Hatch-Along - Setting eggs this weekend (Jan5/6) WHOS WITH ME!

[Kunjun]

I've just set mine. I've had the bator running for the past few days on a steady 99.5 temp. I was told after the eggs go in not to fiddle with the fluctuating temp for the next 24 hrs and to let stabilize again.

 

[Kunjun]

@kunjun I know the feeling!! We are putting our eggs in thee bator tonight and will probably checking it like crazy! The next 21 days need to go fast!

Ugh figuring put how to use "quotes". Hopefully this does the trick

 

[LuvMyRoo]

I purchased my eggs online and they were sent out on the second. My estimated arrival date was on the fourth. Today is Saturday the fifth and i haven't received my eggs yet. I know my eggs wont come tomorrow because it is Sunday. That is 5 days of shipping! I am pretty much counting these eggs as a waist of time. 

Fingers crossed for u, I would have been really disappointed if they didn't come today.

Yes, this will be a fun hatch group! I am very much a newbie but this is something I have wanted to do since I was kid, and I felt like a kid opening those eggs this morning! I will certainly appreciate all of ur experiences and can't wait to follow everyone's progress!

 

[Conchis]

You can at least get them started and candle them a few days down the road and see how they are doing. I won't be a huge waste and I'll bet they do better than we might think.

 

[Roxannemc]

Do you think it was the shipping that caused so many eggs to not make it to lockdown or the incubator? I hope the rest hatch for you

Well, I'm thinking it's the shipping.  I did have a hovabator go bad on me and the company replaced it right away.  Then they suggested that I put in a second thermometer and a non-shipped egg in along with the mail ordered ones as a control.  If my hen's egg hatches with no problems, chances are it's the shipping that is messing up the eggs. It just kills me that out of 26 mail ordered eggs only 8 made it this far.  Hopefully, tonight when I get home I'll have more new babies.  Either way I'm still going to set some of my hens eggs this weekend.  Hatching eggs is so addicting!   

Im always spouting offabout shipped eggs and right now i have BBS in the lady said were ubber fresh.. . See maybe 4loik viable Zalso have some day 1 2eggs also shiped. See about 3 viabl

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I just set mine! 3 green ones from a Silver-laced Wyandotte cross and 3 darker brown mystery eggs

 

[Roxannemc]

Sorry about my messed up posts...from my phone and always messes up some way...I have the Genesis too Its not the bator
IFyou let them sit when you get them big side up in the carton to rest and let the air cell settle rest and get room temp for 12 to 24 hours you may get some.
Out of 13 shipped hatches i have averaged about 3 to 4 chicks.Averaged.
Shipped i read a study ssid they can die any time during the hatch still from being shipped

By the way someone said their eggs were in the mail 5 days and they were giving them up.I just had some in the mail 7 days and got the usually 3 chicks. Next hatch goes to lock tomorrow.I see 4 viable in mail 5 days.Shipped eggs are for sure a crap shoot though but what chicks i got were nice ones Good Luck all!

Do you think it was the shipping that caused so many eggs to not make it to lockdown or the incubator? I hope the rest hatch for you

Well, I'm thinking it's the shipping.  I did have a hovabator go bad on me and the company replaced it right away.  Then they suggested that I put in a second thermometer and a non-shipped egg in along with the mail ordered ones as a control.  If my hen's egg hatches with no problems, chances are it's the shipping that is messing up the eggs. It just kills me that out of 26 mail ordered eggs only 8 made it this far.  Hopefully, tonight when I get home I'll have more new babies.  Either way I'm still going to set some of my hens eggs this weekend.  Hatching eggs is so addicting!   

Do you think it was the shipping that caused so many eggs to not make it to lockdown or the incubator? I hope the rest hatch for you

Well, I'm thinking it's the shipping.  I did have a hovabator go bad on me and the company replaced it right away.  Then they suggested that I put in a second thermometer and a non-shipped egg in along with the mail ordered ones as a control.  If my hen's egg hatches with no problems, chances are it's the shipping that is messing up the eggs. It just kills me that out of 26 mail ordered eggs only 8 made it this far.  Hopefully, tonight when I get home I'll have more new babies.  Either way I'm still going to set some of my hens eggs this weekend.  Hatching eggs is so addicting!   

 

[TheCosmos]

I'm new to the thread, but I will be setting some in the incubator tomorrow as well!!

I am setting 5 from an eBay purchase of blue copper, blue, and black copper Marans (eggs 1-5 below). I also have 2 of my own (6-7)

I use a Brinsea Mini Advance w/ Auto Turning. My first hatch was 100%, 7 out of 7. The chicks are a week old and doing great. Hoping I have similar luck this go round but realize I'm dealing with shipped eggs instead of fresh eggs.. They were shipped on Jan 2 and I received them today Jan 5. I suck at gauging anything by candling this early in the game so my efforts today were fruitless. I can't tell if they have detached cells or what.. Don't know what to look for either so... here are some pictures.








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[chicken pickin]

I'm new to the thread, but I will be setting some in the incubator tomorrow as well!!

I am setting 5 from an eBay purchase of blue copper, blue, and black copper Marans (eggs 1-5 below). I also have 2 of my own (6-7)

I use a Brinsea Mini Advance w/ Auto Turning. My first hatch was 100%, 7 out of 7. The chicks are a week old and doing great. Hoping I have similar luck this go round but realize I'm dealing with shipped eggs instead of fresh eggs.. They were shipped on Jan 2 and I received them today Jan 5. I suck at gauging anything by candling this early in the game so my efforts today were fruitless. I can't tell if they have detached cells or what.. Don't know what to look for either so... here are some pictures.








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I cant see the air cells But those pics are very good quality. Im going to be looking forward to seeing all you candling pics over the next 3 weeks. They will probably turn out awesome.

 

[Kunjun]

At what stage should I candle? I've looked at other threads and it all made sense but when I candled the eggs when they arrived I wasn't sure what I was looking at.

@thecosmos your candled pix are fantastic. What are you using to candle?