California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

wheaten penedesenca eggs came today ... one was broke .. oh well have 9 to try

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Good luck!

 

[Miss Molly]

wheaten penedesenca eggs came today ... one was broke .. oh well have 9 to try

Good luck... How exciting!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Good luck... How exciting!

we will see. I do not have what you would call a state of the art incubator. oh well

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

I've never had Penedesenca's, what do they look like?

 

[ronott1]

wheaten penedesenca eggs came today ... one was broke .. oh well have 9 to try

Do you want tips for hatching those?

put betadyne on the crack and seal with wax.

Cnadle the eggs and check for the air cell(Yes I can see into these with my high intensity candler). Leave them in the carton with the air cell (big end) up to rest at room temp without heat for a day by a sink with water to keep humidity up.

When you incubate them, leave them bottom side up in a carton or egg turner for 2 to 7 days without turning them based on the air cell damage.

If you don't have a turner, you can either put them on their side and turn as usual after the setting time period or you can tilt the incubater by propping up one side and then the other and leave the eggs in the carton.

The humidity level is up to you though. I am on the fence on that one, but don't believe low humidity in the first 18 days is better. For this hatch, I am going with 40% for the first 18 days and then 65% for lock down.

Shipped eggs, especially with a cracked one have had serious stress put on the ovum. The resting and leaving them up right helps the ovum to re integrate.

Good luck with the hatch!

 

[ronott1]

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Quote: For my Marans, I set 18 eggs and 13 made it to lockdown and 8 hatched. Two were Cockerels and 6 were pullets. I think the higher percentage you get to hatch the more likely you are to get a 50/50 ratio. It is hard with Marans just to get them to hatch. They are tough boogers.

Ron

 

[debs_flock]

My FBCM, I had 18 eggs, 12 to lockdown and 8 hatched, three cockerels and five pullets. I'm only planning to keep two of the cockerels, so I have one extra to get rid of. He is gorgeous if anyone needs one.

Deb

 

[Meg2000000]

Quote: Oh gosh man! Nice one on Fedex!

I'm sorry about the sick chickens.

I know! Just gotta roll with the punches

 

[Meg2000000]

Quote: Ahhh!

I'm so sorry that it's going wrong!

Thanks Jersey! I still have my Basques and just added Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks so we're staying positive! If it wasn't for our health ones I would have given up on chickens!