Exited but clueless first time hatcher! any hatching buddies out there

[Rebecca and Paul]

i am a first timer have all the equipment (store bought not brave enough to atempt to build on my first time) hova bator with turner , fan kit, temp/humidity reader, a candeler and a spread sheet for egg info
getting our eggs right from a farm tomorrow ducks and chickens
set up my incubator tonight to get a nice temp any advice? anyone want to hatch along with me?

 

[snazzyboots]

i am setting eggs tomorrow. it's my first time too. hopefully we will get good hatches.

 

[terrilhb]

Good luck to both of you. I am not currently hatching any right now. Did 2 hatches this winter. And

from Ga.

 

[mmaddie's mom]

It's always good to know that I am NOT the only "excited but clueless" one out there!
I'm on day 4 of my first incubator hatch also.
"Break an egg" with your first attempt! (of course this means good luck!)

 

[kelly52862]

I am a first timer too. We are on day 11! I candled the other night and think 36 of the 42 eggs look good. I left the 6 in, but will pull them before the lock down. It is very exciting.

What are you going to use to hold the baby chicks? I was thinking of a plastic tub.

 

[dsqard]

You do know that duck eggs take a week longer than chicken eggs to incubate right?

 

[youngbiddy]

I'm on day 16 of my first hatch, two days to lockdown!

I started with 39 eggs, 34 of which were shipped, and 6 of those 34 were infertile. So now I've got my five and 28 shipped eggs all less than a week away from peeping and pooping all over the brooder. I'm waiting till day 18 to candle them all one more time and see which are fully developed, but last I checked they were all chugging along right on schedule. Everything looks perfect, but I can't shake the feeling that something will go terribly wrong and they'll all die while I watch in helpless horror. I had another nightmare about it last night and in this one only one egg hatched successfully ......and it was a tiny, baby crocodile that bit me.

It's the third nightmare I've had about this; gee, ya think I'm stressed about my first hatch?

 

[Coldweatherbirds]

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LoL, stress nightmares! I'm thinking about buying a duckling to slip in with my chicks when they hatch to blow my husband's mind (the eggs are from our own chickens and rooster). "Hey! look honey, one of them hatched a duckling!" But a baby crocodile.... now that would REALLY blow his mind.

 

[dsqard]

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Nah he probably wouldn't fall for that but throw in an emu chick and tell him it is from your chickens. He might fall for that!

 

[StormyMoon]

Good luck