally do, sheep took one look at the hat decided I was a stranger and ran for the hills.
I knit this last year when I was on tenterhooks waiting for my first eggs to hatch.

NO YOU DID NOT! Awesome job there. Do you have it Propped in a flower pot?

My Guineas ALWAYS hatch day 24-26..   

BHep, your Guineas need better math skills. You should try reciting the 7 X's tables to them.

MStricer, I didn't see pics of your pups...did you post and they didn't appear? My Bella is a Great Pyrenees, she's got Badger markings that have been fading, only 4 months old, I can't wait to weigh her at the vet next week.

 

[chicken fever]

So, does anyone have good pics etc of how to tell if an air sac is detached? I've only done shipped eggs a couple time but this time round all of mine are....that being said I want to make sure I'm doing everything right!

 

[CluckyCharms]

Thankfully a forum member here came through with flying colors (I'm beyond ecstatic) and I will be setting some W/BW Ameraucanas for the hatch-along. At least that is one less thing I have to worry about this week...and I'm very excited. I love the color of her eggs and she's sending them so they'll be here just in time to let them sit for a day and still set on schedule. YAY
Puppies?? I want pictures of puppies!

Ours is beyond the puppy stage now and into the teenage stage of "Oh yes I can" "Oh no you can't"..."Oh yes I can" etc.

 

[mrheinz77]

Aww beautiful dogs!
I just went to feed my sheep and wore a hat, which I don't normally do, sheep took one look at the hat decided I was a stranger and ran for the hills.
I knit this last year when I was on tenterhooks waiting for my first eggs to hatch.

I fell behind. HELP! Love the hat.

BTW, all swap partners have been sent out.

 

[mommaclucker]

So, does anyone have good pics etc of how to tell if an air sac is detached? I've only done shipped eggs a couple time but this time round all of mine are....that being said I want to make sure I'm doing everything right!

Id like to see pics to the only way I can tell is when I candle the eggs before I set them and see the air bubble moving around maybe that is where im going wrong is candling and not just letting the eggs sit the first few days after I set them

 

[mommaclucker]

Often with shipped eggs, even if the air cells look fine at 1st it will become very apparent that there was damage during shipping as the air cells begin to enlarge. Anywhere that they have been loosened from the shell is where they will expand to 1st. This is what gives you the odd shaped air cell in so many shipped eggs or even in an egg that has just been handled a bit too roughly.

Thank you I just assumed you could see if the air cell was messed up this is only my second hatch my first was shipped silkie eggs I had 15 out of the 20 sent hatch. I guess i just got lucky and got really good eggs or have done something wrong this time the barred rock and orpingtons have been a challenge

 

[mrheinz77]

The person I got them from told me hers run 28 days. What set day should I be using since there is such a variance in hatch times with these.

Mine always hatch 25-28 days. Last year their were chicks that wanted to see 2011.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Id like to see pics to the only way I can tell is when I candle the eggs before I set them and see the air bubble moving around maybe that is where im going wrong is candling and not just letting the eggs sit the first few days after I set them

You should let your eggs sit with pointy end down for 24 hours before putting them in the incubator, especially for shipped eggs. This allows any detached air cells to settle. Once you place them in the incubator, do not turn them for at least 24 hours. This allows not only the air cell to settle but the embryo to begin to form & properly attach to the yolk with it's network of veins. If you aren't using a turner you can even set your eggs up in cartons with the bottoms cut out of each cell to help with air cell stability. Simply tilt the tray side to side or end to end instead of turning the eggs. Side to side allows for the most change of angle.

 

[chicken fever]

Thx Silkie! That was a help. I always let them sit for 24hrs before placing into the incubator but never let them sit in the Bator with the turner off. I will do that this time!