Christmas is coming early Hatch-A-Long!

[2ndTink]

You've got this down, but yes, a week is way better than 2 days. The humidity won't be a huge issue though if you're just a little late as it's the average that matters. Maybe crank it up by 10% where they are as that won't hurt anything but would be a little closer to what the ones hatching will need.

I never remember silkies hatching early. They're supposed to be 19 days but I swear it's never been 19 days, more like 20 or 21 even.

I have the same two incubators, I believe if your Brinsea is a 56EX. I've never hatched in the Brinsea as I move them all at lockdown time to the NR360 that has the wheel removed and rubbery shelf liner on it. I think I mentioned this before as it's like Dejavu as I type it lol.

I go from right to left as the left is the side where the door is so I can peek in easier.

Do you have trouble with the NR360s getting warm enough? I've had this one plugged in for a few hours and it isn't getting over 96.2 deg and the room is 72. I just wrapped it with a towel. I hate to move eggs into it if it can't get warm enough. The other one I had plugged in since yesterday and it's still flashing, I didn't have a thermometer in it today, I did the other day and it never got warm enough either.

My Brinsea is the Ovation Advance, so the middle model. I like it a lot!

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Come on girls! You can do this!

 

[2ndTink]

Splash egg photos, I saw this veins by the air cell on 3 eggs, one I wasn't sure and 2 I think are quitters but I left them in for today.

I think these are quitters:



I think these may be ok!



Do these look right for Day 17?

 

[2ndTink]

But good news, I candled everyone (yeah yeah, I just did that the other day...) but I wanted to see the development of Jovie, Star, and Eggnog in comparison to the splash eggs, and then I couldn't stop myself, I was on an egg roll.

Everyone looks great! Little Grinch, Max 2.0, Noel, Jovie, Star and Eggnog are filling in nicely Hioni, Candy Cane #2, Fruitcake, Frosty, Icecicle, and Mantana 2 all have wonderful vein networks!

 

[TwoCrows]

Splash egg photos, I saw this veins by the air cell on 3 eggs, one I wasn't sure and 2 I think are quitters but I left them in for today.

I think these are quitters:
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I think these may be ok!
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Do these look right for Day 17?

What day are these on? The first one is definitely a quitter. I think the second egg has quit too. The 3rd and 4th look good so far.

 

[2ndTink]

What day are these on? The first one is definitely a quitter. I think the second egg has quit too. The 3rd and 4th look good so far.

It should be day 17.

 

[TwoCrows]

But good news, I candled everyone (yeah yeah, I just did that the other day...) but I wanted to see the development of Jovie, Star, and Eggnog in comparison to the splash eggs, and then I couldn't stop myself, I was on an egg roll.

Everyone looks great! Little Grinch, Max 2.0, Noel, Jovie, Star and Eggnog are filling in nicely Hioni, Candy Cane #2, Fruitcake, Frosty, Icecicle, and Mantana 2 all have wonderful vein networks!

 

[TwoCrows]

It should be day 17.

Is that a blood ring in egg #2? I'm unsure about that one from here. What does the other side look like?

 

[2ndTink]

Is that a blood ring in egg #2? I'm unsure about that one from here. What does the other side look like?

The second photo, yes I think it is a blood ring.

 

[TwoCrows]

The second photo, yes I think it is a blood ring.

I think it's dead, that blood ring looks like it just quit.