February Hatch-A-Long

[LadyCraig]

Hello! Jumping in here because why not?! I just wanted a few more silver Deathlayers since my last shipped dozen was a bust and I only have 2 hens... I found some a few hours drive from here, and the very nice lady threw in a bunch of others for free! Soooo.. I just set:
12 Silver Deathlayers
3 Crested Cream Legbars
3 Ayam Cemani
3 Swedish Flower Hens

 

[LowcoMatt]

I’m at 48hrs almost exactly and figured I’d peek at an egg or two. Still don’t have much familiarity with what I’m looking for but this is what I saw. Has two dark little dots in these light colored eggs, another egg has just one dot. Summary, my first hatch and first time incubating eggs and first time everything chicken related.

Thoughts anyone?

It was only day 3 for my batch yesterday but I peeked at them last night Looks like at least 4 are developing, maybe 5, but I'll hold off on full judgement until day 7 at least.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I’m at 48hrs almost exactly and figured I’d peek at an egg or two. Still don’t have much familiarity with what I’m looking for but this is what I saw. Has two dark little dots in these light colored eggs, another egg has just one dot. Summary, my first hatch and first time incubating eggs and first time everything chicken related.

Thoughts anyone?



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I have been able to see earliest on day 3, (72 hours) very faint red unorganized squiggles. I usually candle day 4, then starts to look like spider veins.

 

[Willow2253]

I’m at 48hrs almost exactly and figured I’d peek at an egg or two. Still don’t have much familiarity with what I’m looking for but this is what I saw. Has two dark little dots in these light colored eggs, another egg has just one dot. Summary, my first hatch and first time incubating eggs and first time everything chicken related.

Thoughts anyone?



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That early it’s going to be really hard to tell. I don’t usually see much until day 4 or so, and don’t make any calls until day 7.

 

[LinzeeBrie]

We're all set for a Valentine's Day hatch! So far I see growth in 100% of them! I broke the "rules" and set a few of my pullets' very first eggs . But the rest are all from seasoned layers.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I was looking at the letters on my eggs and Fox fire has a decoder on her Ebay page. The tan egg was the only confusing egg. First it looked like a "P" then it looked like a smudged "f" the decoder had a "PO" but not just a "P". Then I looked at an updated decoder of hers and a "P" is a pita pinta chicken so I am hoping for one of those. It is new for her.

 

[PDXJULES]

I ordered some potluck eggs from Foxfire Farms in ID (One state over, 4 hrs away. )She has pure, separate pen chicks and a potluck is diff eggs that are pures. (Like a sampler.) I will post when the eggs come.

I have 16 in a Generic incubator - from N Idaho FoxFireFarms Poultry Purebred Potluck special also! Do let her know if you have a Wish List. Anyone else set for a GroundHogs Day hatch?

 

[gimmie birdies]

My wish list was Isbar, BCM, and SFH. I told her to surprise me with the rest. (Lucky I didn't need AC and I didn't ask for deathlayers.)

 

[PDXJULES]

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I was looking at the letters on my eggs and Fox fire has a decoder on her Ebay page. The tan egg was the only confusing egg. First it looked like a "P" then it looked like a smudged "f" the decoder had a "PO" but not just a "P". Then I looked at an updated decoder of hers and a "P" is a pita pinta chicken so I am hoping for one of those. It is new for her.
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Some of the codes are posted in my thread First Hatch. Looks like you have Crested Cream Legbars, Isbar, Mosaic, as i do...and Barbazonnes, and a couple breeds i didn't get.

Of 18 received i had to remove 2, and am giving a couple more a few more days to evaluate. Amazed at how air cells recovered after shipping - so far. Have fun!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I only had one loose. I have spitz but didn't get any spitz in this shipment. That is okay. But they are fun.