First time hatching eggs!!

[crazyeggs]

Hi
I have my first batch of eggs in the incubator and scheduled to go on lock down in 2 days at which time I am planning to candle and toss any that are not growing. Is it OK to leave them if I am not sure? I have read horror stories of eggs exploding and contaminating the others. Any thoughts and advise would be great

 

[ScissorChick]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens crazyeggs!

Yes, you can leave any you are not sure about.

Eggs generally will not

get to the 'Explosive' point with-in 21 days. I have had one egg

explode in my incubator before, and it was around day 27-28.

Good luck!

 

[crazyeggs]

Thanks I have 2 or three I am sure are going good but others that I believe have stopped. I hate to toss being my first go around.

 

[ScissorChick]

How many eggs do you have?

 

[crazyeggs]

I have a total of 21. 9 going on lockdown in 2 days in one incubator and the other 12 in a homemade incubator going in lock down in 4 days. The second batch has maybe one that is not growing while the rest look great.

 

[ScissorChick]

Good luck!

 

[thegibbys]

lock them all down.... I made the terrible mistake of tossing aside an egg I swore had no movement. when I broke it open it was gasping for air. that was day 17. I will never toss again until day 23 or so.

 

[crazyeggs]

Thanks for your advice.
I am going to just leave them all and see. I can't wait to see what I get. I have a mix flock of Hens, 2 Barred Rock, a New Hampshire Red, a Rhode Island Red and a white leghorn in with a Speckled Sussex Rooster.

 

[crazyeggs]

I am in lockdown now on one incubator and I ended up candling and tossing the ones that were iffy. It left me with only 2 eggs one I know for sure and the other I am about 80%. I did open up the others and they had all quit early on