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

[howfunkyisurchicken]

FINALLY! Lockdown day I wouldn't be surprised if I have an early hatcher or two, my incubator behaved for a little bit, and now its running a little on the warm side again. But, my 15 eggs still looked great when I candled last. I'll candle once more before lockdown.

EXCITED!!!!!

 

[rj122]

After reading previous posts, I decided to put all the eggs I collected the week before Dec 11th into my homemade incubator, knowing some might not be fertile and some wouldn't make it to hatching day. I candled on day 15 and 38 of 38 all moving and had same size air cells. I'm nervous about hatching day, sounds like things can go wrong, but I optimistically hoping for lots of chicks!

So first hatch, lock down is today, and we are leaving for Westport. I am taking my incubator with us, nothing like RV ing with 38 eggs and hopefully coming home with chicks. My husband, thinks I may have lost my mind, but he is a sport and going along with my somewhat crazy idea.

We are traveling a day early, so that I can use that time frame window removing the turner and placing into lock down, its only an hour and a half. I have an inverter to keep the heat consistent while we drive, and foam for a smooth transit. They won't even know they have been moved. As soon as we arrive, they will go into lock down, so by late afternoon, during the mean time, just keeping everything as close as it has been, temp and humidity and steady. Hopefully not a too far fetched plan, but I really want to watch them hatch! We have a generator if we lose power, and backup "stuff". I feel like I am packing for childbirth.

Lock down question, is there a position that you set the egg, or just lay them on their sides? Do I lay them on "something" towel or just the screen?

I am setting up a 24 hr time-lapse GoPro to capture the hatching, hopefully it will go smoothly and I'll be able to share. If not, next time, I'll stay at home with my eggs. Wish me luck... oh and again, just lay them on the screen?

 

[RoodyRodchester]

After reading previous posts, I decided to put all the eggs I collected the week before Dec 11th into my homemade incubator, knowing some might not be fertile and some wouldn't make it to hatching day.  I candled on day 15 and 38 of 38 all moving and had same size air cells.  I'm nervous about hatching day, sounds like things can go wrong, but I optimistically hoping for lots of chicks!    

So first hatch, lock down is today, and we are leaving for Westport.  I am taking my incubator with us, nothing like RV ing with 38 eggs and hopefully coming home with chicks. My husband, thinks I may have lost my mind, but he is a sport and going along with my somewhat crazy idea.  

We are traveling a day early, so that I can use that time frame window removing the turner and placing into lock down, its only an hour and a half.  I have an inverter to keep the heat consistent while we drive, and foam for a smooth transit. They won't even know they have been moved.   As soon as we arrive, they will go into lock down, so by late afternoon, during the mean time, just keeping everything as close as it has been, temp and humidity and steady.  Hopefully not a too far fetched plan, but I really want to watch them hatch!  We have a generator if we lose power, and backup "stuff".  I feel like I am packing for childbirth.      

Lock down question, is there a position that you set the egg, or just lay them on their sides?  Do I lay them on "something" towel or just the screen?

I am setting up a 24 hr time-lapse GoPro to capture the hatching, hopefully it will go smoothly and I'll be able to share. If not, next time, I'll stay at home with my eggs.  Wish me luck... oh and again, just lay them on the screen?  

Good luck! Hope you have lots of chicks hatch! I lay mine on those nonslip cabinet liners. A tip I've gotten off here and keeps the egg from rolling all over the place and to keep the little chicks legs from being injured.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Good luck on your traveling hatch! For me, if they're shipped eggs, I hatch them upright in a carton with the bottoms cut out. If they're not shipped, I lay them down on the screen. Hope that helps

 

[rj122]

Good luck! Hope you have lots of chicks hatch! I lay mine on those nonslip cabinet liners. A tip I've gotten off here and keeps the egg from rolling all over the place and to keep the little chicks legs from being injured.

That is a great idea, thank you!! I actually have a new roll.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Interesting the different things that work for different folks in different situations.  When you have hatched for a while, you find out what works and what doesn't for you!    
  Have to ask, are these in a turner?  An upright, or one of those that turns them on the side..or, your hands.  Lol...

They are in an upright turner for the hoverbator. I dont have time to turn eggs by hand. Bad enough I barely can remember to take my meds every six hours

 

[SenuaGifts]

Bamadude, how did you fare with the added rain last night?

 

[the jolly onion]

Ive got a pip!! nothing on the other 4 eggs, but one pip-nearly-a-zip so just made my morning! Ive got a lot of reading to catch up on with this thread, but just had to share with people who get where im coming from!

 

[ronott1]

After reading previous posts, I decided to put all the eggs I collected the week before Dec 11th into my homemade incubator, knowing some might not be fertile and some wouldn't make it to hatching day. I candled on day 15 and 38 of 38 all moving and had same size air cells. I'm nervous about hatching day, sounds like things can go wrong, but I optimistically hoping for lots of chicks!

So first hatch, lock down is today, and we are leaving for Westport. I am taking my incubator with us, nothing like RV ing with 38 eggs and hopefully coming home with chicks. My husband, thinks I may have lost my mind, but he is a sport and going along with my somewhat crazy idea.

We are traveling a day early, so that I can use that time frame window removing the turner and placing into lock down, its only an hour and a half. I have an inverter to keep the heat consistent while we drive, and foam for a smooth transit. They won't even know they have been moved. As soon as we arrive, they will go into lock down, so by late afternoon, during the mean time, just keeping everything as close as it has been, temp and humidity and steady. Hopefully not a too far fetched plan, but I really want to watch them hatch! We have a generator if we lose power, and backup "stuff". I feel like I am packing for childbirth.

Lock down question, is there a position that you set the egg, or just lay them on their sides? Do I lay them on "something" towel or just the screen?

I am setting up a 24 hr time-lapse GoPro to capture the hatching, hopefully it will go smoothly and I'll be able to share. If not, next time, I'll stay at home with my eggs. Wish me luck... oh and again, just lay them on the screen?

Way to go!

I am looking forward to the video, that sounds great!

 

[chonsey]

Increasing humidity around noon, stopped turning! 17 look good, one I can't see thru.