Christmas 2013 Hatch-A-Long!

[sweetleaf]

 

[oletymer]

Thank you! Yes we have 3 new babies, and hopefully a few more will join them in the next 24 hrs.

Yeah!

 

[oletymer]

I just candled my eggs I started on the 23rd and I can see vaining in the white shelled eggs....off to the next hatch, tring to get few black stars

 

[oletymer]

so cute, they watch there mom like hawks and so cute to see them respond to her chirps

 

[RockNSuccess]

I am doing my first hatch ever. I got the incubator going days in advance and had it regulated nicely. I received my eggs (6 Lav Orp) with the box partially crushed. Got the eggs going and found that 3 were not fertile. Of the other three, one is definitely viable and growing, but the other two are harder for me to tell. As a newb I am finding it hard to know exactly what I am looking at. Plus, the light I am using for candling may not be the best. At day seven right now and crossing my fingers.

It is day nine and I just candled my three remaining eggs again. I had a brighter light source this time and, WOOHOO, I can see the embryo in all three. And all three were moving! I am so psyched! I was convinced the USPS had scrambled them beyond redemption, but I guess not. I will wait now until day 14 to recandle and make sure they are stil alive. I can't wait to be a mama hen! :yiipchick

 

[sweetleaf]

It is day nine and I just candled my three remaining eggs again. I had a brighter light source this time and, WOOHOO, I can see the embryo in all three. And all three were moving!

I am so psyched! I was convinced the USPS had scrambled them beyond redemption, but I guess not. I will wait now until day 14 to recandle and make sure they are stil alive.

I can't wait to be a mama hen!

GOOD LUCK

 

[oletymer]

It is day nine and I just candled my three remaining eggs again. I had a brighter light source this time and, WOOHOO, I can see the embryo in all three. And all three were moving!

I am so psyched! I was convinced the USPS had scrambled them beyond redemption, but I guess not. I will wait now until day 14 to recandle and make sure they are stil alive.

I can't wait to be a mama hen!

now its the big wait.....till hatch day!

 

[RockNSuccess]

Yes, almost holding my breath I want these babies to survive so much! I have a question. How much movement should I see from the embryos at 9 days? Twof of them were quite vigorous, the third was much less so, but still moving. Is that a bad thing?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Yeah! Our very first chick! I've never done this before and didn't know if it would work, but how exciting! We still have 32 eggs to go.

Congrats! That'll be a house full! I have 5 chicks. I really hope some others hatch....we'll see.

 

[oletymer]

Yes, almost holding my breath I want these babies to survive so much! I have a question. How much movement should I see from the embryos at 9 days? Twof of them were quite vigorous, the third was much less so, but still moving. Is that a bad thing?

There all different,maybe just his rest time