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[Pensmaster]

Well, I candled last night. WAY to many blanks.. tossed 12 I think? And I'm pretty confident I have 6-7 more, but I just wasn't 100% positive so I left them and intend to recheck them in a few more days. I also have one Very dark Maran egg in there, but I have no idea how to see through it? What do I do? I'm scared to just leave it, if its infertile or a quitter.. at what point do they explode?!
And thanks to all the enablers encouragers on here, I went ahead and tossed in 9 more eggs to fill up my empty spots and try my hand at a staggered hatch..


Bummer. My bator was 2° low this morning and I was wondering exactly how long it had been that way as well. Probably all night I would assume considering I candled about midnight. Ugh. I hope al the babies are ok! Yours too!

N.E.V.E.R. E.N.O.U.G.H. I have a 3month old and a 24month old. I cant think straight!


Ouch! I'm sorry! Ice Ice Ice!

I haven’t had one explode inside the incubator yet. I would think if it were fresh to start you’ll be ok leaving it till lockdown or longer. The headlamp I have improvises as a candle when I’m hatching. I took a piece of insulating foam for water pipes and foil lined it with a foil tape. It does a decent job of seeing inside the Marans eggs.
I’m also trying to get some eggs to fill in the spots left from my duds. If not the 7 that are left will have to do.
Of the eggs that were duds I started collecting them on 11-28. After a week in incubator from this hal I scrambled them up for the chickens to eat. None exploded.
As to the cool down you had I’ve had broodies leave their nest for what I thought was an excessive amount of time and they hatched.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Is it the DH or Modern life that is the culprit?

We are gathering winter provisions for winter. The pasture grasses stopped growing. All the local hay has been cut and baled and fresh,dry & ON SALE.. Been hauling it from all 4 corners of the county. Placing it in storage w/o a tractor.. "Round rolls".
Processed our Rooster flock. Prepping 3 swine to go to process. Castrating young boars. Modifying one of my breeding houses for my new Blue Austrulorpes. On top of basic chores and duties...
Fun times!

Cutie pies!

 

[luvmigirls]

Well I did set eggs and only a single one is fertile. she was set on the 12th. I candled last night and everything looks good. Well since a single hatching is just not proper etiquette and will lead to mama boys and girls...(they under foot ugh!), I managed to coax 6 more eggs from a pullet and the same hen, for a total of 7 eggs. It is a classic staggered hatch, but it will be so wonderful to have to warm up the cold days of Jan.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are gathering winter provisions for winter. The pasture grasses stopped growing. All the local hay has been cut and baled and fresh,dry & ON SALE.. Been hauling it from all 4 corners of the county. Placing it in storage w/o a tractor.. "Round rolls".
Processed our Rooster flock. Prepping 3 swine to go to process. Castrating young boars. Modifying one of my breeding houses for my new Blue Austrulorpes. On top of basic chores and duties...
Fun times!
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Cutie pies!

hey did you come over last night snitch my birds I have a home grown oe and a ee that are twins to the two there

 

[CapricornFarm]

Connie! We need results! #3 needs encouragement!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

hey did you come over last night snitch my birds I have a home grown oe and a ee that are twins to the two there

That is one of my blue australorpes sitting on silver laced wyandotte.. My new breeders. Getting ready for spring sales..

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Connie! We need results! #3 needs encouragement!

 

[CapricornFarm]

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Aaaahhhhhhh! Say it isn't so!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Aaaahhhhhhh! Say it isn't so!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Number 3.... in a sandwich.