Calling All New Brinsea Owners!!! January Hatch-a-long...

[Kelly G]

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! My Mini Advanced arrived today!!! I'm going to read about it tonight and ramp it up tomorrow.

 

[CDennis]

Because of the way my eggs are set in the bator I am going to have to remove all the rows to candle and I am afraid their may be some egg causalities so what is your best advice on when to candle? I have snagged a few off the top and checked, two look good and 1 looks like an egg...but I'll wait. Should I just hold off till lockdown?

 

[Kelly G]

Much of what I have read says to candle once on day 7 and then again on day 10 or 11.

I candled last night (day 5) and it was clear which ones were doing great, which ones were "blanks," and three we weren't sure about, so we put a question mark on those and put them back in. I will look again on day 7 and 11....I don't want any eggs exploding in my 'bator!

By the way - I have 1 rooster covering 30 hens and of the 21 eggs I started, 13 of them are still going - that's a 62% fertility rate...he's been a very busy boy!

 

[bacres]

If I would have know I would have joined a while ago. I have 3 days until hatching. The turning stops tomorrow. I have Silkie eggs in my brinsea mini. I cant wait!

 

[sonew123]

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I candle at day 5 and mark with an X for good eggs and ? for qustionable eggs. Day 10 I pull all clears. Day 18 I pull all ?'s that have not grew or made any improvement

 

[blefky]

Lockdown starts this evening! 6 coronation light sussex eggs have made it this far! Soooo......

Wish us luck! (Trying to remain calm but THE SUSPENSE IS KILLIN' ME!!)

 

[bacres]

I know what you mean!I check on these eggs like every ten minutes like when are they going to come out!

 

[stampntam]

I am on lockdown(yesterday) with my Mini Advanced, only two of the seven are left, but both have pip!!!!!!

 

[funnybirds]

I should be getting Barnie eggs tomorrow! Woot, then I will set 12 hours later. So Is this to late to join the January hatch or should I follow the February hatch instead?
Had a LG still air, then I got the fabulous Brinsea!
Love, love , love the Brinsea Eco !

Good luck everybody on your upcoming hatches!!!

 

[xyresicchick]