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

[Sueg4332]

well I missed it. I hatched way to many chicks this year anyway. Hope to hatch a few Easter hatch if the right girls lay. HAPPY HATCHING to everyone I'll being watching you all enjoying your hatches....
Fighting the addiction of hatching way to many birds already......But they are so cute.......
Have a lot of reading to catch up on on page 13.....

 

[ronott1]

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!

That is good news!

With dark egg shells, increasing darkness inside the egg is a good sign. Glowing is bad.

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!

I hope the make it!

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

Same as a above, look for increasing darkness in the egg.

 

[ronott1]

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.

Lock the door! Get a guard dog!

Move the incubator to work or somewhere safe...

keep those little hands away from the bator!

well I missed it. I hatched way to many chicks this year anyway. Hope to hatch a few Easter hatch if the right girls lay. HAPPY HATCHING to everyone I'll being watching you all enjoying your hatches....
Fighting the addiction of hatching way to many birds already......But they are so cute.......
Have a lot of reading to catch up on on page 13.....

Sorry you missed it!

 

[ronott1]

I candled this morning and removed 5 eggs. Three were clears and two were blood rings.

I have 39 developing out of 45!

Great for store eggs.

 

[Cynthia12]

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!

Oh, these are pretty! I hope you get a good hatch, I want to see those babies!

 

[Cynthia12]

I like seeing the pictures. Waiting on chick pictures.

I have some eggs in lock down right now, due on Sunday. I will post those..wish me luck!

 

[Cynthia12]

I candled this morning and removed 5 eggs. Three were clears and two were blood rings.

I have 39 developing out of 45!

Great for store eggs.

Store eggs! I want some!! Happy for you ron. Jealous too.

 

[BullChick]

Now that my duck is laying fertile eggs, she is only laying every other day. So, three eggs went in. I'll still add another tomorrow if I get one. Wish me luck! I need two girls.

 

[ChickaLong]

I candled this morning and removed 5 eggs. Three were clears and two were blood rings.

I have 39 developing out of 45!

Great for store eggs.

I am planning on candling tonight. I hope I do that well.

 

[Cynthia12]

Good luck to the both of you!