AH! First hatch! First 17 are hatching! *help please pg 14*

[LuvMyBLR]

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Oh yeah I saw that already! I did an egg-topsy on my blood ring egg too. What day are you on now jf?

 

[jfulcher]

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Oh yeah I saw that already! I did an egg-topsy on my blood ring egg too. What day are you on now jf?

I am at day 15 of 16 for my button eggs... First hatch.. Unsure if I am going to get anything out of it
... But I can hope. I have given my heart, soul, and whatever else you can give to something, to these eggs... If they don't hatch I will be very sad.. But I will not give up on hatching I don't think..

 

[LuvMyBLR]

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Oh yeah I saw that already! I did an egg-topsy on my blood ring egg too. What day are you on now jf?

I am at day 15 of 16 for my button eggs... First hatch.. Unsure if I am going to get anything out of it
... But I can hope. I have given my heart, soul, and whatever else you can give to something, to these eggs... If they don't hatch I will be very sad.. But I will not give up on hatching I don't think..

Well like you said in your other post, your temps fluctuated a lot. This won't really kill your chicks I think. Think of all the fluctuations that happen with a broody hen and natural weather conditions! They might just hatch a day late, or even a couple. OR you'll wake up tomorrow with the tiny little fuzz butts out and waiting for you!

for a great hatch!

 

[jfulcher]

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I am at day 15 of 16 for my button eggs... First hatch.. Unsure if I am going to get anything out of it
... But I can hope. I have given my heart, soul, and whatever else you can give to something, to these eggs... If they don't hatch I will be very sad.. But I will not give up on hatching I don't think..

Well like you said in your other post, your temps fluctuated a lot. This won't really kill your chicks I think. Think of all the fluctuations that happen with a broody hen and natural weather conditions! They might just hatch a day late, or even a couple. OR you'll wake up tomorrow with the tiny little fuzz butts out and waiting for you!

for a great hatch!

I THINK I have one trying to pip.... It "hopped" to one side.. A couple times.. Shakes around a little every now an then...

 

[1Chick Magnet]

Glad you found the stinker!
I have 84 eggs in 2 bators and eggs under 9 hens and 1 duck. I have 3 hens with chicks and a pegion with 2 babies (really ugly naked things) they will turn into beautiful fantails.

 

[LuvMyBLR]

You have a lot! Is it awful that I'm already planning my next one?

and I don't even know if this one will go well!

How's yours going jfulcher?

 

[LuvMyBLR]

Wow nothing in a while..... Well, I hadn't candled in a few days (I'm not sure who is actually reading this or care but I'll tell ya anyway

) so I did tonight. every single one. Good news! All the stink from those two gross eggs is gone! no more stinkers! Also, took out 3 more unfertilized eggs I apparently missed. And I see chicks! Real chicks! exactly one week until Hatching for Shay's Flock of Fun mix (think that's a good way to put it!) and the minorcas! omg! 5 till lock down! I really need to get that brooder ready.......

So here's the final count until lockdown, I hope: 6 Minorca, 11 S+J(that's how they're marked), 7 BLRW, 2 silkie, and none of the 3 from our own flock. Guess our banty is just too little for our big girls! haha So 26 eggs! Considering I only lost 1 actual baby, I'm thrilled!

There's only one Minorca egg I am slightly worried about because it looks smaller and the air pocket is huge, but the veins look good and there's definitely a chick in there so I'll leave it be till lock down.

I love that I'm getting silkies and BLRW, but I'm soooo excited to see what we get from Shay's! The guessing will be very entertaining! Thank God it's summer! I will be "swimming in cuteness" as one friend put it! All the eggs are really good sized which makes it even more interesting to me. Because it's mostly laying breed moms (but some we don't know because they weren't in the coop! lol), but she has so many beautiful roos!

Somebody pinch me! I'm in heaven right now! Even without them being hatched yet, I look forward to coming home from work every day, especially a bad day, and checking on my eggs. Even if I don't touch them. My mom always says, "The key to happiness, is having something to look forward to."

 

[jfulcher]

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Sigh I cracked open the 2 due yesterday and 1 other.... yolk yolk and quitter........................... BF banned me fromcracking the rest.

 

[ChickieWoo]

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Sounds good LuvMyBLR

Well I finally broke down and made a better candler. I found another quitter which I thought was viable. I'm happy to report all 17 (3 banty eggs and the rest a mix) have movement and look like chicks. I also returned the digital thermostat for a more accurate one that has been working out well. I can't believe lock down is coming soon and maybe some peepers. This is so cool

 

[showjumper_girl2002]

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Sounds good LuvMyBLR

Well I finally broke down and made a better candler. I found another quitter which I thought was viable. I'm happy to report all 17 (3 banty eggs and the rest a mix) have movement and look like chicks. I also returned the digital thermostat for a more accurate one that has been working out well. I can't believe lock down is coming soon and maybe some peepers. This is so cool

What makes a good candler?