First time hatching eggs

[chickens really]

Okay I get it......Leave those eggs......Count the day she actually stopped laying as day one.....Then candle on day 10....Make sense to you?.......I am new to this also......

 

[nat1710]

From the day she stopped laying makes it day 10 now, I should really be able to see something in the eggs now shouldn't I? I can see a dark shadow but I think that may be the yolk, i can't see any veins.

Do you think I should wait until day 14 or get rid of the Ines she has now and let her lay new ones?

 

[chickens really]

See, Hens will lay a clutch and then start setting.....That is why you can collect eggs and then set them all on the same day.....I hope I make sense?.....I am trying....lol

 

[nat1710]

Yes that makes sense thanks x

 

[chickens really]

Wait two more days.......I would.......Are you using a good flashlight and looking from the biggest point of the egg, not the pointy side.......

 

[nat1710]

It's the light on my iPhone the torch I have doesn't give me as good a view. I will wait a few more days.

I feel so bad for her she seems to be so dedicated and for her to have nothing at the end lol

 

[chickens really]

lol.......

.........I recommend you get a good flashlight.........You will need it because you will need to see and want to see......


Cheers!

 

[nat1710]

I will thank you. I have only been keeping chickens and ducks since last summer and it's so fascinating. I love them so much x

 

[dekel18042]

I will thank you. I have only been keeping chickens and ducks since last summer and it's so fascinating. I love them so much x

Just had a few thoughts. When I first started incubating I would candle the eggs and often thought some (Sometimes depending on the shell color) were not developing. Thankfully since I was learning I didn't discard the eggs and some I thought weren't good hatched, so unless an egg is obviously bad smells or has a discharge I wouldn't discard it. You might have some developing among those who aren't.
Next question, how big is your bantam? I was wondering if ten eggs were too many for her to cover and some on the edges weren't warm enough. My bantams are very small. I decided to let some hatch chicks themselves this spring (I used the incubator before) and we were joking about how many eggs each could cover if I wanted to stick some large fowl eggs in. I'm guessing 4 LF eggs, my husband thought two or three so maybe 10 was too much in this cold weather.
First time hatchings are always a learning experience. Good luck. I've also read but haven't experienced it that fertility is lower in the winter so that could be a factor.

 

[chickens really]

Yes, very stressful time......I was not trying to be mean at all.....I feel your worry.....I was just in that on Monday......I giggled about the iphone light.....You will want a flashlight......Mine was my best friend.....


I wish you total success with this......