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

[gilchicken]

I set my eggs in the incubator on the 8th at 11pm.. So I thought tomorrow will be hatching day. . But so far no external pipping! . This is driving me CRAZY! Am I doing something wrong? First time doing this and I think it's the last one! :/

 

[GAGE]

Candled for the last time before lockdown, and had three very smelly quitters. We are down to 29 remaining with 7-8 just not looking quite right, but they do not smell, so we left them.
I just have to put down some drawer liner, and put them in the cartons and we are done.

 

[bamadude]

I set my eggs in the incubator on the 8th at 11pm.. So I thought tomorrow will be hatching day. . But so far no external pipping! . This is driving me CRAZY! Am I doing something wrong? First time doing this and I think it's the last one! :/

dec 29 at 11 pm will be exactly 21 days.

 

[gilchicken]

dec 29 at 11 pm will be exactly 21 days.

Ok. . So I don't need to freak out about it?

 

[FuzzyHens]

98.5 is fine for hatching.

No more cool down cycle though.

so, we don't leave it at 99.5 for hatching? I knew about up'ing the humidity, but I haven't heard about dropping the temperature.

 

[bamadude]

Ok. . So I don't need to freak out about it?

chill.

 

[bamadude]

EVERYBODY STAY CALM

 

[hennible]

so, we don't leave it at 99.5 for hatching?  I knew about up'ing the humidity, but I haven't heard about dropping the temperature.

As far as I know it's not necessary. But I'd like to know the benefit

 

[jbenson]

Locked down. 6 early quitters float tested, pulled and put into vinegar out of sheer morbid curiosity. That leaves me with 31.

And a brand new bator getting heated up next to my old one with a full load ready to set. DH has become a super enabler. He even helped me put together a new brooder setup, well its not done, but he helped.

 

[FuzzyHens]

I candled again tonight and the 3 I was confident in are still going strong. I had 2 that were questionable in every candling, so I finally pulled those two.

I am beyond anxious now and hatch day isn't until Friday for me. I may not have any finger nails left by then!