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

[ronott1]

I am eyeing some silver wnyandotte eggs....how bad of an idea to have em shipped all the way from east coast to here would it be hrmmmmm................think I wait until see if these hatch

The biggest factor is often the distance to and from the air port that is used for the flight. Some hubs and USPS service centers seem worse for eggs. Atlanta is terrible!

are there signs with the egg that can show if they are over humdified? does water collect in the air cell? do the eggs sweat?

moisture on the view plate is a sign that humidity is too high.

Had to post one more picture because I feel like I hit the chicken lottery! The newest chick is a naked neck! Earlier this year I lost one of my two naked necks to an impacted egg and I was so sad. Of course she was my favorite. My 2nd had just started laying when I set these eggs to hatch and since they all use the same nest I wasn't sure if any of hers were in this batch. But now I guess I know. I feel very excited and fortunate!

The naked neck looks awesome!

 

[jbenson]

I am excited to go home and play with my vinegar eggs. Most of the shell had dissolved in just a day so they should be good to view tonight. And I need to get M brooder set up. Feeders and such still need sanitizing.

 

[blackgoat]

Mine shipped from Kentucky and 5/7 are doing great... please hatch... please hatch

Mine went the other way, from the West Coast to VA.

I had 8/8 last time I candled. It will so awesome if they hatch!

 

[Amberjem]

Cute!


Shrink wrapping is a combination of not absorbing yolk, size of pip, humidity and time. Any egg will shrink wrap if the chick does not zip soon enough after pipping.
I will set up a new thread soon.

there should be a set size? is this internal or external pipping?

 

[ronott1]

there should be a set size? is this internal or external pipping?

It is a combination of the pip size, wetness of the egg, humidity and time to hatch from the pip. Sometimes they will start zipping to get out and get stuck.

I give them a lot of time now and thy usually make it out. You need to watch the membrane and if it looks brown and dry you may need to assist them.

 

[bamadude]

Quote:
If I owe anything, can I pay it in crushed egg shells?

nope. What else u got?

 

[Dish chickens]

Lots of "GET ME OUT OF THIS EGG" cheeping going on but no pips yet. set at noon on the 11th so may have some early birds...

 

[draye]

Sitting here wondering what and how many chicks I'll have hatch. I always get anxiuos on day 18\19. Most oif the times they start hatching on day 19, so I may get some by the time I get home from work tomorrow. Gonna have an early day tomorrow 5:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.


Fingers crossed.

 

[Amberjem]

I wanna hear an egg chirp!! and definitely want to see some pips!!

wiff my luck if they do hatch they will be the very last ones to do it

 

[Amberjem]

btw can you recommend a decent temp guage humidity combo guage thats reliable and cost effective ron? I know this was discussed way back yonder in the thread my thermostat things are a joke I have literially 5 thermostats in my bator now and they all have differening temps...which ok I calibrated the mercy ones in ice water n ice to find the calculations of what the actualy temps it are they are reading... which is how I found my home depot guage except the humdity sucks on three different home depot machines...which is like great for what I bought them's purpose tendsing my garden in the greenhouse and indoors and everything even the chicken coop.... odviously for hatching eggs need a better gauge thats more fine tuned...soo oh great and knowledgable egg hatching guru ron what is your sage advise? (or anyone elses suggestions idea's)