5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

You can start the turner right away. They can also be set no their side and hand turned but should still be set in a hatching tray or egg carton to hatch with the big end up, tilted to match the air cell curve.
Why do they need to be set up for hatching? They hatch on their sides in nature. ...Nevermind! I just read a few more posts down and got my answer.
 
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I've finished gathering a dozen from my Silver-Laced Wyandottes and the incubator is getting all ready! I can almost see the chicks hatching! I can't wait.
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hey! Im on that list, I have sort of set muscovy eggs under a broody hen. Not sure when ( or if) they will hatch something is stealing them. Ill be giving her more eggs that will hatch after the fourth if she looses her muscovies. Im very excited its my first home grown duck eggs!
If you are hatcing in the same machine, you want to have at least a week between setting eggs, so you dont raise humidity all the time.
Yes! a week to 10 days is what I try to do.
 







I have eggies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He did it, the carrier even took a few minutes to carefully wrap the box :) The eggs look beautiful, a dark brown. One may be cracked - I am not certain. They were double boxed, double wrapped, and in an egg carton with the fat side up, so the shipper took very good care of them. Right now, they are sitting on the counter, acclimatizing to the house temperature. They were cool, but not ice cold when I unpacked them.
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I love it!! That's a great postal carrier person you've got.
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Is it the 11th yet?
Almost!!

I've thoroughly scrubbed, washed and disinfected my incubator and all accessories and have had it running a couple of days now. Wanted to make sure everything was still set and working properly, and to clear out any excess moisture and bleach smell from washing it and washing the rocks. Everything looks to be good so far. I am checking the accuracy of my hygrometer tonight. I put it in a baggie with the salt slurry this evening and will check it in the morning. Then I should be all set just waiting for my eggs and set time!
 
I may be on the late set list. The next round of snow is going to keep me from picking up my eggs tomorrow. Hopefully Wednesday afternoon, though - we'll see how the roads are doing!
 

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