Hatch-Along - setting eggs tonight or tom who's with me on this

[vikkic08]

Haha, I used a cooler, same design! And cookie cooling rack as well! Hopefully we both do well for our first time!

 

[Red Star Rob]

Haha, I used a cooler, same design! And cookie cooling rack as well! Hopefully we both do well for our first time!

This is my first time incubating too and I also built a homemade incubator. We're on day 4 and things are looking good so far. I checked a bunch of my eggs last night and was very happy to see veining in several of them. I can see a huge difference between a couple of days ago and today.

Wishing you both the best success with your hatches!!!

Have to upload some picks....I have my eggs in side by side egg cartons with holes in the the bottom to increase air flow. The cartons are fixed to a thin piece of plywood with 1 screw fixed to the tip and bottom edges that rest on blocks of wood to make a "see saw". LOL, I have dental floss tied to eyehole screws on the sides of the plywood which enable me to "see saw" the eggs from outside the incubator.


Stupid question...the day you set the eggs in the incubator, is that day zero or day one. If I set my eggs on 1/31 and it's now 2/3, is this day 3 or day 4 for me.


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[hickchick02]

I think I have 7 developing eggs out of 20 shipped blrw on day 6. I was hoping for a few more than that but I am pretty happy.

 

[CrzyCknLady]

Stupid question...the day you set the eggs in the incubator, is that day zero or day one. If I set my eggs on 1/31 and it's now 2/3, is this day 3 or day 4 for me.


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I just read that if you set them at night, the next day is day 1. If you set them in the morning or early in the afternoon, that is day one.....

I grabbed my eggs and had them set in the bator by 1pm so I am saying that was day 1 for me......

 

[christybmom9802]

Well I candled all my eggs this morning and it looks like I have around 16 developing eggs out of 24...since 6 of those were extras I am very happy with those odds! Especially since they were shipped eggs! woo hoo. I also got a few eggs that I added to the incubator this morning so I will keep everyone updated on how this staggered hatch pans out. Day 5 and counting.

 

[hickchick02]

Well I candled all my eggs this morning and it looks like I have around 16 developing eggs out of 24...since 6 of those were extras I am very happy with those odds! Especially since they were shipped eggs! woo hoo. I also got a few eggs that I added to the incubator this morning so I will keep everyone updated on how this staggered hatch pans out. Day 5 and counting.

Wow I wish I could get those kind of odds. This is my 5th batch of shipped eggs & I've never got more than about 45% to develop much less hatch. What is your secret?

 

[christybmom9802]

Wow I wish I could get those kind of odds. This is my 5th batch of shipped eggs & I've never got more than about 45% to develop much less hatch. What is your secret?

I have nooo clue this is my first hatch haha...I'm gonna guess luck. My eggs are Catdance silkies, so with good fertility and great packing and marking the box the USPS was very gentle. I have the brinsea Octagon 20 older version 2005ish and I've been keeping the temp at 99.5-100 and humidity @ 40-45. I'm thinking it's the eggs totally!!!! hope I don't loose too many before hatch day! I want me some silkies!

 

[hickchick02]

I have nooo clue this is my first hatch haha...I'm gonna guess luck. My eggs are Catdance silkies, so with good fertility and great packing and marking the box the USPS was very gentle. I have the brinsea Octagon 20 older version 2005ish and I've been keeping the temp at 99.5-100 and humidity @ 40-45. I'm thinking it's the eggs totally!!!! hope I don't loose too many before hatch day! I want me some silkies!

I've been wanting a brinsea but they are pretty pricey. So many people say such good things about them it may have paid for itself in all the shipped eggs I have gone through to get a few chicks. I thought my Little Giant was keeping a pretty steady temp but something isn't going right. Good luck with yours!

 

[Red Star Rob]

I just read that if you set them at night, the next day is day 1. If you set them in the morning or early in the afternoon, that is day one.....

I grabbed my eggs and had them set in the bator by 1pm so I am saying that was day 1 for me......

Thanks!

That's great for me. I set half on 1/31 really late and the rest in the afternoon on 2/1. My day number then would correspond with the day of the month. Makes it easy to remember. ) Hoping for something, anything, to hatch.

LOL, I planned to candle on day 7-10 but now you two have me really curious. I don't want to "hurt" potential hatching chance after the shipping the eggs went through.

BTW, what type of candler are you using CCL (crzychnlady)? I have one of those big LED mag lights but was thinking of building a box housing one of the higher wattage cfl lights b/c they are really bright.

 

[christybmom9802]

I've been wanting a brinsea but they are pretty pricey. So many people say such good things about them it may have paid for itself in all the shipped eggs I have gone through to get a few chicks. I thought my Little Giant was keeping a pretty steady temp but something isn't going right. Good luck with yours!

I found mine used on Craigslist...Is like new and came with a candler and automatic turner. I paid $125....I did see someone had one posted on here under "Everything Else" buy-sell-trade