Come hatch along with us!!! Last sets of the year! 10-18 to 11-7

[maryhysong]

Day 14, work has been keeping me really busy so hard to believe hatch is only a week away. Don't know about these americauna/EE eggs. Most are very porous and as far as I can see have extra large air cells and only a couple look lively. There are a couple I can't really see into very well. But will leave them be and see what happens. I can actually see a bit more in the Marans now than I could before. I can at least see the air cells and in some there are shadows, at least a couple are lively. Of course all 7 of my banty cross eggs are jumping for joy; big difference between their air cells and the EE's too.I'm thinking that the porous shells are letting too much evaporate too fast. This is only my second hatch so I"m still real new at this. But for future reference if I had another batch of porous shelled eggs I would try and up the humidity around them. perhaps set them in a foam carton with the lid on; I"m not sure the best way to do it if I had better shelled eggs in with them, so that the humidity wasn't too high for the others.

I will send the breeder a note after hatch and let them know tho. I know many things concerning eggs are inherited but I'm not sure if porosity is genetic or environmental; could just be their feed.

 

[Roxannemc]

HURRAH.!!!!WHHHOOT......Talk about on time...... I set these Palomino Brahma eggs at 10;30 pm exactly 21 days ago .
i just looked at the eggs at 10;30 pm ....start of day 21 ......a star pip!! WHHHOOOHOOO!

And
Good Luck to all who are hatching too ....

 

[Brookhavens]

Day 14, work has been keeping me really busy so hard to believe hatch is only a week away. Don't know about these americauna/EE eggs. Most are very porous and as far as I can see have extra large air cells and only a couple look lively. There are a couple I can't really see into very well. But will leave them be and see what happens. I can actually see a bit more in the Marans now than I could before. I can at least see the air cells and in some there are shadows, at least a couple are lively. Of course all 7 of my banty cross eggs are jumping for joy; big difference between their air cells and the EE's too.I'm thinking that the porous shells are letting too much evaporate too fast. This is only my second hatch so I"m still real new at this. But for future reference if I had another batch of porous shelled eggs I would try and up the humidity around them. perhaps set them in a foam carton with the lid on; I"m not sure the best way to do it if I had better shelled eggs in with them, so that the humidity wasn't too high for the others.

I will send the breeder a note after hatch and let them know tho. I know many things concerning eggs are inherited but I'm not sure if porosity is genetic or environmental; could just be their feed.

With each hatch you learn something new and are able to use it for future hatches. You are right in wanting to up the humidity for them. It's a tough call when you have other eggs incubating at the same time. Maybe place a warm,damp towel over the top of the EE for the last days before lockdown?

 

[Brookhavens]

HURRAH.!!!!WHHHOOT......Talk about on time...... I set these Palomino Brahma eggs at 10;30 pm exactly 21 days ago .
i just looked at the eggs at 10;30 pm ....start of day 21 ......a star pip!! WHHHOOOHOOO!

And
Good Luck to all who are hatching too ....

YEAH!!!!!!

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Guess who is already working on amassing a good sized set for december.... lolol aiming for purebreeds only this time tho so that should be fun

 

[crissycriss]

Got up to 2 mallard eggs pipped. Nothing on my chicken eggs yet but 21 days is not till 2morrow evening.So finghers crossed i'll have lots of babies soon.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Congrats on the duckys!

for your chickys

 

[Runawaylobster]

HURRAH.!!!!WHHHOOT......Talk about on time...... I set these Palomino Brahma eggs at 10;30 pm exactly 21 days ago .
i just looked at the eggs at 10;30 pm ....start of day 21 ......a star pip!! WHHHOOOHOOO!

And
Good Luck to all who are hatching too ....

Awesome ..... congrats..

 

[Runawaylobster]

Guess who is already working on amassing a good sized set for december.... lolol aiming for purebreeds only this time tho so that should be fun

Now let me see... I remember the title of this thread being Last sets of the year, started by a certain person LOL !!!!!!

 

[Runawaylobster]

Got up to 2 mallard eggs pipped. Nothing on my chicken eggs yet but 21 days is not till 2morrow evening.So finghers crossed i'll have lots of babies soon.

How exciting , fingers crossed!!!! please post pics..