February hatch-a-long 2018

[Jesusfreak101]

Just added 23 more eggs lol I am having egg fever.

 

[Laodicia]

my incubator has been set up for a few days and is running I dont plan to have eggs to set until the 10th though.

 

[Kenny_]

Ok, I have two external pips of salmon faverolles! Neat!

 

[JaeG]

Ok, I have two external pips of salmon faverolles! Neat!

How exciting! I'd love some Faverolles one day.

 

[elizabethu42]

One of my chicks has a crooked beak, what should I do?

 

[JaeG]

One of my chicks has a crooked beak, what should I do?

Are the top and bottom half crossed? It's called scissor beak and is often caused by the chick not positioning itself properly in the egg.

This article might give you some insight:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/03/scissor-beak-aka-crossed-beak-what-it.html

 

[elizabethu42]

Are the top and bottom half crossed? It's called scissor beak and is often caused by the chick not positioning itself properly in the egg.

This article might give you some insight:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/03/scissor-beak-aka-crossed-beak-what-it.html

Thank you so much!

 

[MattCopeland]

8 out of 22 have hatched so far!!

 

[Abraeri]

Candled my eggs today (Day 4) and I am sooo excited!!!! 9 out of 12 had veins, and I am going to give the others time. Pictures attached!

Here's an enhanced image - hopefully a little clearer

I read somewhere that a red ring around the embryo meant there was bacteria inside or something, don't really remember... can someone who knows what they are doing tell me if these guys look alright?

 

[JaeG]

Candled my eggs today (Day 4) and I am sooo excited!!!! 9 out of 12 had veins, and I am going to give the others time. Pictures attached!

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Here's an enhanced image - hopefully a little clearer

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I read somewhere that a red ring around the embryo meant there was bacteria inside or something, don't really remember... can someone who knows what they are doing tell me if these guys look alright?

It's always so exciting to see 'the spider'. Don't stress about any 'rings' yet - it could just be a big vein that goes all the way around. You'll know if the embryo has died because the veins will start to look thin and then start to fade, and the embryo itself looks like a black spot rather than a red/pink splodge.

This is a great website (my favourite for incubation/egg candling) to follow along with:
https://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/incubation-day-1.html