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

[LuvMyRoo]

Give me a minute

 

[Sally8]

Your eggs are very pretty I love the colors. What are the tiny ones?

The tiny ones, I believe, are from the Frizzle I have. I have 2 roosters, an EE and a Black Copper Marans. I wanted to see what I get.

 

[LuvMyRoo]

I was going to convert an old aquarium stand, but it just didn't seem like it would be big enough and would have taken a bit more work. I really wanted a drawer/tray at the bottom, but oh well. If this becomes more than a passing addiction, I can always get handier and more creative. All I had to do was clean it up, remove the shelves and the hinges on the door. I have some hardwire cloth I will make a top out of. Do you think there will be enough air circulation with it only being open on the top?

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[Outrun Acres]

I was going to convert an old aquarium stand, but it just didn't seem like it would be big enough and would have taken a bit more work. I really wanted a drawer/tray at the bottom, but oh well. If this becomes more than a passing addiction, I can always get handier and more creative. All I had to do was clean it up, remove the shelves and the hinges on the door. I have some hardwire cloth I will make a top out of. Do you think there will be enough air circulation with it only being open on the top?

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That is awesome! So creative!

 

[Outrun Acres]

Just checked my incubator before heading to bed and realized that the sensor for my thermometer/hygrometer had fallen down to the screen floor. It was reading 99 on the floor. I moved the sensor so it was resting on top of the turner. Itwas reading 102 there! Yikes! I have no clue how hot it is running at the top of the eggs. I hope Walmart gets some thermometers in soon so I can get more accurate average temperatures. I am aiming for 102 at the top of the egg. I hope I haven't fried them .

 

[LuvMyRoo]

Thanks!

 

[Peggy-Sue]

Just checked my incubator before heading to bed and realized that the sensor for my thermometer/hygrometer had fallen down to the screen floor. It was reading 99 on the floor. I moved the sensor so it was resting on top of the turner. Itwas reading 102 there! Yikes! I have no clue how hot it is running at the top of the eggs. I hope Walmart gets some thermometers in soon so I can get more accurate average temperatures. I am aiming for 102 at the top of the egg. I hope I haven't fried them .

That's not good!!!! 102 isn't frying but close! Do you know how long its been like that?

 

[LuvMyRoo]

Oh no, fingers crossed! This is going to be a l----o----n----g 21 days!!!

 

[FeyRaine]

So I decided to start a project while waiting for our new little chickies to arrive.
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Yay im excited to have a regular piece of furniture to house all my new babies and babies to come. I will paint it do go with my livingroom decor. SOOOOOO ECXITED!

Up-cycle yah, chicks yah, two great things go great together Must show us pics when you are done!!

Ok, I admit it. I'm at the end of day 4, and I broke down and candled one egg tonight...just one! Remember how earlier in the thread I said I always wait until day 10 to candle?

So anyway, I candled one egg, and there it was! A teeny, tiny little wiggling baby chicken, and veins!

I LOVE this part of hatching.

I was SO excited NYDH when I saw the first movement in one of my light colored eggs, it was a THRILL.

EEEEEEEEE YAY!!! The first tiny wiggly veiny egg of this hatch a long. Way to go now everyone is gonna cave LOL. Im just kidding congrats on your first signs of life.

I'm staying strong til day 7 for the group (so any of you who want to run off and candle an egg can do so now, I got wait til day 7 covered for ya' ).

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Anyone have one of those nifty graphic drawing of the ideal size of the air cell at various days, for DUCKS ?? or is it same ratio of air to egg as for the chicken eggs, makes sence it would be the same, but I don't want to assume...

also, any duck candle pics? or again basically the same...hum, I feel unprepared all the sudden...

 

[fisherlady]

Ok, I admit it. I'm at the end of day 4, and I broke down and candled one egg tonight...just one! Remember how earlier in the thread I said I always wait until day 10 to candle?

So anyway, I candled one egg, and there it was! A teeny, tiny little wiggling baby chicken, and veins!

I LOVE this part of hatching.

congrats!!