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

[Pensmaster]

Bummer, but at least nothing blew up.

Yea not a good start for the Dark Cornish Bantams. Only 9 eggs left of them and I think I can smell something in the other incubator. :sic
I have 15 NN from the same supplier in there with the DC

 

[dan26552]

@BantyChooks

 

[BantyChooks]

eEEEEEEEE. Baby fuzz.

 

[mlm Mike]

Yea not a good start for the Dark Cornish Bantams. Only 9 eggs left of them and I think I can smell something in the other incubator. :sic
I have 15 NN from the same supplier in there with the DC

I hope you get something. NN doing any better than the DC?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I'm going in for labs locally, I found an OB who's in the same office as my GP who fit me in same day and got me lab papers so I can do it at the local hospital for same day results to fax to my RE instead of driving all the way to SA. (yea!!)

I will talk to the nurse today about scheduling an ultrasound for 5-6 weeks and going up there for it since these are just labs.

Oh, and the nice OB ordered me some progesterone instead of making me wait until next week and order 2 sets of crap because they want me to come in to get the prescription like my RE's nurse did.

I don't know why it's a big deal to write a script for progesterone, even if I end up not using it, progesterone is not a big deal, the OB couldn't believe she'd make me wait 3 blood draws to get my medicine refill

That's super! SOOOOO much driving otherwise!

Good happy morning everyone. Strange ugly smell coming from incubator number two. Going to candle this am although early. I'm afraid sweating eggs were perhaps older as well. Although they said they get lot of eggs from this variety so that shouldn't be an issue.

Yikes!

I still haven't gotten much advice on this HELP!

My apologies - I thought you were answered. Looks like you got some answers this AM. There is some really good stuff on shipped eggs in the first/second post in this thread. I read it and followed it, and had pretty good results despite a disastrous trip through the USPS:

@BantyChooks
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So cute!!!!!

I'm off again today (so that I can get more done on projects and chores). If all goes well, the S&G girls will get their paddock today. Having some breakfast before I head out to do the water for everyone.

 

[dan26552]

That's super! SOOOOO much driving otherwise!



Yikes!



My apologies - I thought you were answered. Looks like you got some answers this AM. There is some really good stuff on shipped eggs in the first/second post in this thread. I read it and followed it, and had pretty good results despite a disastrous trip through the USPS:

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So cute!!!!!

I'm off again today (so that I can get more done on projects and chores). If all goes well, the S&G girls will get their paddock today. Having some breakfast before I head out to do the water for everyone.

 

[Pensmaster]

I hope you get something. NN doing any better than the DC?

Haven't looked into the other incubator yet. My two eggs that were in with the 5 shipped ones are developed

 

[Sparkle110]

CONGRATS ON 6,100 (and 22) pages!!!!!!!

 

[Honora]

Better to be refrigerated (not frozen) than just old. A breeder locally had horrible results with her bator and hens with hatching. I offered to help hatch. When I arrived at her place, she had sold all the freshest eggs and gave me dozens from the fridge. They weren't dated 3 wks old+: about 80% hatched.

Most important part is that the person hatching allows the eggs get to room temperature for hours, so that th internal temp is room temp.

She is a young hen who lays every day, so the eggs are pretty fresh. Sounds like it should work out, hopefully she will get some chicks. The rooster is a jubilee orpington and the hen is a black orp, so I think the chicks should be black.

 

[Honora]

As others have said they can hatch, I would get them out though and also start turning them a few times a day.

Turning them? What does that do?