BYC's 13th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2022

[Pensmaster]

Great Christmas. No new incubator though. Not even a dusty old one.

 

[Iluveggers]

I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! Did anyone get a nice shiny new Incubator?

My incubator hasn’t been used…but I got a new candling light to go with it! I didn’t have one yet!

 

[AgnesGray]

Candled over the weekend and pulled out more of the sticky Greenfire farms eggs that started and then quit. Hoping for a good hatch from the others.

 

[ronott1]

My incubator hasn’t been used…but I got a new candling light to go with it! I didn’t have one yet!

It is good to have a bright candler!

 

[ronott1]

Candled over the weekend and pulled out more of the sticky Greenfire farms eggs that started and then quit. Hoping for a good hatch from the others.

How many green fire eggs are left?

 

[AgnesGray]

There are a couple left that developed beyond the first week. I am not seeing any signs of life, but don't have the heart to pull them yet.

I think it makes a good case for ordering from a few places for each hatch. If one doesn't work out, the other usually does.

I did have a bad hatch once with really low hatch rates on shipped eggs from a few places at once and I think it was mid-winter or early spring. The few that hatched were crossbeak, had extra legs, etc. That was not fun. Not a total waste though as it taught me to be more selective about my sources.

 

[BlueBaby]

When do I put these Welsh Harlequin egg's on lockdown for this, and what should I have the humidity at?

 

[ronott1]

When do I put these Welsh Harlequin egg's on lockdown for this, and what should I have the humidity at?

Set them for hatching the same as for chicken eggs. When I hatched duck eggs, I used 75% humidity for them. Since they hatch in 27 to 29 days, I would lock them down on day 25 or 26 unless you see pips. Lock them down right away if you see any external pips.

 

[BlueBaby]

Set them for hatching the same as for chicken eggs. When I hatched duck eggs, I used 75% humidity for them. Since they hatch in 27 to 29 days, I would lock them down on day 25 or 26 unless you see pips. Lock them down right away if you see any external pips.

Ok, thank's, first time with duck egg's.

 

[ronott1]

Ok, thank's, first time with duck egg's.

They are so cute when they hatch!