first time hatcher! update!!

[Smitty's Farm]

Sounds like you are good to go!!!!! Good luck with your incubation time and don't forget to keep us posted on the hatch!!!!!

The white parents are sooo pretty!!!! I can't tell what color their legs are? They look like they have more Ameraucana traits than Araucana, b/c of their cute little muffs. I think that is muffs I see in the pic...hard to tell from the angle.

I can see why you purchased them. I really love my EE & Ameraucanas. Mine are very social.

Good luck!!!!!!

 

[MoonbeamQueen]

Just a quick update...temp is steady at 102 on top of the eggs. I'm using a Little Giant still air, with an automatic turner. The hygrometer is reading about 60%. I have no water in there and both the vent plugs open. Today is day 5. I got the eggs on Monday from the post office. I went ahead and unwrapped and set them right away as I had to go to work. Then was gone for a 16 hr shift. I had my husband monitor the temp and slightly adjust if necessary. I tried to candle last night with a strong flashlight. This is my first hatch so I'm trying to learn what to look for. My eggs are Ameracaunas. I've read they are harder to candle. So now I just wait. Very hard for me as I am definitely an instant gratification kind of girl!:|:|:|

 

[MoonbeamQueen]

Well, this first attempt at hatching was a bust. I had one little embryo that seemed to be doing fine. Now I don't see any movement. I think my hygrometer doesn't work properly and that everything dried out. I'm going to crack all 9 eggs today and see if I can learn anything from this experience. My own chickens are a few weeks from beginning to lay. I'll try again as I really want to learn this skill. This batch of eggs was shipped from so I know that the hatch rate was already expected to be low. Maybe I can find a local source for fertile eggs...
Anyway, thanks for all the good advice! I know more than I did when I started and will apply that to the next try!