First Time Hatching Anyone With Me??

[thefamilyflock]

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The candling pictures are in the sticky at the very beginning of the Incubating page and here is the link just in case. Happy candling!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

 

[Kathryn4629]

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Oh my goodness! I have no idea about the weeping eggs. I even tried to search for some threads that would give you some help, but I didn't find anything.

Maybe worded it wrong though

Keep us posted on what happens!!

 

[Kathryn4629]

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The candling pictures are in the sticky at the very beginning of the Incubating page and here is the link just in case. Happy candling!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

Thanks for the link!!!

Wow, those pics are so unbelievably helpful!! Everyone should check out those pictures if you haven't already.

 

[Lroach711]

I'm hoping to be joining in soon!

Going to bid on some eggs tomorrow and borrow my father-in-laws incubator

 

[IroquoisEgg]

Hey all,
I am a little late joining in with you but I am 1st time hatcher too! I am on Day 20...and if you are nail biting now...wait until lockdown!! It's terrifying, exciting, disappointing-terrifying because one minute I am sure that if they start to hatch something will go wrong and I'll have to decide whether to help it out or not. Exciting because-well duh!! Disappointing because every time I look inside..every 5 minutes...and see nothing happening I am convinced that I did something wrong and will get no chicks.

 

[Kathryn4629]

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Day 20... I am so jealous

Keep us posted on how it goes! I think being constanly convinced that you have done something wrong is the norm around here

Good luck with the hatch!!

 

[IroquoisEgg]

Ugh...Day 21 starts at 6pm and still nothing, nada, zero. no moving or rocking no pips well you get the point.

 

[AllCoop'dUp]

IroquoisEgg - How many do you have in your incubator? What are you hatching? I'm just hatching out my mixed breed babies. I can't imagine buying expensive eggs and worrying about them. Keep us updated!

I decided to move the 6 eggs I put in the Mini Incubator to the broody hen. The 12 egg disk that was sent with the mini wasn't working with the 6 larger eggs, they weren't turning at all. I double checked the turning instructions and couldn't figure out why they weren't turning. Called Briensa and asked them to please send the 7 egg disk that was suppose to come with the machine. We'll see what happens.

Did any of you take weight measurements before setting your eggs?

 

[Jan336]

Hey! Just got my first incubator today! I am so excited~!!

-Model of Hovabator you're using Genesis 1588 (with egg turner)
-What you'll be hatching and how many Black Sex Links, RIR, Het for Silver Gray Dorkings
-Date or month that you're setting eggs Set 37 Eggs on 2/21/2011
-Date or month that they'll be hatching Hatch Date 3/13/2011

YippY!!

 

[IroquoisEgg]

Model of bator: 1602 with auto turner-aftermarket fan installed by DH.

Hatching: Got 12 Lavender Ameraucana Bantams and 6 BBS Ameraucanas= 8 made it to lock down. Also, 8 of 8 shipped Black & Blue Mottled D'Uccle's in lockdown starting today. But really they have been in lock down since Friday b/c with all my excitement I didn't stop to figure out that setting 8 eggs 3 days after the original 18 would screw up my lockdown for the 18! Duh.

I set them Jan.31st at 6pm. So, tonight at 6pm marks 21 days exactly. Still no action at all. My temps were probably off here and there though...No, I didn't weigh any of them first. Wish I would've though. Been candling through out and had fun with that!!