Anyone setting eggs tomorrow (13th March, EDD Apr 3rd)

[clothdiaperingmom]

Heres the newest one.

All of them together. Excuse the mess....I changed the coffee filters and took the shells out after I took pics.

 

[raimnel]

Cute! Cute! Cute!

good job now I really can't wait till Sat.

you know what?, I think I need to go get some chick feed.

That will be Thurs. when I get the thermometer for the brooder box.

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

Thank you

LOL...yes, chick feed is a good thing to have if you have chicks!

Ive made baby cereal and given it to my sets of hatchlings as their 1st food.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

YEAH!!! More baby chicks!!!

getting excited and nervous to candle and lock down tonight!! My last candling didn't go so well. Would hate to lose anymore!!!

Tamara

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats!

 

[christytrav]

OK I went into lock down with you guys. That part makes me so nervous. It seems like it takes so long. I candled one last time and lost two more eggs. I'm down to 20 now. Turner is out and water trough filled. I went with the advice on here and only half filled the other trough. I will keep a close eye on it all day. Hopfully all this waiting will pay off!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Good luck!

The last 3 days do go by in slow motion. Just sit on your hands and don't open that bator!!!! It will call to you, but don't do it!

 

[loopy12]

Oh its all so eggciting! Feels like we're a rolling stone now...

I love how the chicks are all sat in the egg carton like they're copying the eggs

As for my humidity I did calibrate it last week, with the salt/water in a cup in a bag method and after 8 hours it read 75% exactly (to my shock!), so i should be ok. Maybe is just really dry here at the moment.

Will report back with last candling later when its dark...

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

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It is cute isnt it. The last hatched has been trying to get up in the carton too with the other 3.

I will candle tonite as well and report back.....IF I can see well enough inside.

 

[christytrav]

It is taking forever for my temp to climb back up. It has been at 93.5 for an hour. I just turned the dial a half turn. And my humidity is only at 50%. I am using a still air hovabator so I need to be at least 101. Should I keep cranking it or be patient?