It is only day 6 but the incubator was smelling a little wonky and I wanted to check fertility in my own egs that are in there.
Started with 48 eggs
20 shipped brahma eggs
9 from White Leghorn #1
8 from White Leghorn #2
8 from RIR
3 from brand new layer (first three eggs from her)
The shipped eggs were a mess. A few were half black inside, a bunch were clears, some just looked funky. Only 5 were veining, tossed the others. Pretty sure the wonky smell was coming from them as a couple were really nasty looking.....
The 3 from my brand new layer were all clears. Not surprising as of the two choices, neither will let the rooster do his thing and these were 3 tiny pullet eggs. Tossed those 3.
ALL of the other eggs were veining. 100% of my own eggs other than Ms Brand New Layer were fertile AND developing. My roo is a Jersey Giant and so much bigger than the girls I did not think he would 'make it work'. Obviously he does!
So I still have 30 eggs in the bator. 5 of the brahma eggs, 17 of the Leghorn/Giant eggs and 8 of the RIR/Giant eggs. I am actually almost more excited for my own eggs than the shipped eggs. I want some giant leghorns and giant rir! I think the new layer is the Jersey Giant girl, and I did catch him giving her some 'attention' a day or two ago and accidently broke one of her eggs which was fertile, so hopefully by next incubator batch I can get some Giants out of them.
So exciting! This is my first time setting any of my "own" eggs and to have them ALL be fertile and ALL be developing. I don't count the new girl since she wouldn't let the rooster near her. He gets a raise tomorrow for taking good care of his other girls
Started with 48 eggs

20 shipped brahma eggs
9 from White Leghorn #1
8 from White Leghorn #2
8 from RIR
3 from brand new layer (first three eggs from her)
The shipped eggs were a mess. A few were half black inside, a bunch were clears, some just looked funky. Only 5 were veining, tossed the others. Pretty sure the wonky smell was coming from them as a couple were really nasty looking.....
The 3 from my brand new layer were all clears. Not surprising as of the two choices, neither will let the rooster do his thing and these were 3 tiny pullet eggs. Tossed those 3.
ALL of the other eggs were veining. 100% of my own eggs other than Ms Brand New Layer were fertile AND developing. My roo is a Jersey Giant and so much bigger than the girls I did not think he would 'make it work'. Obviously he does!
So I still have 30 eggs in the bator. 5 of the brahma eggs, 17 of the Leghorn/Giant eggs and 8 of the RIR/Giant eggs. I am actually almost more excited for my own eggs than the shipped eggs. I want some giant leghorns and giant rir! I think the new layer is the Jersey Giant girl, and I did catch him giving her some 'attention' a day or two ago and accidently broke one of her eggs which was fertile, so hopefully by next incubator batch I can get some Giants out of them.
So exciting! This is my first time setting any of my "own" eggs and to have them ALL be fertile and ALL be developing. I don't count the new girl since she wouldn't let the rooster near her. He gets a raise tomorrow for taking good care of his other girls

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