Come Hatch along with Us!!! Setting Oct12-Oct 20th

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SilverDuck284 said:
Day 10 for me and I've got nothing. None even started. Well. More eggs on the way, anyone setting eggs later this week or next week??
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How long did you let the shipped eggs sit before you started turning? I have found with shipped eggs that if I let them sit for 12 hours and then set them in the bator upright in an egg carton and then don't turn them for 5-7 days I get development in almost all of them. From day 7-18 I turn them normally and during lockdown they stay in the egg cartons to hatch. RIght now I have 15/24 SIlkie eggs in lockdown. These eggs were shipped from Washington state to Florida.
 
My turn.
I have 13 SCRIW eggs in the incubator. Today is day 9, so I will probably candle tonight with the grandson because he will be over. I usually candle only once, around day 9 or 10.
I had 5 barnyard eggs in there to compare fertility rates, but I took the barnyard eggs out when I got 7 bitties instead of 3 I ordered.
So, I'll post candle results tomorrow.
Good luck to y'all on late season hatching, this is a first for me.
 
Brookhavens said:
How long did you let the shipped eggs sit before you started turning? I have found with shipped eggs that if I let them sit for 12 hours and then set them in the bator upright in an egg carton and then don't turn them for 5-7 days I get development in almost all of them. From day 7-18  I turn them normally and during lockdown they stay in the egg cartons to hatch. RIght now I have 15/24 SIlkie eggs in lockdown. These eggs were shipped from Washington state to Florida.
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I let the eggs sit in a carton for 24 hours before putting them in the incubator but I usually turn them as normal. I will try your way this time. Thanks.
 
SilverDuck284 said:
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Day 10 for me and I've got nothing. None even started. Well. More eggs on the way, anyone setting eggs later this week or next week??[/quote
Thats always disappointing but who knows?Many ppl on here have gone to throw one bad one out to find a live baby.Is there any black in them at all?10 days they should be about 3/4 full.They dont HAVEto be moving to be alive.
Sorry if you know this already forget whos new to hatching.Kudos to you to keep at it.Dont quit!
I didnt get one chick until my 3rd hatch.then I just got mad and ordered 50!THENi got some.
 
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MarineCorpFarmr said:
Yep, setting some thurs or friday this week and probably another smaller set next week too https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...h-us-last-big-sets-of-the-year-10-18-to-10-31
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SilverDuck284 said:
At day ten you should see two things. Veins, and movement. None had veins, no veins = no life.
Grats on your chick! Can't wait for pictures!!
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You should see those things .....but to newbies if you have dark eggs like i have had so far in 10 hatches i have seen veins only twice and i have never seen movement once in any so not necessarily dead if you dont see either.I have 25 chicks outside to prove it. so i wouldnt be so quick to throw them out if i was on my first or second hatch.Heck i only throw out the positive clears and leakers untl day 10 anyway just in case im wrong.I see so many here crack a "quiter" open to find a viable chick...its sad.Maybe white eggs are different than brown.I cant say there.
 

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