APRIL Hatch a long ......Anyone?

[wabbit1964]

Prepping the incubator today.. when I'm sure it is stable I will be setting some eggs from my flock for the April Hatch.

 

[sarahr0612]

We started the process yesterday!! Duck eggs and all kinds of chicken eggs. I can't wait!!!

 

[Sierrab]

I candled my eggs today (day 10), another first for me. I set 14 shipped and 12 I bought locally.
The shipped are olive and hard to see inside but the 12 are a mix and I was able to see some movement! it was SSSOOO Cool!!

My question is some of the eggs look like there is liquid inside them, it's dark inside but not anything solid. When I turn the eggs everything moves inside it.
Is that bad? Should I remove them?

 

[29PalmsRanch]

I candled my eggs today (day 10), another first for me. I set 14 shipped and 12 I bought locally.
The shipped are olive and hard to see inside but the 12 are a mix and I was able to see some movement! it was SSSOOO Cool!!

My question is some of the eggs look like there is liquid inside them, it's dark inside but not anything solid. When I turn the eggs everything moves inside it.
Is that bad? Should I remove them?

Everyone does their eggs a bit differently. I check my eggs (ostrich, pheasant, chicken, quail, turkey) daily for seepage. If an egg leaks, it has to go before it blows. I don't know whether you've dealt with a rotten egg exploding in your incubator or hatcher yet, but it's less than pleasant It only takes one...

There is a school of thought that says to minimize handling and candling. There is another school of thought that says 'candle and pull the dead ones periodically throughout the incubation process.

I candle my eggs three times in the process. Once before I set to find any cracks not visible to the naked eye. Once 1/2 way through the incubation cycle. And then one last time before I set the eggs in the hatcher. Because of my ostrich eggs, I have a high intensity zoological candler. I got it barely used from eBay for around 200.00. That thing lights up ostrich eggs so chicken, quail, etc you can see very very well.

It sounds like you have some eggs that did not develop. You are 1/2 way through your incubation cycle so you should be able to see the bird's reaction to light. If you don't see nice healthy veins at this point, I'd pull the egg. But that's just my opinion. Like I said... everyone does things their own way after a while

I just finished candling my lavender orpington experiment. 15 eggs appear to be good to go and have been set to hatch. Cross your fingers for me lol ) I've been waiting 2 years for this hatch. It's between this wild 5 color speckled orpington roo whose main color under the feathers is lavendar with 4 lavender orpington hens. All 5 birds are from imported British stock, different farms, different genetics. And this rooster is as big as one of my midget white turkey toms. We named him Lungs because the first time he really let loose with one, my ear was on the other side of the wire and man... it rang for hours after that.

 

[davewg297]

I'm here! I've got eggs due on the 5th!!!

 

[ckoop7]

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I'm here! I've got eggs due on the 5th!!![/quote
]If I'm hatching ducklings can I still do the hatch along with you guys? They are due on the 25th of April, I'm setting them tomorrow!

 

[Sierrab]

Everyone does their eggs a bit differently. I check my eggs (ostrich, pheasant, chicken, quail, turkey) daily for seepage. If an egg leaks, it has to go before it blows. I don't know whether you've dealt with a rotten egg exploding in your incubator or hatcher yet, but it's less than pleasant It only takes one...

There is a school of thought that says to minimize handling and candling. There is another school of thought that says 'candle and pull the dead ones periodically throughout the incubation process.

I candle my eggs three times in the process. Once before I set to find any cracks not visible to the naked eye. Once 1/2 way through the incubation cycle. And then one last time before I set the eggs in the hatcher. Because of my ostrich eggs, I have a high intensity zoological candler. I got it barely used from eBay for around 200.00. That thing lights up ostrich eggs so chicken, quail, etc you can see very very well.

It sounds like you have some eggs that did not develop. You are 1/2 way through your incubation cycle so you should be able to see the bird's reaction to light. If you don't see nice healthy veins at this point, I'd pull the egg. But that's just my opinion. Like I said... everyone does things their own way after a while

I just finished candling my lavender orpington experiment. 15 eggs appear to be good to go and have been set to hatch. Cross your fingers for me lol ) I've been waiting 2 years for this hatch. It's between this wild 5 color speckled orpington roo whose main color under the feathers is lavendar with 4 lavender orpington hens. All 5 birds are from imported British stock, different farms, different genetics. And this rooster is as big as one of my midget white turkey toms. We named him Lungs because the first time he really let loose with one, my ear was on the other side of the wire and man... it rang for hours after that.

Thank you for the information.
Keeping my fingers crossed for the babies!

 

[Southerlys]

We just put 10 pure wheaten marans in the bator today that should be bursting out on April 16th. :yiipchick

 

[29PalmsRanch]

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Why not? I'm doing ostriches and pheasants in addition to poultry lol ))

 

[29PalmsRanch]

Anytime

Thank you for the information.
Keeping my fingers crossed for the babies!

Sure it's my pleasure Finger AND toes hahahaha