Hatching winter chicks.

[aart]

Isolate the bottom?

Probably meant insulate.

 

[Athiena14]

Probably meant insulate.

Oh ok. Makes more sense lol

 

[rjssantos]

The base of incubator... put a styrofome or a blanket

 

[Athiena14]

So day 4 and 3 eggs are infertile. The rest are growing. Have also added 12 eggs to another incubator from a friends farm.

 

[aliciaplus3]

I like hatching in the winter...... just not moving them outside when it's this cold...... I have decided this year I am going to try and have all my hatching done by may and not start again till late Jan or feb......sounds good anyway

 

[Athiena14]

So far first 11 are growing fine. Second 12 are on day 4 and it kinda looks like 8 for sure 1 for sure not growing and the others are unsure still... copper meran eggs are hard to candle XD

 

[Momof3teens]

We candled last night day 5, 6 out of 6 are growing. The kids are excited.

 

[aart]

copper meran eggs are hard to candle

Yes, yes indeed, they are!
It's crap shoot
Can you at least see the air cell so you can trace and monitor?

 

[Athiena14]

Yes, yes indeed, they are!
It's crap shoot
Can you at least see the air cell so you can trace and monitor?

Yes I can minus one. It's just hard to see that one. And then a couple have that extra calcium build up spots to make it even harder to see XD I thought quail eggs were hard to candle

 

[Athiena14]

We candled last night day 5, 6 out of 6 are growing. The kids are excited.

Nice. I dont show my kids til like day 17.... too many questions on why not all of them survive lol