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

[WthrLady]

s'ok. He's been great entertainment. He's great at stomping on the hens. So he gets an 'A' for effort. He molted pretty hard too. So who knows.

 

[S5apiotrowski]

fixing to candle for the first time....finger's crossed!

 

[KYTinpusher]

fixing to candle for the first time....finger's crossed!

The FIRST time?!?

 

[brideofchaos]

The FIRST time?!?

 

[S5apiotrowski]

...I've always waited a week to candle... 2 of the eggs I traded are infertile. All of mine have some development. A couple eggs are questionable-- they started to develop, but may have died early? I was going to check again in a few days...

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I can never restrain myself that long lol

 

[Jessimom]

I'm totally out. I candled, day 11, and all I got was glowing eggs and in the lighter shelled ones all I could see was yellow yolk swishing around in there. I took a leap and cracked open two, and nope nothing. I cracked open all 24 and NO development in ANY of them. My guess is that either my new incubator spiked and killed day 1 or 2. OR my Roo, while a great dancer and chicken stomped, is too young, 9 months old. I have seen bullseyes when using eggs for cooking... so who knows.

Bummed, but may set more. Waiting to see if the lady I was setting for wants them 10 days late or just wants to wait until later in the spring.

REally bummed.

I am so sorry! No fun! I hope your rooster figures things out!!

 

[WthrLady]

The thermometer that came with the incubator was almost always sitting at 99.5 I let it set for 4 days and made sure it was adjusted to that. Using my hand held laser gun thermometer, the interior of the incubator reads nothing higher than 93'. I have a digital thermometer to set inside, and while I can test that for humidity, I cannot confirm its accuracy with temperature. Any ideas?

 

[KYTinpusher]

...I've always waited a week to candle... 2 of the eggs I traded are infertile. All of mine have some development. A couple eggs are questionable-- they started to develop, but may have died early? I was going to check again in a few days...

You have a lot of self-restraint. I love to see the little heartbeat in those first few days.

 

[daxigait]

So how many weeks do chicks need a heatclamp, and when are they considered fully feathered?