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

[ChickaLong]

Day 7!!!! I candled 20 of my 38 eggs, and 19 of them have veins and movement, one was dark and hard to see, will check it again when I candle the remaining 18 eggs tomorrow!! So far, my first attempt and homemade incubator is looking good! Too early to celebrate, but so far so good. Most importantly.... Leonardo, had motion inside!! I haven't had to open or mess with the incubator, it is holding steady at 99.5-100 with humidity at 35-45. Soooo much fun!

I like seeing the pictures. Waiting on chick pictures.

 

[silly4buttons]

Hard to tell on those EE's!  They get dark fast when a chick is growing in there.  I had questioned one of my OE's, a dark green egg.. in my last hatch, thought is might be gone, but, I questioned it..kept it in, and it was the second chick to hatch.

Thank you I can't wait to see if it hatches. I love my EE's that have the most cutest faces besides my silkies

 

[generaldsherman]

My eggs are on day 14 today (put htem in a week early so that they wouldn't be too old to develop). They were doing great, and then my incubator went gazoo and was up to 111 degrees!!!!!!!!!

Opened the top and double checked all of the settings-got it cooled down (my x10 controller was unplugged so the computer wasn't controlling it anymore

.) I suddenly became grateful I had put 4 eggs under my broody hen last week...at least SOMETHING should hatch. Haven't given up on the incubator yet-will candle again on day 18 and see if I see movement.

Boo on fluctuating temperatures!

 

[rossfam06]

Photo shopped robins?

Well ..I thought Robins until someone said starlings!!!

 

[KYTinpusher]

My eggs are on day 14 today (put htem in a week early so that they wouldn't be too old to develop). They were doing great, and then my incubator went gazoo and was up to 111 degrees!!!!!!!!!

Opened the top and double checked all of the settings-got it cooled down (my x10 controller was unplugged so the computer wasn't controlling it anymore

.) I suddenly became grateful I had put 4 eggs under my broody hen last week...at least SOMETHING should hatch. Haven't given up on the incubator yet-will candle again on day 18 and see if I see movement.

Boo on fluctuating temperatures!

Hope they weren't up that high for long and the chickies are O.K.

 

[Pensmaster]

Day 7!!!! I candled 20 of my 38 eggs, and 19 of them have veins and movement, one was dark and hard to see, will check it again when I candle the remaining 18 eggs tomorrow!! So far, my first attempt and homemade incubator is looking good! Too early to celebrate, but so far so good. Most importantly.... Leonardo, had motion inside!! I haven't had to open or mess with the incubator, it is holding steady at 99.5-100 with humidity at 35-45. Soooo much fun!

Go go go Leonardo, lots of kids cheering here for you( and folks)e

 

[shahtir101]

34 are are growing. There were a couple dark shells that I'm not sure on, so I just left them in, I saw no blood ring and they were dark like the other developers so I'm hopeful.

34 is good though

 

[WthrLady]

Well ..I thought Robins until someone said starlings!!!

yup. As soon as they sais starling, my brain said, " yup, starlings!"

 

[WthrLady]

Still see no viens in my blue or green eggs. Really cannot see into my marans. Sigh. Day 10.

 

[Pensmaster]

My eggs are on day 14 today (put htem in a week early so that they wouldn't be too old to develop).  They were doing great, and then my incubator went gazoo and was up to 111 degrees!!!!!!!!!  Opened the top and double checked all of the settings-got it cooled down (my x10 controller was unplugged so the computer wasn't controlling it anymore .)  I suddenly became grateful I had put 4 eggs under my broody hen last week...at least SOMETHING should hatch.  Haven't given up on the incubator yet-will candle again on day 18 and see if I see movement. Boo on fluctuating temperatures!

My worst nightmare. We have company this weekend with lots to do. Many kids and incubator is to accessible to little hands. Although door is closed I'm going to be spending extra time in the room.