Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[kelly77]

Yolk pictures!

Growing fast!!!

 

[kelly77]

And we got a peep tonight!

 

[hillfloweranch]

Caught daisy sittin on 3 of her eggs plus 4 chicken eggs!! Lol and she tried to bite my daughter when she grabbed em! Lol. Silly duck

 

[gabrielle1976]

And we got a peep tonight!

A noise peep or a baby fuzzy peep? I got at least one not sure how many mama is not budgeing off the nest

 

[Sally Sunshine]

And we got a peep tonight!

PICS!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Caught daisy sittin on 3 of her eggs plus 4 chicken eggs!! Lol and she tried to bite my daughter when she grabbed em! Lol. Silly duck

will u let her keep them??

 

[Rockashelle]

And we got a peep tonight!

Yay!!!

 

[Rockashelle]

Hey everyone... I have a question! What is the longest you have set eggs before hatching?

Heresmy reasoning... We are moving February 1st. Right before we move, I plan on worming the chickens because they will most likely quit laying for a while after the move anyway. My plan was to collect eggs 10 days before worming them so I can fire up the incubator at the new place. Ahh... The addiction! However, I was thinking about dating and collecting eggs starting tomorrow to see what my hatch rate is for longer. I know they say 7 days is optimum and I was pushing it at 10 days, BUT... what do you think? Would I just be wasting my time. I have 41 spaces I can fill and set newest eggs first... Hmmm? Opinions?

 

[gabrielle1976]

I had 8 old eggs ranging from 2-3+ weeks and set them in a bucket with a light and they all started , I got down to only 4 but then again they did there first 10 days in a box with a light. I also started 12 Rockisland eggs that were packed , shipped and refrigerated and 17 days old when I started incubating and allmost all of them started but Im down to 7 . I think you should try but maybe not be surprised if some die for no reason a little way into it. I think youll still get a good hatch.

 

[Rockashelle]

Awh... Cute picture!

I figured it can't hurt right? That's why I thought I'd date them to see which date is the last to make it all the way through. It will be 16 days before I can set them... Hmmm, decisions decisions!