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[carriehelene]

I've got veining! I checked a few of each type last night, and in the lighter ones I saw veining! I couldn't see into the brown or green ones clearly enough to see anything, so those will be a wait and see. I'm so excited, can't believe it.

Congrats to all here who got their veining also

Fluffy, what's happening with you hon, did you candle after your dad moved your bator? Why'd he move it anyways, do you know?

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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Welcome Aboard Jay1995.

What did type of eggs did you set?

Congrats Carriehelene!
Looks like most of us are gonna be hatch'n in no time. I cant stand this wait tho...making me crazy LOL

 

[Kiwi Chicky]

Just poking my nose in

no new news here, looking forward to candling tomorrow afternoon

Hope everyone else is doing well!

 

[FluffyColor]

Fluffy, what's happening with you hon, did you candle after your dad moved your bator? Why'd he move it anyways, do you know?

He wanted the shelf I was using to hold the bator for his shoes.I moved it back.He's caused so many problems with the incubation,maybe even took the lives of six poor chickies (I hope not,)then he doesn't get the shelves.He's got the wrong daughter for that.

I'm candling tomorrow,Day 7.​

 

[jay1995]

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Welcome Aboard Jay1995.

What did type of eggs did you set?

Congrats Carriehelene!
Looks like most of us are gonna be hatch'n in no time. I cant stand this wait tho...making me crazy LOL

I just set a few of my own RIR X Buff Orpington

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

Jay1995: Those should make some nice dual purpose birds for you.

And the reason I did a Isa cross to see how they are for layers.

Everyone enjoy this beautiful day..not many more left until Mr Winter pops its ugly head. Especially here in Michigan. Last winter was the worse I remember in almost 50 yrs.

 

[carriehelene]

This is just too excitingly cool!! My son wanted to see the development in the eggs, since when I candled it was night, and he was actually sleeping. So today, we crawled under the computer desk where it is very dark, and he got to see it. It looked just like day seven found at this link http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/
There I was showing him the veins, and suddenly the baby floats towards the shell. I was so startled, I'm lucky I didn't fumble the egg. The baby was floating back and forth in there, and whenever it came close to the shell, I could see it really good. I think I was more impressed than he was though. Umm, hello, a little excitement wouldn't have been amiss, not just a "that's cool" and back to cartoons

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

Carriehelene: How cool is that? LOL Its funny how a lil egg with a lil peeper inside can be such an event. I have such a different outlook on eggs now. I dont even wanna eat them , but protect them. A friend wanted to make breakfast yesterday with "MY" girls eggs. I said you dont have to have eggs with potato pancakes and sausage, go without. Or run to kroger and BUY some $0.98 a dozen eggs. Leave mine alone. My daughter is the same way, eggs go in the bator not our in bellys'

I'm gonna try to candle again tonight when I turn my eggs and see whats what.

Also for those of you interested in Welsummer or Andulasian eggs, (she has other breeds also) Okiehen from here on BYC mailed me a dozen each with 5 extras NOT A ONE was broken. Her packing job was the best I could'nt have asked for them wrapped any better at all. I will buy from her again and again. I am that pleased. They will go into the bator very early tomorrow morning after they settle down a bit from their long journey. Im excited to set up another bator lol This is such fun!

 

[Gloria]

Well, I have sad news. I kept checking all day yesterday for babies and I found one egg that got rolled out of the nest. The baby duck was dead...

I removed the drake the night before so I know it wasn't him. I don't know if it had died on it's own or if she killed it. I would think it was on it's own.

I was so upset burying that little guy.

When I got done I pushed her off the nest and took all of her eggs.

I took them all over to a friends house and she put them in the bator for me. From 12 eggs we're now down to 9. Now I'll know for sure it wasn't the duck or the drake doing them in.

I should have another one some time today hatch. I hope they will all be okay.

Ooopsy_daisy so glad your shipped eggs made it safe and sound! I hear so many bad story's on here about shipped eggs not making it so well.

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

Gloria: Sometimes animals know whats the best solution for them when it comes to motherhood. My doberman had a litter of 22 puppies a few years back, she laid on them on purpose to dispose of them. I know thats what she was doing. She had too many to feed and knew it. She would look right at me with her big brown eyes, lay down right on a puppy, knowing I was going to yell at her but it was just like, she couldnt help herself. It was instink I believe. With the help from a friend of mine and myself bottle feeding around the clock we saved 18 pups. NEVER again! LOL

Im glad that you have moved them to a bator for now. At least they can hatch and you wont have to worry about them getting old or rolled out...Which brings up another question:

How come when we have chicks they need to be kept at 95 degrees for the first week and down 5 degrees per week until feathered out, but the hen runs around with the babies in toe even in the colder months and the chicks dont die?

I put my new eggs in the bator early this morning so we have another hatch date of Sept 25th.

You all have a wonderful day. Im going outside to do meatie chores, catch ya's later on.