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I think my eggs should be shipped out tomorrow. I really hope they are!! She mentioned maybe sending some lavender Brahma eggs or another Brahma. but when I was talking to her she said something about her Orpingtons and I mentioned wanted lavender ones but they were sold out. Well I just noticed on ebay she has lavender Orpingtons so kinda hoping maybe she will send me some of those instead of the Brahma's! but not sure what she will send and honestly will be thrilled even if I only get some of the splash Cochin eggs. Guess I see Wed or Thurs what she sends!
DAY 4.
I'm so anxious about this batch, because the incubator belongs to a friend, who's had horrible luck with it. I offered to check it out, test it, try to calibrate and figure out what's going wrong. After a couple of weeks trying different things, I believe the problem is too high humidity, and I could never get consistent readings even with 3 different hygrometers. So... I'm trying a "dry hatch" with very little water, in a tiny cup, one in each corner. I didn't like how the eggs on the outside edges stayed cooler than those in the middle, so I added cushions of paper towels all around them to make a kind of 'nest' and retain heat more evenly. I rotate eggs from the outside to the center as I turn them. Tomorrow morning, I'll add water into one channel, and keep a close eye on humidity then. Lockdown!
Trying a different approach since the BCM air cells look too large already 
She has fairly thin shells and they’re super speckled, I think they must be quite porous and lose moisture too quickly. The Wyandotte and Sapphire Gem eggs look perfect though! Small air cells, bouncing dots, yay!
