first time hatching

[mattsinger]

Got the eggs set in the bator today! Now the wait begins...

 

[chickierookie]

Yay!! I just got my eggs yesterday and they went into the incubator today!

 

[mattsinger]

good luck with your eggs. What kind did you get?

 

[mattsinger]

So after one night in the bator, it appears I have one egg that is porous, so that takes me down to 16 eggs. It sorta looked like that when I candled them prior to setting them...but I wasnt sure it it was that or just the dart/light pigment of the Marans eggs. it has some goo sorta foaming out of it at a few spots. Guess I'll have to pull it out when I candle them later. Here is a pic.....best I could get through the bator window.

 

[mattsinger]

I know they're not going to do anything for another 18 days or so but I still keep looking at them everyday.

 

[mattsinger]

I tried to candle the eggs last night....not much luck. Two of the lightest colored eggs, I could clearly see there was nothing going on....totally clear. As to the rest of them the ones I could see light through, they did look dark, and many, the light would not penatrate.

 

[mattsinger]

Here we are on day 20. I have three eggs that I have seen moving around quite a bit. Cant wait to see what happens with the rest...could be a little slower or no one is home.

 

[polarbearpilot]

How exciting! Good luck!

 

[mattsinger]

I seem to have an issue with the temp creeping up . day 20 finished up at 3;00 and we are into day 21. Is this a normal issue ??..do the chicks actually give off enough heat to change the temp inside the bator? It has been very stable on temps up until today

 

[mattsinger]

it seems my temp issues were due to a bad thermometer. It has been all over the place, up and down. I put a backup in there...and things seem ok. On day19/20, I had 4 eggs very actively moving around. since then all has seemed very still and quiet. I do have one that has managed to pip through during the night ....we'll see what progress has been made when I get home tonight.