From eggs to Adults

[Orpingtons43]

** DAY 3 OF INCUBATION **
Updates? Yes. I’m not going to candle eggs until tomorrow.

Questions or thoughts? Don’t be afraid to share them!
_______HAPPY HATCHING!______

 

[AUChickenGal]

And @AUChickenGal, I know we don’t live way too far apart, did your power go out?

My power flickered a few times but didn't go out, thank goodness. After the storms rolled through, I was FINALLY able to get the humidity in my incubator down to just under 40% (had been running at 55-70% with NO water added!). Hopefully it will stay that way; I hope to be able to mark normal-sized air sacks on Sunday, which will be day 7. This morning, I saw definite eyes in 7 out of the 9 eggs. Fingers crossed that the other two catch up in the next couple of days.

 

[Orpingtons43]

My power flickered a few times but didn't go out, thank goodness. After the storms rolled through, I was FINALLY able to get the humidity in my incubator down to just under 40% (had been running at 55-70% with NO water added!). Hopefully it will stay that way; I hope to be able to mark normal-sized air sacks on Sunday, which will be day 7. This morning, I saw definite eyes in 7 out of the 9 eggs. Fingers crossed that the other two catch up in the next couple of days.

I’m so glad to hear that! And hopefully those two eggs will catch up!!

 

[Orpingtons43]

**DAY 6 of incubation**
Updates? Yes! Candling pictures! These are the 9 that are fertile out of 15. I kept the remaining 6 eggs just in case.

 

[Tiana's chickens]

**DAY 6 of incubation**
Updates? Yes! Candling pictures! These are the 9 that are fertile out of 15. I kept the remaining 6 eggs just in case.
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Yayayaya live eggies

 

[Orpingtons43]

**Day 8 or incubation**
Updates? No
Questions? If you have any just ask!!

 

[Orpingtons43]

Well....
I was looking around on eBay and I saw some Lavender Orpington hatching eggs eggs for sale... I tried all day to resist my urge to buy them.... I couldn’t stand it... I ended up buying 8 eggs.
Sooo.... From now on I will label the EE eggs like this “**Day # of incubation (EE)**
And the Lavender Orpington eggs like this “**Day # of incubation (LO)**
Also I now have an app called “Hatchabatch” so I can keep track of both sets of eggs.
And I also set up a hovabator incubator (it had kept a steady temperature for at LEAST 24 hours now)
~Orpingtons43~

 

[Orpingtons43]

**Day 9 of incubation (EE)**
Updates? I added water
Questions? If you have any just ask!

 

[Orpingtons43]

The Lavender Orpington eggs should be here by or before July 9th, 2018!!! I cannot wait! Also my Easter Egger eggs are still doing great in my MagicFly incubator!

 

[RodNTN]

Hi! Just saw this, very interesting. Can't wait to see the results