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

[ronott1]

she was replying to my question about whether I should out a carton in my old Brower for the eggs or just lay them in it.

For the brower, I would set them on the side.

 

[ronott1]

This is my first attempt at hatching eggs. I have a still air incubator with a fan. With NO WATER in the thing, the humidity is at 36%. I live in an inland valley in Southern California - it's DRY HERE!!! How do I get the humidity level down? It has stayed steady at 36% for the past 2 weeks. Will a 36% humidity hurt them? Is there any way to lower the ambient humidity?

Thanks!!!!

36% is perfect!

Leave it alone for at least two days--humidity goes down at first.

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1

You can turn that maybe into a yes.

Will do!

 

[LocalYokel]

Thanks Local.

So glad they made it okay. It's such a luck of the draw thing......

 Are you entering the longest distance for shipped eggs contest? e

I HOPE I'M IN THE LONGEST DISTANCE CONTEST
I'M STILL NEW ROUND THESE PARTS SO PLEASE ADD ME IF I'M NOT ALREADY IN

 

[ronott1]

I am back from walking to the local Whole Foods Store where I purchased two dozen packages of brown fertile eggs!

So far this hatch a long has cost me $8.00!

I hope I get my moneys worth.

 

[LocalYokel]

I HOPE I'M IN THE LONGEST DISTANCE CONTEST
I'M STILL NEW ROUND THESE PARTS SO PLEASE ADD ME IF I'M NOT ALREADY IN

@ronott1

 

[LocalYokel]

I am back from walking to the local Whole Foods Store where I purchased two dozen packages of brown fertile eggs!


So far this hatch a long has cost me $8.00!


I hope I get my moneys worth.

Did they say fertile?
I'm having a hard time finding these.
Only can find "free range"
Wondering if that just means open warehouse floor with tiny door to porch

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1

You are on the members list.

I will start a thread for the shipping distance but a chick has to hatch to win so this will be an end of the hatch a long contest.

 

[venymae]

Do you mark air cells before you set? Is this to measure how much they grow by day 7?

A couple of my eggs are VERY round and I could not tell which side was up! Local eggs don't really need to be candled if their fresh. Shipped eggs do to make sure the air cells are ok.

Ok, this one is new to me?  What?  If they are fresh eggs, best if they are on their sides? 

I've done it both ways now and had
Good results with upright, but I am no expert!

@ronott1

You can turn that maybe into a yes.

Ooooooh YEAH!!!

 

[generaldsherman]

Did they say fertile?
I'm having a hard time finding these.
Only can find "free range"
Wondering if that just means open warehouse floor with tiny door to porch

Yes, that is correct. I've seen the fertile eggs before (hatched 1/23 traders joe eggs) and they will be clearly marked. Ask if they carry fertile eggs, and if not check around at all the organic food stores in your area.


Meet Joe the trader joe chick (plus an itty-bitty Texas A & M quail chick)