CALLING ALL NEWBIES!! first hatch ever!!!!

[debilorrah]

All you newbies to hatching - what you are feeling is normal. When I first started, I started with shipped eggs and I learned that was BIG mistake as a 50% rate is considered good for shipped eggs. This thread shows the progression for candling so you can compare what you see to what these pics show:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

Feel free to ask me any questions you want. I finally have this thing down.

 

[ms.cluckling]

thanks! the pics are interesting. can i add you as a friend?? (be careful, I might have a lot of questions....)

 

[barefoottrims]

to put myself threw school 30 years ago I worked for a place that hatched out about 2000 chicks a week can I pretend I am a newbie for 3 weeks