First time hatching

[abbygibson1212]

@AmyLynn2374 Okay, I'll give them a couple more days, there's a couple questionable looking ones! And when I'm candling them, do I do it from the fat end or the skinny end? I can see in them good I'm just worried I'm doing it right

 

[AmyLynn2374]

@AmyLynn2374 Okay, I'll give them a couple more days, there's a couple questionable looking ones! And when I'm candling them, do I do it from the fat end or the skinny end? I can see in them good I'm just worried I'm doing it right

If you candle down into the egg from the top (rounded in) into the air cell it will give you a much clearer picture of what is going on in the egg.

 

[abbygibson1212]

@AmyLynn2374 I am going out of town this weekend and there is one day I won't be able to turn them, they'll be on their 12th day, will they be okay or should I have someone come over and turn them for me that day?

 

[holm25]

Sorry I am not Amy but I can help. They will be fine for 1 day. I only turn for 1 to 1 and a half weeks then quit turning. Its just what I do and what I have luck with.

 

[abbygibson1212]

@holm25 Okay, thanks!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

@AmyLynn2374 I am going out of town this weekend and there is one day I won't be able to turn them, they'll be on their 12th day, will they be okay or should I have someone come over and turn them for me that day?

Sorry I am not Amy but I can help. They will be fine for 1 day. I only turn for 1 to 1 and a half weeks then quit turning. Its just what I do and what I have luck with.

LOL. Yes, I wouldn't worry about it. The "experts" say they don't need to be turned by day 14 any way. I recently just started stopping at day 14. I am now turning until the end of day 13 and letting them rest day 14 since they are supposed to start positioning themselves then.

 

[abbygibson1212]

They're on day 16. I turned them today. Should that be the last time I turn them?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

They're on day 16. I turned them today. Should that be the last time I turn them?

Most people stop at day 18, (or lockdown for whatever foul/poultry they are doing) but it's not neccessary to turn chicken eggs after day 14. So if you wanted to stop now, there'd be no reason not to. It's up to you.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

They're on day 16. I turned them today. Should that be the last time I turn them?

So how many did you end up with development in?

 

[abbygibson1212]

3 for sure. 1 maybe. I think the ones I got from my grandpa all looked fertilized at first because they had really dark yolks.