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

[motherhen71185]

Cute!!!!

 

[kaybee123]

Sally, Oz, Sumi, Chicksooner and everyone else,

Here's my air cells as of last night Day 16 The pics are the same eggs except one pic has an extra really wonky egg.

 

[kaybee123]

The air cells seem to have really dried out this time. This is the most amount of air cell space in eggs I have ever had on a hatch. I also stopped turning on Day 16. I seem to have malpositioned eggs with them being upside down so I'm going to see if that helps with hatching in egg cartons. I put the lowest air cell point facing out so I can keep an eye on their external pips. I really hope these hatch well. I really want some quality SLW to add to my flock and after Sally's eggs hatch the bator is being stored so no more chances this year if they don't hatch.

Sally, I finally felt comfortable to move your eggs to the other bator with a steady 102 with a humidity of 32%. I should look for serama to hatch as early as Day 19? I was reading up on the WFBS crosses and since the white face is a recessive gene, it's not supposed to be expressed in any off spring but might get some white or whitish lobes. I contacted some BYCers by PM who I had seen posts where they crossed with Ameraucana and Polish. None had pics but they told me what was expressed in the hatches of crosses they had. I especially can't wait to see the Polish cross hatch. And, of course, I'd like to have some beautiful seramas!!!! Are these eggs the regualr serama or frizzle or some of both?

Do you think this is male or female below? It carries itself so stately!!!!

 

[chicksooner]

Sally, Oz, Sumi, Chicksooner and everyone else,

Here's my air cells as of last night Day 16 The pics are the same eggs except one pic has an extra really wonky egg.

air cells look good.

 

[wescottwomen]

Had to share for those not hooked up with me on FB! Look how big the pups are getting!! we had a photo shoot at 3 weeks, next up on wed 4 weeks shoot!

Dreaming of future hunting trips I will grow up to be a hunting dog! Lol

 

[Doug Hodges]

My wife made egg salad sandwiches out of the last batch of eggs that I gathered. I gathered 34 more a few minutes ago. Im getting about 6 to 8 a day now. I have about 30 pullets that should lay any day and some are already. I also have 30 more that will start laying in a couple of months. We are boiling about 30 of them now.

I HAVE TWO EMPTY BATORS. WOOHOO> One bator has two peacock eggs in it and the other has 16 or so guinea eggs in it. All hatch middle of next week.

 

[kaybee123]

My wife made egg salad sandwiches out of the last batch of eggs that I gathered. I gathered 34 more a few minutes ago. Im getting about 6 to 8 a day now. I have about 30 pullets that should lay any day and some are already. I also have 30 more that will start laying in a couple of months. We are boiling about 30 of them now.

I HAVE TWO EMPTY BATORS. WOOHOO> One bator has two peacock eggs in it and the other has 16 or so guinea eggs in it. All hatch middle of next week.

Do you plan to sell eggs when all the pullets start laying too?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Looks good.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Love puppies..............................what am I saying, I love dogs. LOL

 

[kaybee123]

Did you get all the breeds you wanted this year?

I was able to acquire some and assuming my hatches go well, I will be trying to acquire these breeds next spring:

Lavender Ameraucana (I hatched a white and black split that I am giving away.)

Silver Lace Polish

Silkie

Partridge Wyandotte

BCM

I think some of these I will try to acquire as chicks but most I'll try to hatch as its part of the fun.

How about you?