hatching around the 26th post UPDATES here

[momofdrew]

silkies...I will try again in a couple of days...don't want to desturb Minny too much, she gets really ticked if I try to handle her eggs...

 

[cactus-hen]

I put seven eggs under Wilma on the first. I can't candle the eggs as the are EE's. She's a great mom but I wish she wouldn't set so often. She has set three times since last May.

 

[momofdrew]

wow does she hatch them all or are some duds???

I candled 3 of the eggs tonight 2 deffinately has veins and movement the other one has a dark spot...??? I dont want to desturb her too much so I will wait a few more days... How exciting to see new life growing right before my eyes...

 

[Rooster Ray]

I have 6 due on the 24th

 

[cactus-hen]

The first six, she hatched out four out of six eggs. The second batch there were 16 out of twenty-five from the 'bator and Wilma hatched out nine out of ten. She raised all the babies. This batch should start hatching out on Friday. I hope some make it. About ten days ago my Dear Hubby collected eggs for me. He came it and asked if the chickens went wild because there were 11 eggs. He had collected all Wilma's eggs. I took them back out and put them under her. They were out for about half an hour. If these don't hatch I'll have to start again since Wilma won't get off the nest until she has babies.

 

[willowcol]

I have 1 silkie egg that seems to have quit, the 2 other silkie eggs look good. My polish all seem great, moving around like crazy. This is my favorite time to candle, next week usually I have a hard time seeing anything. I am not sure about the button eggs. I usually just wait and see on those, they are impossible to see in. Well for me anyways, not sure if others have luck candling them or not. I put 6 Golden laced Cochin eggs in Sat. They are test eggs for another BYC member. 11 days done, 10 to go, yeah, over halfway to chicks!

 

[shelleyd2008]

About the only thing you can see in button eggs is if it is clear or not, and even that's a toss up.

I stop turning my silkies eggs tomorrow night, hope all goes well with them!! Then I have hatches every two days after that till the 27th, 3 hatches total. Then it starts all over again the following week, with 2 more hatches!!

 

[willowcol]

Wow you will have a busy busy time for a while. Good luck on the first set of eggs, I will keep my eyes open for your 1st pip post.

 

[sarabeth]

Good luck everyone. I will be candleing tonight. We'll see how I will do.

 

[willowcol]

How did the candling go? I candled a few tonight, all seem to still be moving around good. My buttons are due to hatch Sat. 1 more week on the chicks. Hope all is well with everyone else.