Anyone Setting Eggs Tonight 3/31/2011 - Come join me if you like!

[petunias212]

I just lay them on their side because I didn't know a lot about the egg carton thing, though the pic's I've seen people put up of their chicks hatching in egg cartons are too cute! I'll wait with you and see what answers you get.

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[petunias212]

My first hatch and I only have one hatch plus this one I'm doing now with you, I went on lockdown on day 18 and day 19 is the first time I saw the eggs moving - at first I thought it was my eyes - but looked again and sure enough, I finally got to see what people meant by the expression, rocking and rolling....I got my first small hole in the egg (I never know which is it, pip or zip?) on day 20 and they hatched about 6 hours after making that little hole.

I'm wondering if it will go the same way this time.

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[chickenfeverforever]

Its getting exciting!

 

[chickenfeverforever]

Its official. I am in Lockdown. Having some trouble getting the temp back up. Guess because the eggs are resting lower now. My humidity is at 41%. I have all the water troughs filled so I will wait and see if it climbs to 65% before I need to add a sponge or wet wrag. Temp is at 99%......Baby chicks, come on out!

 

[chickflick247]

I won't be at lockdown for another few hours. Waiting 'til dark to candle. My temps were really high today. I couldn't be home all to day to watch it. up to 105. This is not good but we'll have to wait and see.

 

[PeasChisGuis]

Me too Chickflick247...I'm going on lockdown tonight so I can candle my eggs......so excited and hoping for a good hatch....last one not so good..6 chicks out of 25 eggs BUT all pullets

 

[MountainChickenMama]

Almost 24 into lockdown and only 1 rocking, shall I be concerned?

Good luck everyone!!!

 

[chickenfeverforever]

I decided not to candle. I figure, I was puttig them all in no matter what so I guess we will see. I went in about an hour ago but I am still messing with humidity. Just added two maxi pads. I only have super thin ones so I dont see them helping much. Humidity is still only around 50 %. Wish I had a sponge or something

 

[MountainChickenMama]

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Good Luck!

 

[Cattitude]

I am in lockdown also. Of my 41 official eggs for the Easter hatch, 5 were infertile, 1 shipped Ameraucana egg developed a bit and quit, and one of my backyard flock's eggs quit. That leaves me with 34 eggs out of that batch. Another batch started a day earlier had 6 shipped B/B/S Silkie eggs that quit (8 left), and one shipped Ameraucana quitter (9 left), plus some more eggs from our backyard flock. *scratches head* Anyway, I have 49 eggs in lockdown now!