EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[kajira]

One of my eggs that survived 2 nights of power outages, is externally pipped now.

Now, I guess I wait.

The green/dark brown eggs of my red sex links are so hard to candle though

 

[The Duck Ladie]

You know very well that it is!

With you I'd think it would be a duck. But there's no such thing as a duck with a beak, so It must be pigeon.

 

[duluthralphie]

With you I'd think it would be a duck. But there's no such thing as a duck with a beak, so It must be pigeon.

Could you draw a better beak on it for me?

I happen to like pigeons they are clean and lovable compared to dux.

 

[BantyChooks]

Me, I candle whenever I feel like it coz it's fun to see babies moving. However, I did keep my patties off for my first few hatches until I had figured out a system that made candling low-risk, and had learned enough to not overthink how shtuffs were goin'.

Some peeps like to candle a lot, some get better hatches when they leave 'em alone... It's something ya gotta make your own decision on.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I'm on day 17 today and everything looks good. I even saw movement in an egg this morning when I did my first turning of the day.

I started my bantam eggs on the evening of Feb 7th and counted the 8th as day 1.

Do I start lock down tomorrow evening or wait until Saturday morning? Given I'm seeing some rocking motion in one egg I'm a little uncertain.

Also, do I need to tip the air cell up when I go into lock down. I just read something about this on a previous page and hadn't considered that, although it does sound logical.

i would lock down tonight, or at least stop turning so they can get into postion

Morning all, hatch is in progress. Went to bed with 1 pip, woke up with a chick and 3 more pips.

Ordered stuff to start building the display cooler bator, parts and pieces should start showing up this weekend and I can start putting it together. Need ideas for a name, would like for it have something to do with 1000 due to the fact that is my projected goal for capacity. even though I told the wife I don't plan to fill to capacity

I plan to start a build thread once I get some progress made.

@BantyChooks
I think I recall you asking about the family yesterday. All is well, twins got 4 month shots yesterday so they had a rough night.

mille pullum excludunt

You know very well that it is!

a dove?

One of my eggs that survived 2 nights of power outages, is externally pipped now.

Now, I guess I wait.

The green/dark brown eggs of my red sex links are so hard to candle though

Good Luck!!

 

[duluthralphie]

Me, I candle whenever I feel like it coz it's fun to see babies moving. However, I did keep my patties off for my first few hatches until I had figured out a system that made candling low-risk, and had learned enough to not overthink how shtuffs were goin'.

Some peeps like to candle a lot, some get better hatches when they leave 'em alone... It's something ya gotta make your own decision on.

I know, I am just too lazy, I guess... and see no point to it. sort of like raising dux...

 

[BantyChooks]

I know, I am just too lazy, I guess... and see no point to it. sort of like raising dux...

Tell me, Ralphie.... Have you actually ever HAD a duck? Hmm? No, geese don't count.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

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[The Duck Ladie]

Tell me, Ralphie.... Have you actually ever HAD a duck? Hmm? No, geese don't count.

Yeah. Have you?

 

[BullChick]

pipe cleaners

is six inches worth the efforts? 

It's a fifteen second thing. It's Amazon. Not a big deal.
However, I think I'll leave it anyway. No one has said, "the bigger, the better!" So, I suppose I'm good.
I plan to stock up on small cages when life allows.