Anyone got a hatch going right now...? started Feb 12

[FishMtFarm]

They were just clear it seemed. What does that mean? also it’s my first time incubating

Some fertile eggs die right off the bat so you don't ever see veins develop in them. There are many different genetic and outside world factors that can cause embryo death at different stages. I have had my own that were definately fertile cause I broke them open to check, but they just never grew. Your off to a very good start. Just stay optimistic!

 

[Eagle Flight Farm]

We picked up our Ancona duck eggs today at our local post office once the roads were treated. The post office did a wonderful job taking care of them for us until we arrived. When we got home and opened the box, the eggs were very lovingly packed with plenty of extra protection and all were intact and without damage externally. I was so thankful ... and then realized that my order for 4 eggs had come with a bonus from the breeder of 4 additional eggs, for a total of 8 Ancona eggs. Some are a lovely cream color and many are a pale green. Yes, they are lovely! I used my Incubright candling flashlight and all the air cells were in the proper position and just had a small bubble inside each that seemed to move, but never beyond the edges of the air cells. I let them adjust to room temperature while setting with the pointy end down in their shipping egg carton. I will place them in our Incuview incubator in the morning and the incubator has been running perfectly for the last several days. The temp is spot on at 99.5 F and the humidity is right in the proper range for beginning incubation.

This is our first time incubating eggs and I think we are off to a good start with lovely eggs that were packed so carefully and shipped without damage. Wish us luck!

 

[Minky]

I have a friend hatching my 5 cream legbar eggs. They go into lockdown tomorrow!! Yipee!

 

[gary gibbs]

27 serama's in and and lock down in 3 days....im up to neck in feathers. welsummers and Delawares in one brooder and ayam cemani in the the other brooder......yikes. what was i thinking ...lol

 

[bekkanblue]

Good luck to everyone with bators going! I've got 2 more weeks for mine. It may candle tonight because I can't help myself..... I may have more eggs sitting in front of me waiting for um, maybe 2 more bators to come.... mebbe

 

[Mothercluckingchicken]

One hatched 22 more to go

 

[Minky]

I hope they all hatch for you!!!! Keep us posted!

 

[Mothercluckingchicken]

As of right now 7 that have hatched. 11 more to go. I was mistaken in my last post. They started on day 19. just picked up 41 more eggs to hatch next.

 

[BioBantams]

Day 14 candled and only 4 out of 56 undeveloped. Hopefully a big hatch for next week.

 

[Minky]

So I have an update- out of 5 eggs, all 5 were looking great, lockdown started on Friday. First chick got stuck in shell and only made it part way out. #2, #3, #4 all hatched this morning between 10-12 am, and are doing great.....and #5 is still in there, she is going to give it another day or so.
So far we have one male, one female and one we aren' t sure about! Will have to post a few pics to the CLB experts to get an opinion.