First Egg Setting Underway!

[ClucksnDucksMI]

I am so excited! I just set my very first attempt at incubating and hatching eggs. I purchased a ProSeries Circulated Air Incubator, Model 4200. I did my test drive and all seems well.

The temp is at 99.5 on the nose. My humidity is a bit too high, which I'm trying to work on. I just hard to share my excitement Any advice would be most appreciated.

 

[Pathfinders]

Congratulations! Setting your first hatch is very exciting indeed, I remember that feeling well.

The BYC has a number of great threads you may wish to read through to learn more and get a better feeling for what will happen over the next three weeks. See them at this link:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...hing-eggs-important-topic-index-please-review

I wish you the best of luck, and a strong, healthy hatch of chicks.

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

Not so sure in a couple of my eggs in the incubator. I've never really cancelled before but something tells me these aren't good? We are at about 48ish hours

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

This one has some strange air bubbles in it?

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

And the same. Sorry for poor pictures. Using the iPhone.

 

[Pathfinders]

48 hours seems a little early to candle I would think. I like to wait at least 7 days, if not longer. I would just leave them in the incubator for now and give them a chance to develop, rather than taking them out too often, which could interfere with their growth.

 

[Aphrael]

This one has some strange air bubbles in it?

Were these eggs shipped? Because that looks like it might be a damaged air cell from rough handling. If so, then the advice I have been able to find says you should leave it sit upright without being turned or disturbed at all for a couple of days to allow the air cell a chance to stabilize itself.

 

[Catfish267]

on my first attempt i used a still air incubator and did everything that I wasn't supposed to and still hatched 15 out of 20 eggs!!!!!

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

The eggs were bit shipped, all from my coop. I looked at them again tonight and the more I look at this one I don't really see a yolk. Going to give it the advised 7 days and remove if nothing by them. By the way, today I saw little beating hearts and veins! I am so excited!!!

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

Oops not shipped!