Hatch On Dates: Oct-nov? Dont Forget About This Post!!!

[Nmarine1057]

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I know we were the same first time we candled very exciting good luck with your hatch!!

 

[sshavney]

Glad to see all the due dates! I set my eggs on the 09-19, so far 36 out of 38 (1 wasn't fertile, the other died) seem to be doing well. I have 24 Black Copper Marans eggs, 11 Bantam Blue Ameraucana's and 1 Blue Orpington/Australorp mix (just to see what it'll look like

).

 

[pnp4kidz]

22 Silver Spangled Hamburgs (scoopy82)
8 Australorps x Silkie (scoopy 82)
12 Mixed (scoopy82)
11 Welsummers (Nmarine1057)
8 buff barred cochin bantams (stephanie1992)
13 frizzle cochin bantams (stephanie 1992)
6 Blue silkies (stephanie1992)
8 sizzle silkies (stephanie1992)
6 frizzle polish (stephanie1992)
6 white leghorn (delpygirl)
6 barnevelder (delpygirl)
12 assorted pure Marans - Cattitude
1 Black Rosecomb - Cattitude
2 Easter Eggers - Cattitude
4 Sebright - Cattitude
4 pure Silkie - Cattitude
10 Silkie-X project - Cattitude
Silkie eggs - 9 Partridge, 3 White, and 2 BBS
7 bantam cochins to this mix!

8 Black Copper Marans
2 mystery mixes
I'll try to add mine here too:
3 mixed 'green' eggs'
6 mixed 'pink' eggs
3 mixed 'ivory' eggs
5 mixed 'brown' eggs
1 welsummer (my hen)
these 18 are from 'my' hens, then:
5 Barnsvelders (one is a dud already)
3 Seramas (one is clear)
3 Black Copper Marans
4 Cochin
5 Americana (1 is clear)
2 Dorking
4 Favorolle (one scrambled tho)
2 Welsummer
these 28 were bought/shipped/box crushed/many scrambled. :-(

 

[Stuck in the Coop]

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Everyone recommends different times - 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs... use your best judgement and read many of the threads on here about shipped eggs. There really is not wrong or right as far as I can figure out. Some of mine sat for 48 hrs (waiting on another shipment), others only for 12. I really can't tell yet that either resting time had any influence on viability

I do recommend you buy from BYC members. They will care about how your eggs are shipped and put more effort into getting you good eggs than a stranger/ebay seller may. Some of the members here have outstanding silkies that are show quality as well as pet quality.

 

[Stuck in the Coop]

22 Silver Spangled Hamburgs (scoopy82)
8 Australorps x Silkie (scoopy 82)
12 Mixed (scoopy82)
11 Welsummers (Nmarine1057)
8 buff barred cochin bantams (stephanie1992)
13 frizzle cochin bantams (stephanie 1992)
6 Blue silkies (stephanie1992)
8 sizzle silkies (stephanie1992)
6 frizzle polish (stephanie1992)
6 white leghorn (delpygirl)
6 barnevelder (delpygirl)
12 assorted pure Marans - Cattitude
1 Black Rosecomb - Cattitude
2 Easter Eggers - Cattitude
4 Sebright - Cattitude
4 pure Silkie - Cattitude
10 Silkie-X project - Cattitude
Silkie eggs - 9 Partridge, 3 White, and 2 BBS
7 bantam cochins to this mix! big_smile
8 Black Copper Marans
2 mystery mixes
I'll try to add mine here too:
3 mixed 'green' eggs'
6 mixed 'pink' eggs
3 mixed 'ivory' eggs
5 mixed 'brown' eggs
1 welsummer (my hen)
these 18 are from 'my' hens, then:
5 Barnsvelders (one is a dud already)
3 Seramas (one is clear)
3 Black Copper Marans
4 Cochin
5 Americana (1 is clear)
2 Dorking
4 Favorolle (one scrambled tho)
2 Welsummer
these 28 were bought/shipped/box crushed/many scrambled. :-(
11 - Buff Orpington
11 - Easter Eggers
6- Silkie Sizzles
10 - Cochin Frizzles
2 - Brown Leghorn

 

[stephanie1992]

soo candled eggs today, tossed two i was for sure were bad,

sad thos wernt good, they didnt even look fertile, one was a frizzle cochin and the other was a buff barred cochin, and i have 3 im leaving in a bit longer just to be sure

, but the rest are looking good so far

happy about that

 

[comptonsgonecountry]

I'm trying a jab at incubating eggs after loosing my last batch just last week. Not by my breeders fault, but my own. My temp and humidity jumped around to much. I will be trying the dry incubation method this time. My fingers and toes are crossed!

I will be setting eggs from my own flock. My flock consist of four red stars, one sebright, one old english game, one EE and one blue Silkie roo who rules the flock. Oh, by the way, I had to put him in his place today. He came at me which has never happened before. That little brat

But I'm sure he will make some adorable mutt chickies

So tomorrow October first will be the big day when I set my eggs. I do have a question...

* I have read it's okay to set bantam eggs with regular chicken eggs. Is this accurate?

Wish everyone the best of luck with their hatches. I can't wait to see pictures of all the little fluffy butts running around.

 

[stephanie1992]

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its ok to put bantam with standard eggs, i have bantam and regular in mine and thereall doing fine.

 

[JEH1984]

I candled my eggs tonight instead of tomorrow, couldnt wait, and since I am using my dual flash on my Droid X there isn't a way to get any pictures.

Out of 14 eggs I have 10 that are alive and growing!! I did notice though that a couple of the eggs the chick is a lot smaller compared to the others. Anyone know why this is?

 

[comptonsgonecountry]

stephanie1992, great thread you started! I'm loving the pictures and the video of the movement inside the candled egg. Oh, I can't forget the hatching calendar

JEH1984, I will be trying my iphone with my candling. It sounds like your Droid is working great for you. I only hope the iphone can manage to shine through my red stars egg.