February Hatch-A-Long

[JoJoM]

One successful hatch and I can hear more chirps from inside at least one other egg. Day 21 is tomorrow, so fingers crossed I get a few more to keep the first little darlin company.

 

[smfarman]

I thought I would share some pics, my son wanted to give me an early start and these arrived yesterday with no notice.

17 little fluf balls

 

[gimmie birdies]

Tomorrow is day 14. I will not turn, or candle my eggs. My last candle will be on day 18.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I get to ride FEb hatch page to the end. I think all mine will be this month.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Just candled the shipped eggs, CAREFULLY, here day 4.
3/10 show some development. Those air cells still look pretty tenuous.
We will see.

 

[RrooKk]

Today is day 16 for me. Being so close to lockdown makes me so nervous! All 27 eggs show development and active chicks. Hoping for the best. This is only the second time using this new incubator so I'm not as familiar with it's quirks.

 

[PioneerChicks]

I just candled again! I pulled out ten of my eggs because they were duds, and all of my friends eggs were duds except two.

One of my eggs had a bloodring, by the rest look healthy! So far, I am very pleased with this 'bator!

I have 15 healthy eggs:
2 from my friends, probably mixes
8 silkies
and 5 silkie/orpingtons

 

[LadiesAndJane]

3 of 7 in lockdown have internally pipped! Expecting hatch sometime tomorrow. Only one of my silkies ended up with fertile eggs. She is white and so is the roo, so likely all will be white. He is likely gold based white and the hen is silver based white. Will be interesting to see what pops out! Hoping for a random partridge or black, which can happen with recessive white silkies.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Sad day over here. I by accident didn’t completely press through the menu on my Brinsea when I turned the turner and cooling function off last night in preparation for lockdown and it stopped heating Eggs were cold tonight when I went to candle them. No warnings went off and the fan didn’t stop, so I had no clue this was happening during the day. I turned the incubator back on in the hopes that maybe a few will pull through (room temp is 21.5 Celsius). It now says there was a power outage? Which I know isn’t the case. I had it in a nook where I couldn’t read the menu without leaning in and using the flashlight on my phone as I wanted to keep the, dark, so I guess I won’t ever be doing that again I’ve started a thread so others know to not make the same mistake as I did.

I will keep you all posted.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Eggs can be 12 hr with out heat and still make it.