7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[Wickedchicken6]

Well I had a hiccup when I first put my eggs in. Had some condensation happen after a few minutes took the eggs out and patted them dry with a paper towel. Set them all on my bed and raised the temp of my bedroom while the incubator sat empty. A couple hours later and the eggs are back in the bator. No condensation this time and they'very been in for 30 minutes. Temp is slow to rise, it's 92.7°F right now with humidity at 35% with no added water.

How is everything going?

Originally Posted by rj122

38 eggs going! I have had chickens for several years, but this is my very first attempt at hatching! Finished finalizing adjustments on my homemade incubator about 1am last night. Temp is set at 100 with a 1 degree differential, humidity is running about 45/50. I read through this site and used all the amazing information to guide me in the assembly of my incubator. I used 2" 2x4 Foam Boards from Homedepot, cut them on a table saw and used a hot glue gun to built the box. Purchased thermostat and auto turner off amazon along with a few other parts. I hope it works!!

Most of the eggs I collected are Americana's and Buff Brahmas, I have two coops, one with an Americana Rooster and Americana hens along with a few RIR, so the blue eggs I know are from my American Hens and American Rooster, and the Brown eggs are a mix from the RIR and my American Rooster. The Brahma rooster and hens I keep in an entirely different coop, because don't want to mix my Brahmas.

I labeled my eggs by date I collected (started 7 days prior to today)- Breed - and number collected. 5-B-1 is one a Brahma eggs collected on the 5th of December and 5-B-2 is the second Brahma egg collected on December 5th. I don't know if there is a typical way of labeling eggs, if there is, please share. I wanted to be able to document the hate rate and breed by collection date. Let the learning curve begin!







Very nice indeed!

Ok...I just realized how to do multi-quotes for one entire page! I couldn't fiqure out how everyone could quote SO many quotes AND remember AND respond! (sometimes I just gotta laugh at myself)

 

[KYTinpusher]

Ok...I just realized how to do multi-quotes for one entire page! I couldn't fiqure out how everyone could quote SO many quotes AND remember AND respond! (sometimes I just gotta laugh at myself)

Congrats on learning something new! I try to do that everyday. In desktop mode, the "Multi" quote button will actually work over many pages. When you are catching up, just hit the "Multi" button for every post that you want to respond to, and when you are done and ready to respond, just hit "quote" on the last post, or "Reply" on any post and you will find ALL the posts you wanted to respond to down in the big "Reply" box. I don't think the mobil app has the different buttons to select, but the quotes on the bottom right of each post work the same as the "Multi" button in desktop mode.

 

[chicknlove]

It has been less than nine hours for the chickens, and I am ready to candle them too! We are a crazy bunch!

Not me!

 

[Laurel Meadows]

Apparently my second set of shipped eggs is not being delivered as expected today

My seller sent them Thursday with 2 day priority so I should have got them today, but they were not delivered. I am trying to locate them to see if they are somewhere I can pick them up, but my local p.o. is closed so I am stuck waiting on hold over an hour wait time on the main line.

So @ronott1 assuming I will not get them until Monday, I can't count them in the HAL, is that right?
So bummed. Of course these were the more expensive eggs and breeder quality eggs

 

[chicknlove]

my Pops was in a pretty bad accident on his way to bring me the rest of the hatching eggs and join me for birthday dinner. The ambulance told him he should stay but he didn't want to. His knee is pretty banged up and I think she has a concussion because he was a little spacey and Had fuzzy vision in I one eye. The hatching eggs were splattered across his jeans. So that's that. Please send prayers and positive thoughts. I am a little worried about him.

So sorry to hear! Hope he is okay! Update us when you can!

 

[chicknlove]

Apparently my second set of shipped eggs is not being delivered as expected today

My seller sent them Thursday with 2 day priority so I should have got them today, but they were not delivered. I am trying to locate them to see if they are somewhere I can pick them up, but my local p.o. is closed so I am stuck waiting on hold over an hour wait time on the main line.

So @ronott1 assuming I will not get them until Monday, I can't count them in the HAL, is that right?
So bummed. Of course these were the more expensive eggs and breeder quality eggs

Oh bummer!

 

[chicknlove]

Here my 6 eggs!!!!!

Saweet! Good Luck!

 

[chicknlove]

Hello all, thanks for the warm thoughts and prayers. Pops is doing good. Very sore this morning, his knee is the size of a grapefruit and everything feels bruised but he's very positive.

Uglybator is looking good, I have been turning my eggs every time I come up the stairs for something, I was amazed when someone said a hen does it 20+ Times a day, so I figured I'd try! Haha. Temp is running 99.5-100.6 and humidity reads 36% and 40% depending on what thermometer you look at

. So everything is looking great! I have a really nice speckled egg that I really hope hatches a nice little hen!

Good News! Hope you have a great hatch!

 

[Cynthia12]

Apparently my second set of shipped eggs is not being delivered as expected today

My seller sent them Thursday with 2 day priority so I should have got them today, but they were not delivered. I am trying to locate them to see if they are somewhere I can pick them up, but my local p.o. is closed so I am stuck waiting on hold over an hour wait time on the main line.

So @ronott1 assuming I will not get them until Monday, I can't count them in the HAL, is that right?
So bummed. Of course these were the more expensive eggs and breeder quality eggs

Not your fault they didn't come on time. You ordered them expecting them before the set date...or a day later? Sorry, I will be watching to see if they come today!

 

[Cynthia12]

This looks so nice. So neatly numbered. Love it. Beautiful eg

gs too!