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

[ronott1]

Set the eggs in the Brinsea. Realize now that there's nothing to do. I walk into the incubator room and it's like "Why am I here?" Kind of like walking into a room and not remembering the reason.

Thanks, Brinsea, for making me feel senile!

I do the same thing!

I will need to remember to turn on the cool down cycle on day 8 though. Even that is automatic.

 

[hennible]

I actually have to add water to the incubator today so I have a reason to poke at it
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[ronott1]

Ron,

I googled images of blue Australorps. Just flat-out CUTE! I recall seeing on eBay awhile back somebody had a lavender Australorp project going. Haven't seen him in a bit, though, otherwise I'd be bidding. It's those button-like eyes that get me....kind of like a feathered stuffed animal.

I like these because they have better red in the face. If all goes well, I might pick a nice blue cockeral and put him over my Hupp Australorps to see what I get.

I will also add a couple of the pullets from this hatch too though.

 

[ChickyChickens]

These are the official candling days. You will be looking for air cells to be a similar percentage of the egg on those days. Humidity is adjusted based on development.

Aweosme, i have been needing the official days for candling!!!

 

[JW12]

Ron do you pencil in where the airsac is before you set or as you go or both? Or at all?

 

[carcar80]

Later this afternoon i will be drunk husband...so drunk im gonna need a helmet

I'm rather fond of the term, "drunk as a bicycle".. The helmet kinda goes with that.

 

[ronott1]

Ron do you pencil in where the airsac is before you set or as you go or both? Or at all?

I do if they are shipped and have odd air cells. I will place an x on the spot that I want tilted up when I set them into the egg cartons during lockdown. It is very cool to see them pip close to the x.

added: I mark the air cell to make sure the chick pips within the air cell. If not, then I have to consider helping because it may have pipped into a place that has liquid or into a vein.

 

[JW12]

Next question lol I'm going to hatch in a carton this time. How do you doctor it up or do you just leave it as it is. The part that the eggs set in that is.

 

[Joyryder]

Question for all the dark egg hatchers. I have never been successful at candling BCM eggs. Does anyone here just weigh them instead of candling?

 

[chicken pickin]

Next question lol I'm going to hatch in a carton this time. How do you doctor it up or do you just leave it as it is. The part that the eggs set in that is.

I usually cut a hole in the bottom of each egg cup to allow a better flow of oxygen.