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

[Wunjo]

Merry Christmas.
The gifts look great. The cake is lovely too.

I got a new mini mag light pro flashlight to aid in my candling. It has over 200 lumen and I still can't see in the darker shells I have set. The eggs did not look that dark to me when I set them but I guess I will be saving up some chicken egg money to buy a better official candler. Or just waiting until I can smell the eggs.

I did the same thing, I got a flashlight for $14 and it had over 200 lumen and it still would not work for my dark Production Red/ Golden Star/ Redstar eggs. I went back to a cardboard box with a light bulb inside.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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These are red star eggs. I'm not sure of the rooster but they were fertile during the checking week and the one double yoker I got yesterday was fertile. Since they don't smell I don't want to toss them because they don't look like clears. I can barely make out the air bubble. All air bubbles are growing. I'm just a bit worried about the exploding rotten egg.
What wattage or kind of bulb did you use? Some of these fancy candlers are over $50. I will get one if needed, but I would like to try stuff I have at home first. Boxes from Christmas are just laying around right now.

 

[itsbob]

Making an omelette this morning and realized my juvenile EE rooster has been busy (think I may have two of them).. was planning on incubating only my blue EE eggs, but have to wonder what kind of chickens I'll end up with if I hatch the fertile Leghorns or the fertile Red-Xs crossed with the EE rooster..

 

[michaelf]

The only problem I am running to is what do I put in there???

 

[Pozees]

Merry christmas everyone!!! Hope everyone has had a wonderful day! My mom made me a chicken pillow case, git me chicken towles, a book, a plush, and a tablet 2....which i have my home screen as a chick!
My uncle gave me these pjs too: (yes i do look a little cheesy...i was overly excited) lol


My mom made me my birthday cake for today too....a chicken egg!

Because of the hatching occasion, i asked to draw little icing bulls eyes on the candy eggs....my mom said no but soon let me! Lol! How good do they look? Haha



Everyone have an awesome Christmas!

Those pjs are adorable! And that cake is awesome, I hope you had a very happy birthday!

 

[Nonyah Biz]

Merry christmas everyone!!! Hope everyone has had a wonderful day! My mom made me a chicken pillow case, git me chicken towles, a book, a plush, and a tablet 2....which i have my home screen as a chick!
My uncle gave me these pjs too: (yes i do look a little cheesy...i was overly excited) lol


My mom made me my birthday cake for today too....a chicken egg!

Because of the hatching occasion, i asked to draw little icing bulls eyes on the candy eggs....my mom said no but soon let me! Lol! How good do they look? Haha



Everyone have an awesome Christmas!

~Happy B-Day kiddo~

 

[chicken pickin]

I love my hovabator genesis 1588 it works great,,,,

x2 I love the 1588, I have 2.

 

[ronott1]

I did the same thing, I got a flashlight for $14 and it had over 200 lumen and it still would not work for my dark Production Red/ Golden Star/ Redstar eggs. I went back to a cardboard box with a light bulb inside.

This is a Marans egg:



This is the egg:



I candle with a High intensity Brinsea.

 

[chicken pickin]

Is most everyone on lockdown?

Lock down for us here is on Sunday.

 

[ronott1]

Making an omelette this morning and realized my juvenile EE rooster has been busy (think I may have two of them).. was planning on incubating only my blue EE eggs, but have to wonder what kind of chickens I'll end up with if I hatch the fertile Leghorns or the fertile Red-Xs crossed with the EE rooster..

I would love to see them!