April 2022 hatch-a-long (non-Easter, and Easter welcome)

[gimmie birdies]

I hatched this frizzle/NN from a shipped egg from NC, the eggs all had wonky air cells. I sat them upright first 24 hrs, then kept them upright first 3 days not turning, checking them, I had to keep some upright for 7 days.

 

[gimmie birdies]

One egg I knew was Double yolk-er, but 2 surprised me. They were regular sized eggs. I candled last night (Pic this morning) They were belly bopping eachother, fighting in the egg. They are on day 11. There may have been one more double.

They don't look that great, and I know they don't make it past day 10 but they are still vein-ing, so they get to stay in incubator.
Day 11

 

[gimmie birdies]

The barred rocks all look doubled.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Day 12 still veining in my doubles, and all the other eggs look great!

 

[junior67]

I set my eggs Wed around 2pm What is the earliest that a first timer can candle and see something? I really am hoping that they are fertilized and at least some hatch. LOL Would love to see a glimmer of hope as early as I can.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I would candle day 6 if I were you.

 

[gimmie birdies]

My barred rock doubles are still going, I pulled a single yolk barred rock, because it quit. The egg had a crack that had healed it's self, but germs must have still gotten to it. I still have ...
7 barred rocks, most doubles they are on day 13.
Local area-but store eggs 6, day 13
Montana eggs day 14, 5 eggs.
10 left of the 6 day-ers. (2 of those were not fertile.)

 

[Bananer86]

I set a dozen rainbow & Easter Egger eggs this morning… I’m also in the Easter HAL with these & as far as I can tell my coturnix eggs are moving right along. They’re on day 9

 

[Lemon-Drop]

What candlers do you guys use? I set eggs for the Easter hatch-a-long earlier.
*me* Ok, only 10 eggs. I can't keep any.
*voice* Oh-but don't you want to make it a nice dozen?
*me* Hm, ok.
*voice* But wait! 15 is a nice, solid number!
*me* I don't think I have that many
*voice* At least check!
*me* Oh-I do!
*me* *puts 15 eggs in the incubator*
*voice* Oh no! There's an emptry slot in the outer ring! That'll drive you crazy.
*me* Just one more...
*me* *stares at many more eggs than planned*
*voice* Think of all the fluff balls!
*me* Puts lid on incubator.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

My 11 yr old Silkie hen went broody 2 weeks ago sitting on her own eggs, unfortunately a week later I candled and none developed, they weren't fertile. So I ordered 6 shipped ones and put them under her last Wednesday so hoping for 14th April hatch
I haven't ever bought shipped eggs so this will be a first!