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

[chicksooner]

I also did not touch the temp. Leave it since it is already stable. Also fill the water channels in the bottom but adding sponges or anything else will shoot the humidity way up. I liked the humidity about 65-70%.

 

[normanack]

Just a plea to learn from my mistake and be extra-careful:

No incubator (yet) but my very first broody hen, so excited! She's been sitting on her own egg plus two from the egg lady down the street.

I have been frustrated by my inability to see anything when trying to candle the eggs, and have tried different lights and methods. Now the eggs are at about 12 days.

Yesterday I got a new, brighter flashlight and tried to candle one of the eggs and . . . . dropped the egg. I was standing up and impatient to see something. Well, I saw it. Poor, poor wee chick-to-be. Please be careful and sit down and take your time when candling. I feel so awful.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hatch eggs upright? I always let them lay on their sides. Under a hen, i.e. naturally, they'll hatch laying on their sides... just a thought.

Just a plea to learn from my mistake and be extra-careful:

No incubator (yet) but my very first broody hen, so excited! She's been sitting on her own egg plus two from the egg lady down the street.

I have been frustrated by my inability to see anything when trying to candle the eggs, and have tried different lights and methods. Now the eggs are at about 12 days.

Yesterday I got a new, brighter flashlight and tried to candle one of the eggs and . . . . dropped the egg. I was standing up and impatient to see something. Well, I saw it. Poor, poor wee chick-to-be. Please be careful and sit down and take your time when candling. I feel so awful.

I HEAR ya!!! always so excited and those clean dry hands make for a perfectly smooth surface to slip from!! Plus my left hand has some feeling loss since a neck injury so I am always thinking!! uggggg sorry to hear it!!! Gonna move the garage stool there right now!

Hatch eggs upright? I always let them lay on their sides. Under a hen, i.e. naturally, they'll hatch laying on their sides... just a thought.

I was thinking this as I re-read my initial plan!! This is why I asked actually!! his air cell looks PERFECT and stable~ !!

I also did not touch the temp. Leave it since it is already stable. Also fill the water channels in the bottom but adding sponges or anything else will shoot the humidity way up. I liked the humidity about 65-70%.

Humidity, its raining again so the next few days should be perfect and simple to keep, and the issue has been too high the first few days so perfect timing for more rain!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Staggered hatch ~ I wont turn during lockdown so this guy is priority esp since I dont think those BCMxcomet eggs are any good but will know better tomorrow after I candle in the morning. Thoughts???????

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Staggered hatch ~ I wont turn during lockdown so this guy is priority esp since I dont think those BCMxcomet eggs are any good but will know better tomorrow after I candle in the morning. Thoughts???????

With my last hatching I did a staggered hatch and I didn't turn during lockdown of the 1st set of eggs. I don't know for sure but I think that lockdown is more important than a couple days of turning unless you have some way to turn without disrupting lockdown.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

I am going to try the dry incubation method for the SFH eggs that I have coming soon

 

[Sally Sunshine]

You seen I basically did the dry as it was so humid alone! I guess it all depends on your area and weather. How many did you order? how far are they travelin from? I have a mind to buy more shipped eggs just to see if it always ends up this way. I think I can rig something, I will share but it would only work with a syro as I will need another small hole... I will post a pic. I am glad you did the stagger and it went ok.... so many factor in the process how in the world do you pin down exactly what went wrong?

I am going to try the dry incubation method for the SFH eggs that I have coming soon

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[Sally Sunshine]

BTW I am not sure who sent me to the Pa unite thread but thanks its really cool to have so many close people to trade sell and gift!! thanks again!! I would go look but this thread is getting long but thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lil'turkeymama]

As of 1:30 this afternoon I have 1 almost totally zipped d'uccle,2 partial zipped and 2 more just pipped.I saw shadows in one of the seramas and smaller than normal looking aircells in my own 3.My own 3 I saw movement in 2 ot those.I set them all at 11 pm so not really due to pip till at least then.I will be checking every few minutes to make sure the ones started are making progress.I will help if needed but only if the inter membrane has no blood vessels that look full of blood.We are going to get down into the mid 40s tonight so I'm working on sealing up my outside 2 and 3 week old hatchlings pens.I still have lights on them and will be covering all walls with clear plastic to keep it the warmth.Very busy day here.I'm kinda glad it rained and I got the day off.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

As of 1:30 this afternoon I have 1 almost totally zipped d'uccle,2 partial zipped and 2 more just pipped.I saw shadows in one of the seramas and smaller than normal looking aircells in my own 3.My own 3 I saw movement in 2 ot those.I set them all at 11 pm so not really due to pip till at least then.I will be checking every few minutes to make sure the ones started are making progress.I will help if needed but only if the inter membrane has no blood vessels that look full of blood.We are going to get down into the mid 40s tonight so I'm working on sealing up my outside 2 and 3 week old hatchlings pens.I still have lights on them and will be covering all walls with clear plastic to keep it the warmth.Very busy day here.I'm kinda glad it rained and I got the day off.

yay! great work!!!
I am thinking about slapping together another pallet coop and this time shoving straw all in the walls for insulation so I can keep youngins in, un beknownst to hubby!! Its the roofing that gets me everytime!! that stuff costs a fortune : ( I wish I could find some wire spools or even an old big satelite dish to make into a roof!! I keep lookin on CL but notta!
pics pics!!!