FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

[simplyscrambled]

I have Frizzle Standard Cochin eggs from the auction from ILOVEFRIZZLES put in today (Jan. 27) and am so excited!! In the classroom too (told the kids and parents they were my birthday present for myself, lol) We also put in 3 eggs from our school coop, but I don't know if they're fertile. We have a young banty rooster in with 3 young standard sized hens. We'll see!

 

[hunt4meat]

As mentioned before, this is my first attempt at hatching eggs not under a hen. So now I have a ?? or 2.

I am using the tilt the bator method of "turning" the eggs, should I turn/flip them a time or 2 each day?

WHen should I candle the eggs to see if they are going?

Thanks,
Matt

 

[PandoraTaylor]

Yesterday -added 2 Brahma/EE and 5 Braham/?? could be Brahma, NH, Barred Rock or Black Sex Link the questionable ones will be added to the laying flock. So no harm done there.
Hatch date should be Feb 16th.

 

[pefferlawchicken]

WOOT Just set 20 eggs , blue silkies, self blue , d'Uccles and a few cochin mixs and some EE's

Good luck everyone

 

[PandoraTaylor]

Always turn them an odd number per day, so they are not laying on the same *side* each night.
3-5 seems to work better...

day 7-10 should see something when Candled (if your candling light is bright enough).

 

[LovinMyPeeps]

Quote:
A mag lite is your friend, unless you are ambitious enough to build a candling box.

 

[TK Poultry]

i guess i should join too lol... i just set 8 bantam ameraucana eggs yesterday night so this is day one i candled before i put them in and they looked good! hopefully i have a hatch because my last hatch was a dud! im experiementing with a new incubator set up so wish me luck! i was having problems getting water into my wells in my LG so now i have a aquarium tubing setup going to the wells!

FEBRUARY 16 IS MY HATCH DATE!

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Tell me more about the "tilt the bator method" for turning eggs. Like mentioned by PandoraTaylor turn an odd # of x's a day, 3 to 5 is fine.

Candling eggs is usually done on day 7 or 10 (10 is most reliable to see dark mass in the middle where the chick is, air cell on the wide end of egg, & clear egg white on the pointed end of egg). 2 additional candlings are usually done on day 14 (to sort out any for sure no good ones, but can leave them if not smelly/rotten or if not sure) & then day 18 the final cull. Day 18 is "lockdown" with humidity up, no more 3 to 5 x's a day turning at all, no more incubator opening, & just wait till day 21 for pip, zip & hatch. You probably know that the hatched chicks can stay in the incubator for a day (12 to 24 hrs) at a lower temp of 95 degrees F, they just run wander around, sleep & get stronger for the brooder.

 

[hipeatall]

Oh can I join in? It's my first time to attempt a hatch! I just moments ago loaded 26 faverolles eggs into my incubator. I ran my tests, and I read and re-read my instructions till my eyes got blurry... and finally got my eggs in... oh my. Goodness, I have a feeling it's going to be a really long 21 days... I have a feeling I'm gonna need some moral support! HATCH DATE FEBRUARY 17th

 

[texasgal]

OK .. I'm in. Hatch date Feb 3.

17 eggs shipped from upintheholler
EEs and Olive eggers

12 Blue/Splash Marans local

Today is day 14. I candled today and saw 11 of the 17 shipped with definite signs of life.

2 clears
1 detached air cell
3 questionable.

Tonight I made a better candler .. 2 of the 3 questionable are probable

Then I put the one with detached air cell up for grins .. and there is a baby in there.

So 15 of 17 from probable to definite ..
2 clears.

On the 12 marans eggs .. I think I see 4 definite .. can't even see through the others ..

It should be fun around here the first of next week!