December hatch-along

[cree57i]

Surprise!

Tomorrow night is day 21.

5 out so far.

 

[cocker]

Surprise! Tomorrow night is day 21. 5 out so far.

Mine always hatch on day 20 also when i incubate.

 

[Cynthia12]

Surprise!

Tomorrow night is day 21.

5 out so far.

Congratulations! I love it when they come early.

 

[kie4]

Every time I see a post with good news on Trader Joe eggs..I say....Man, I wish we had one of those stores nearby.  I am hearing that they make excellent layers.  

I went into Trader Joe's in Wayne PA and they told me they've never sold fertilized eggs. I guess some stores don't.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yes, I've heard that too. Don't they mark them..as fertile if they are?

 

[cocker]

Thing about that is Trader joes eggs are organic, caged free, free range chickens that run with roosters so in reality all of them should be fertile. Atleast thats what i got out of it.

 

[Cynthia12]

Well, I think you just gave me an idea! I have kids that live in a closer area with a Trader Joes! Maybe they can go pick me up some for the NYD hatch a long! No flying a long distance. Oh yeah. Gotta go..get hold of my son.

 

[kie4]

Hi from SE PA,

Can I join the December hatch-a-long?

I've been figuring out DIY incubating and have tried 2 batches of GIANT supermarket "fertile" eggs. Nothing became of them on the day 7 candling, but the process has helped me to refine and tweak our styrofoam incubator.

Before I put the GIANT supermarket eggs into the 'bator, I checked to make sure they had the white bullseyes. Some did and some didn't. They were over 3 weeks old so I'm guessing that, and the fridge they were in caused none of them to start at all.

We bought 8 eggs on eBay, and after a week in USPS transit we let them sit at room temperature for 24 hours, and they went in on Friday night. So should I take Friday the 2nd as Day 1? Or today (Saturday the 3rd)

Here are our eggs, they are in a DIY styrofoam incubator with a PC fan, light bulb, and thermostat. Temperature on the 12" laboratory thermometer ranges between 101 and 98 degrees. Humidity on the walmart hygrometer is 50%.

Any advice getting us through our first hatch much appreciated!

 

[kie4]

Thing about that is Trader joes eggs are organic, caged free, free range chickens that run with roosters so in reality all of them should be fertile. Atleast thats what i got out of it.

I see. I'll try buying some and see if they had the white bullseyes. If they do they'll go into a 2017 test incubation.

 

[cocker]

Hi from SE PA,

Can I join the December hatch-a-long?

I've been figuring out DIY incubating and have tried 2 batches of GIANT supermarket "fertile" eggs. Nothing became of them on the day 7 candling, but the process has helped me to refine and tweak our styrofoam incubator.

Before I put the GIANT supermarket eggs into the 'bator, I checked to make sure they had the white bullseyes. Some did and some didn't. They were over 3 weeks old so I'm guessing that, and the fridge they were in caused none of them to start at all.

We bought 8 eggs on eBay, and after a week in USPS transit we let them sit at room temperature for 24 hours, and they went in on Friday night. So should I take Friday the 2nd as Day 1? Or today (Saturday the 3rd)

Here are our eggs, they are in a DIY styrofoam incubator with a PC fan, light bulb, and thermostat. Temperature on the 12" laboratory thermometer ranges between 101 and 98 degrees. Humidity on the walmart hygrometer is 50%.

Any advice getting us through our first hatch much appreciated!

Sounds like u have done your reserch good temperature, 45-50 humidity and patience lol. As far as what day, the eggs will hatch three fridays from the 2nd at the same time u put them on give or take a half a day.