February hatch-a-long 2018

[Abraeri]

Thought I'd share a video of my day 10 duck eggs that I just candled. Got rid of the three that had shown no development at all. Sorry for the background chatter; we thought the first one was a double-yoker because of the two dark spots and then figured out it was the head and the legs

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6dgexjv6gmst4a/Day 10.mov?dl=0

 

[won023]

Is it ok if I join this fourm just put 3 of my own eggs in...didn’t want to have to many babies hatching

 

[Familyfarm47]

This silkie is 2 days behind some standard size eggs. Tomorrow is day 18 for standards. Can I put silkie on lockdown at same time? Does she look close?

 

[Cooley gypsum]

First time incubating here! Live in Colorado. Got the eggs from sea level so we'll see. The hatch suddenly means more than it did before, we lost our favorite easter egger today to a prolapsed vent. SUPER sad... I just found this hatch a long, so fun. We have 4 Chocolate easter eggers and 4 Ameriflowers in the incubator. Candling yesterday went ok. Put the eggs in yesterday!!! We'll see what happens, super excited and hoping for a couple hens. Happy hatching!

 

[JaeG]

This silkie is 2 days behind some standard size eggs. Tomorrow is day 18 for standards. Can I put silkie on lockdown at same time? Does she look close?

If the air cell is looking on track then put all your eggs into lockdown. Or if it's looking a little small it won't hurt to put them into lockdown a day late. Good luck and I'm looking forward to some photos!

First time incubating here! Live in Colorado. Got the eggs from sea level so we'll see. The hatch suddenly means more than it did before, we lost our favorite easter egger today to a prolapsed vent. SUPER sad... I just found this hatch a long, so fun. We have 4 Chocolate easter eggers and 4 Ameriflowers in the incubator. Candling yesterday went ok. Put the eggs in yesterday!!! We'll see what happens, super excited and hoping for a couple hens. Happy hatching!

I'm so sorry! Why is it always our favourites!? I'm in a different country and I'm always envious of the gorgeous EEs I see on here. What's an Ameriflower? Sounds beautiful!

 

[Deedswan]

8 out of 8 hatched!

 

[JaeG]

8 out of 8 hatched!

Well done you! They are utterly adorable!

 

[Cooley gypsum]

If the air cell is looking on track then put all your eggs into lockdown. Or if it's looking a little small it won't hurt to put them into lockdown a day late. Good luck and I'm looking forward to some photos!



I'm so sorry! Why is it always our favourites!? I'm in a different country and I'm always envious of the gorgeous EEs I see on here. What's an Ameriflower? Sounds beautiful!

You are sweet, thank you so much! I love New Zealand. An ameriflower is a cross Americana and a Swedish flower hen! Fingers crossed!

 

[atomic]

Hello everyone! Hope I can tag along, this is my first attempt a hatch and I am super excited! I have seven Pekin duck eggs in a DIY styrofoam incubator from my own pair of Pekins. I am feeling hopeful, but also am not entirely sure what to expect. I did have a couple questions, first of all how early can you begin candling? I only officially set them into the incubator the night of the 10th. Also I read somewhere that for a still air incubator you want the temperature more around 101 than the usual 99.5, is this true and sorry for the silliness but my incubator does qualify as a still air... right? Also how hot can it spike before the eggs are doomed? I ask because it got up to 104 last night and has risen to 102 a couple times, I seem to have it under control now staying at 99-100. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing about everyones hatches!!!

 

[Familyfarm47]

I am going to try and post some pics of my aircells because I am worried they are too small but they could be just right. I have been combing the web for info on this and wonder if the key is air exchange. If your air exchange rate is high enough it seems one could incubate at a higher humidity and still have air cells grow. These incubators are much more air tight than a chicken's butt. just sayin'
Mine haven't lost any weight, but I didn't weigh them early enough to really use that calculus...only 4 days ago... but here I am day 18 and nervous about that first breath....