Fertile eggs?

[lynnemabry]

Go to the sticky at the beginning of this section. About 3rd post down has how to tell the difference. You will be looking for a very faint bulls eye.

 

[happyhens120]

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I use a Little Giant still air incubator. It was right around $40 at Tractor Supply. The egg turner was separate, and I actually ended up NOT using it because the eggs I was incubating were jumbo sized and I didn't feel comfortable having them that close to the heat source. I turned them by hand 2-3 times a day. I marked them with an "x" on one side and an "o" on the other so I knew what side to turn them all to. Also, when I candled around a week, I put a

on the ones that I knew for sure were developing and a ? on the ones that might be duds or quitters. I had a 75% hatch rate with my first bunch, so soemething must have worked!

It's definitely a different experience hatching your own vs. buying them. So much fun!

 

[leeboyz337]

if you have a rooster in with the hens and you`ve seen him doing his job they should be fertile. the way they work is with a rooster the should be fertile you wont no though if they will start to form. the way for them to start changing is by being around 99 degrees and at 50% humidity. when i did mine it took 3-4 days before you can use the candling process to see the heart and veins forming in the egg. as for the price on a self turning incubator they run about 145-180 dollars for a family style incubator they hold around 42 eggs. if you want i posted pics of my eggs through the 3 months to the hatch date.