First time incubating- almost ready!

[TinyRaptorDodos]

This is my first time incubating eggs so I’m a bit nervous, not even sure which ones are fertile because some of my hens might not let the rooster do anything but fingers crossed , so far I have three Easter eggers, one Rhode Island Red, one possible cinnamon queen and one cuckoo maran, I’ll only be keeping the Rhode Island Red and whatever breeds I get from my neighbor, trying to get new breeds into the coop, half hoping I get a Roo because ours is a bit of a jerk to kids because they used to bully him and sometimes my family members, but that might be all roosters so I’m not sure if I should risk that… but super excited about this and hoping it works out well! I will be starting the incubator today or tomorrow when I get the other eggs, already picked out names for the eggs I have currently, there’s Onion, Olive and Sage for the Easter eggers, Raddish for the Rhode Island Red, Dill Weed for the Cuckoo Maran and Chipotle for the cinnamon queen

 

[sourland]

Good luck with the incubation. There's an old timey saying : "Don't count your chicks before the eggs are hatched."

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Good luck with the incubation. There's an old timey saying : "Don't count your chicks before the eggs are hatched."

Yeah there’s a high possibility that the cinnamon queen and Rhode Island Red might not be incubated, along with two of the Easter eggers, guess I’ll figure out when I candle

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Checked and I got eight fertile eggs! I’m going to give the other three a little while longer but I’m not sure if they’re going to be fertile

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Good luck! When my daughter was little, she would right the names of the "chicks" on the eggs!

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Good luck! When my daughter was little, she would right the names of the "chicks" on the eggs!

I did that with the ones I know the breed of but the only fertile one I still have with the name is Onion the potential olive egger (Mix between my white Easter egger and cuckoo maran roo) who is already claimed by a friend, checked again last night and I now have nine, only not fertile one is the Rhode Island Red

 

[McChooky]

Yeah there’s a high possibility that the cinnamon queen and Rhode Island Red might not be incubated, along with two of the Easter eggers, guess I’ll figure out when I candle

I built an incubator, ordered baby chicks and threw a divider up in the community nest box. (in case one of my hens is triggered by the sight of the baby chicks and goes broody!)
I don't put much faith in any of my eggs hatching but it's worth a try!

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

I built an incubator, ordered baby chicks and threw a divider up in the community nest box. (in case one of my hens is triggered by the sight of the baby chicks and goes broody!)
I don't put much faith in any of my eggs hatching but it's worth a try!

I just had my first two hatches! I’m so happy, they weren’t supposed to start until after Monday!
I know the darker one is a cinnamon queen but I don’t know what the other one is

 

[Kidwantschickens]

Congrats!!!!

 

[ThePhoebeFive]

How many hatched total?