BYC's 2025 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along

[redinator]

Double checking this chart: https://thehomesteadingrd.com/candling-chicken-eggs-day-by-day/ . . . the eggs I just candled seem to be at day 4-5 of development.

That actually makes sense since I set them a day later than the rest and had to keep opening the other incubator to reposition them, probably caused them to get a bit delayed.

 

[ella2025]

Double checking this chart: https://thehomesteadingrd.com/candling-chicken-eggs-day-by-day/ . . . the eggs I just candled seem to be at day 4-5 of development.

That actually makes sense since I set them a day later than the rest and had to keep opening the other incubator to reposition them, probably caused them to get a bit delayed.

How long does your incubator take to heat up after opening? I think the opening won't affect the eggs much because broody hens naturally get off the nest for an hour a day, and their chicks still hatch in 21 days.

 

[ella2025]

I candled all the brown eggs. All look very good except 19 (Amy, silkie egg) and the 2 orpingtons eggs (Mendy and Bob) that are too dark to candle.

 

[ella2025]

All others look great. Still can't candle the blue eggs but I'll try once I get the candler

 

[redinator]

How long does your incubator take to heat up after opening? I think the opening won't affect the eggs much because broody hens naturally get off the nest for an hour a day, and their chicks still hatch in 21 days.

I don't really know if that's the issue, but they seem a bit behind according to the chart.

 

[redinator]

I don't really know if that's the issue, but they seem a bit behind according to the chart.

They may also be developing a little slower than I'm use to seeing since I'm doing a dry hatch.

 

[ella2025]

They may also be developing a little slower than I'm use to seeing since I'm doing a dry hatch.

If that chart only shows one egg, then that chart might be wrong and that egg might have just developed much faster. Also to make it look good they might only show the best looking (aka most veins ) side of the egg.

 

[ella2025]

I looked at the website and according to the chart my eggs are also on days 4 or 5

 

[redinator]

I looked at the website and according to the chart my eggs are also on days 4 or 5

I've used it with two other hatches and it seemed pretty accurate, but

 

[Lady Lisa of Groveland]

@Lady Lisa of Groveland How's your hatch going? Weren't some due to hatch soon?

Terribly! All but 1 of my penedesenca eggs were total goners. The one that's left is late hatching, so idk if it will or not. The shipping was really rough on this delivery.