BYC's 2025 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along

[redinator]

That's good news!

I might set more in the one I have, that's similar to yours, that I had issues with. The rest of the eggs are smaller so the hatch shouldn't be too staggered

I set 12 more . . .it can hold 36, but I'm resisting the urge to fill it up, lol

 

[ella2025]

That's good news!

I might set more in the one I have, that's similar to yours, that I had issues with. The rest of the eggs are smaller so the hatch shouldn't be too staggered

Good luck, I think you're right that smaller eggs hatch faster, last time i hatched some 37 and 40 gram pullet eggs they both came out at 19 days.

 

[ella2025]

I set 12 more . . .it can hold 36, but I'm resisting the urge to fill it up, lol

Hey, more chicks = more body heat

 

[redinator]

Good luck, I think you're right that smaller eggs hatch faster, last time i hatched some 37 and 40 gram pullet eggs they both came out at 19 days.

The ones I just set are under 45g . . . the ones I set on Friday were over 50g.

It's possible the new eggs are from my bantams that just started laying, so could be infertile atm, but can't hurt to check them in . . . 8 more days

 

[redinator]

Hey, more chicks = more body heat

Yup . . .

I was also thinking about the fact that only 3 out of 15 of Pot's eggs hatched last time, so her eggs are a gamble. Having a few more is a good thing.

 

[ella2025]

The ones I just set are under 45g . . . the ones I set on Friday were over 50g.

It's possible the new eggs are from my bantams that just started laying, so could be infertile atm, but can't hurt to check them in . . . 8 more days

I'm pretty sure you should be able to see SOME development around days 3-4, especially if your eggs are brown/white. I made sure to set a lot of brown eggs this time not only because I like my brown egger breeds, but also because they're just so dang easy to candle unlike the FULLY OPAQUE blue eggs.

 

[ella2025]

Yup . . .

I was also thinking about the fact that only 3 out of 15 of Pot's eggs hatched last time, so her eggs are a gamble. Having a few more is a good thing.

hehe, only a few...

 

[redinator]

I'm pretty sure you should be able to see SOME development around days 3-4, especially if your eggs are brown/white. I made sure to set a lot of brown eggs this time not only because I like my brown egger breeds, but also because they're just so dang easy to candle unlike the FULLY OPAQUE blue eggs.

All mine are brown to cream colored and fairly easy to candle.

I don't know what I'm going to do when I get Marans . . .it'll make me bonkers not to be able see in the eggs.

 

[redinator]

hehe, only a few...

Anything under 20 is a few in chicken math, lol

 

[ella2025]

Anything under 20 is a few in chicken math, lol

Correction, anything under 5x the number of chickens originally wanted is considered a few.