HERE WE GO AGAIN Anyone SETTING Aug 30th - Sept 8th join me!!

[cindersga]

I candled one last time before lockdown. 64 out of 100 going into lockdown tonight. Due to hatch on Sunday.

What kind of chicks are you hatching in that group? That is a lot of eggs but how eggciting

 

[adjduncan]

Actually if they are dark eggs I think that is what they might look like if they are developing...do you have any that look different? Can you see any veins at all or are the shells too dark?

OMG, OMG, yes they are developing! What a huge relief we studied them this morning, and we eye spied some embryos MOVING, whoo hoo! We didn't kill them after all. Only three out of eight are going (shipped eggs though). So right now I'm on cloud nine.

 

[ChicksinPR]

tomorrow is hatch day for me. I am not feeling good anymore... I feel like I upped the humidity too high the first 2 days of lock down and too low during the first 18 days. Fingers crossed I get a few chicks. I have a broody who needs babies and she is going to sit on plastic eggs until she is a momma...

 

[Brookhavens]

OMG, OMG, yes they are developing! What a huge relief we studied them this morning, and we eye spied some embryos MOVING, whoo hoo! We didn't kill them after all. Only three out of eight are going (shipped eggs though). So right now I'm on cloud nine.

Don't count the others out yet. With dark shells it is much harder to see what's inside. Day 10 should give you an idea if there is something in there or not. My single WellSummer egg is darker shelled and I saw nothing in there the first time I candled (few days ago) candled last night and saw the shadow of the heart beating.

 

[Brookhavens]

tomorrow is hatch day for me. I am not feeling good anymore... I feel like I upped the humidity too high the first 2 days of lock down and too low during the first 18 days. Fingers crossed I get a few chicks. I have a broody who needs babies and she is going to sit on plastic eggs until she is a momma...

positive vibes being sent to you. What are you running the humidity at?

 

[adjduncan]

This reminds me of pregnancy. It was 10% joy and 90% horrendous stress. I would be worried up until an OB appointment, feel great for a couple of days then start getting stressed and worried waiting for the next appointment.

With eggs, it feels almost the same. Such highs and lows with this. Remind me, this is supposed to be fun right?

I can see all of us, fretting over these eggs, wringing our hands and pulling out hair one minute and jumping for joy the next.

 

[Roxannemc]

tomorrow is hatch day for me. I am not feeling good anymore... I feel like I upped the humidity too high the first 2 days of lock down and too low during the first 18 days. Fingers crossed I get a few chicks. I have a broody who needs babies and she is going to sit on plastic eggs until she is a momma...

 

rWhat was you high humidity first 2 days? What day are you on?

 

[Roxannemc]

This reminds me of pregnancy.  It was 10% joy and 90% horrendous stress.   I would be worried up until an OB appointment, feel great for a couple of days then start getting stressed and worried waiting for the next appointment.

With eggs, it feels almost the same.  Such highs and lows with this.  Remind me, this is supposed to be fun right?   I can see all of us, fretting over these eggs, wringing our hands and pulling out hair one minute and jumping for joy the next. 

Hahaha the last 4 days at least it is really nerve pill stressful.Why do we keep doing it?

 

[Roxannemc]

I received them in the mail on August 30th and placed them under my hen at that time.  So you tell me what day you think they are...as I said this is my first...I KNOW NOTHING, HAHAHAHA  Thanks Roxanne!!!

I was wondering if your hen layed them maybe they were less akog than they seem?I still would go all the way...who knows.

 

[Brookhavens]

This reminds me of pregnancy. It was 10% joy and 90% horrendous stress. I would be worried up until an OB appointment, feel great for a couple of days then start getting stressed and worried waiting for the next appointment.

With eggs, it feels almost the same. Such highs and lows with this. Remind me, this is supposed to be fun right?

I can see all of us, fretting over these eggs, wringing our hands and pulling out hair one minute and jumping for joy the next.

The first hatch was the worse for me. Looking in the bator every hour, even though you know nothing is going to change. Checking temp and humidity constantly. As you do a few more hatches it does get less stressful (except for the last few days...lol.)