6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[MisfitMarie]

I am getting SOOO antsy... I want to candle! I can't wait for Day 7!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I'm thinking of candling tonight as the sun won't be coming in the windows. But since I won't toss any eggs till day ten, there is no reason to candle.

 

[Roan]

Well, because of what Ron said on here about storing eggs before incubating, I went ahead and candled half of them. I'm sorry I did. Ignorance is bliss but unfortunately, I saw only 2 with possible life. I guess it's a lesson learned. Thanks again, Ron. I'll know better than to refrigerate them next time and only collect for 7 days prior to setting to ensure that the majority of them will hatch.

 

[FeyRaine]

I reached the end of getting caught up.

& I have to say that I might have the most extreme way to have distracted myself from candling (so far),
today I went w/ the hates chickens DH, & he/we agreed to adopt 4 rescue horses, 3 being Draft type/size.

I think I now have permission to an un-limited # of chickens, b/c just 1 Clydesdale stallion = <how many??!! chickens??>

& now the DH has handed me a super bright pen light thingy that looks like it would be perfect for egg candling...
so perhaps to distract myself form the fact that 3 of the 4 horses we will soon be shoveling up after daily
*have heads bigger than my body*
(yah, I'm short) maybe I should just go candle some eggs?

BTW- If ever your DH wakes you up one morning b/c he found a tiny golden pony walking down the road in front of your house,
& he looks like a kid at Christmas & says "can I keep it?"
do NOT deny him the pony, b/c if you do, 7 years later he WILL find 3.5 Draft horses you can't deny him. True story.

If anyone would like to grant me the prize for most extreme candling avoidance, pls pls make the prize be HAY, or horse feed ; /

 

[Dish chickens]

I agree. I had a broody a few months ago that was a first time broody, she kicked random eggs out almost everyday by accident. They were often cold by the time I found them and I just slid them back under her. They hatched on days 21 and 22.

I wish you luck and hope she hatches them for you with no more difficulties.

Thank you

 

[bamadude]

Ok..this is getting crazy...we are either going to have to play the quiet game...or 1 of u astro nerds will need to start a hatch along chat thread...when i candle these alligator eggs and get bit.....it will take yall 2 days to catch up enough to call 911 for me

 

[Roan]

Ok..this is getting crazy...we are either going to have to play the quiet game...or 1 of u astro nerds will need to start a hatch along chat thread...when i candle these alligator eggs and get bit.....it will take yall 2 days to catch up enough to call 911 for me

Okay, just let us know 2 days before you candle and someone will go ahead and call 911 for ya 2 days later.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

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I usually just smell them instead of candling. Don't do it when anyone is around though... Especially non-chicken people...

Me too! I just smell em. But never EVER in front of non chicken people.

 

[JW12]

Bama's DW is offering $5 if we call 3 days later!

 

[Dish chickens]

Well, because of what Ron said on here about storing eggs before incubating, I went ahead and candled half of them. I'm sorry I did. Ignorance is bliss but unfortunately, I saw only 2 with possible life. I guess it's a lesson learned. Thanks again, Ron. I'll know better than to refrigerate them next time and only collect for 7 days prior to setting to ensure that the majority of them will hatch.

Roan
I am so so sorry - I thought you were kidding earlier. I didn't realize you had stored your eggs in the fridge. I thought you were responding to Ron's response, not realizing he was talking about cold storing after 14 days. So that is why I thought it was funny...
I am truly sorry. What kind of guy is mean to someone who helped him put a chicken spread sheet together...RUDE RUDE RUDE

SORRY !!!!!