IA (incubators anonymous) September Hatches?

[KikiLeigh02]

Aww, precious little chickies! Are the two dark colored chicks the ones you set from your flock?

Ok! I got 13 healthy, active, bright-eyed, little chicks!
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6 pullets!
5 cockerels
And a pair of don't knows

 

[RollTideChicken]

Aww, precious little chickies! Are the two dark colored chicks the ones you set from your flock?

Yeppers! They are Bielefelder\Australorp and they turn out very pretty. Black with white speckles or barred whatever you wanna call it and they keep that oily sheen that Australorps have.
Here's a 6 month old hen, same mix

 

[Jules929]

Yeppers! They are Bielefelder\Australorp and they turn out very pretty. Black with white speckles or barred whatever you wanna call it and they keep that oily sheen that Australorps have.
Here's a 6 month old hen, same mix
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Pretty! I think her pattern is more like Cuckoo, maybe? Irregular, random white placement, rather than the regular spacing and more "striped" look of a barred pattern??

 

[Little Farm Girl]

On September 1st We got 6 eggs that were shipped, 30 eggs that we drove to Louisiana(from Texas) to get, and 10 of our own eggs. So they are supposed to hatch around the 21st. We let them set on the counter for a day and the put them in the incubator, we forgot to turn the turner on till day 2. When we candled them at day 8 it looked like 3-4 of the shipped ones air sacks were broken. When we moved them out of the turner for lock down yesterday it looked like only 2 of the shipped ones are growing. Total it looks like 35 out of the 46 eggs are growing though!

 

[RollTideChicken]

On September 1st We got 6 eggs that were shipped, 30 eggs that we drove to Louisiana(from Texas) to get, and 10 of our own eggs. So they are supposed to hatch around the 21st. We let them set on the counter for a day and the put them in the incubator, we forgot to turn the turner on till day 2. When we candled them at day 8 it looked like 3-4 of the shipped ones air sacks were broken. When we moved them out of the turner for lock down yesterday it looked like only 2 of the shipped ones are growing. Total it looks like 35 out of the 46 eggs are growing though!

Hey that's awesome!
Yea earlier when we were setting eggs we talked about the "waiting period" for shipped eggs prior to setting them. It was theorized that during the summer months development could start in transit due to the heat in the trucks and the usually well insulated packaging. Our thinking was, we didn't want to interrupt development or even kill the embryo by letting the eggs get cold. What some of us did, was rather than sitting them on the counter and letting them rest at room temp, we set them in the bator right away and just left the turner off for 24 hours (the usual rest time for shipped eggs). This way the eggs kept cooking (so to speak) and still got the rest needed for the eggs' contents to settle.
The results were somewhat mixed though... I plan to do this again next Spring and see if my results are different but this was the best hatch % I've ever had, 84% on shipped eggs and 87% overall. AND my shipped eggs did pip 2 days before my backyard eggs, so there is something to our theory, even if, like I said there were mixed results. Everyone agree?
Good luck on your hatch! We'll be looking for pics on the 21st ☺

 

[Little Farm Girl]

Hey that's awesome!
Yea earlier when we were setting eggs we talked about the "waiting period" for shipped eggs prior to setting them. It was theorized that during the summer months development could start in transit due to the heat in the trucks and the usually well insulated packaging. Our thinking was, we didn't want to interrupt development or even kill the embryo by letting the eggs get cold. What some of us did, was rather than sitting them on the counter and letting them rest at room temp, we set them in the bator right away and just left the turner off for 24 hours (the usual rest time for shipped eggs). This way the eggs kept cooking (so to speak) and still got the rest needed for the eggs' contents to settle.
The results were somewhat mixed though... I plan to do this again next Spring and see if my results are different but this was the best hatch % I've ever had, 84% on shipped eggs and 87% overall. AND my shipped eggs did pip 2 days before my backyard eggs, so there is something to our theory, even if, like I said there were mixed results. Everyone agree?
Good luck on your hatch! We'll be looking for pics on the 21st ☺

Cool-We will post pic when they hatch. We were going to not try shipped eggs again because we were worried that they'd just be a waste of money, but I think we will try y'alls method with shipped eggs! (Just as an experiment)

 

[KikiLeigh02]

7 for 7 on the 55 Flowerys I totally agree with @RollTideChicken, I had better results this hatch putting them straight into the incubator. I waited 24-48 hours to plug in the turner depending on how the air cells looked.

 

[Jules929]

Hey that's awesome!
Yea earlier when we were setting eggs we talked about the "waiting period" for shipped eggs prior to setting them. It was theorized that during the summer months development could start in transit due to the heat in the trucks and the usually well insulated packaging. Our thinking was, we didn't want to interrupt development or even kill the embryo by letting the eggs get cold. What some of us did, was rather than sitting them on the counter and letting them rest at room temp, we set them in the bator right away and just left the turner off for 24 hours (the usual rest time for shipped eggs). This way the eggs kept cooking (so to speak) and still got the rest needed for the eggs' contents to settle.
The results were somewhat mixed though... I plan to do this again next Spring and see if my results are different but this was the best hatch % I've ever had, 84% on shipped eggs and 87% overall. AND my shipped eggs did pip 2 days before my backyard eggs, so there is something to our theory, even if, like I said there were mixed results. Everyone agree?
Good luck on your hatch! We'll be looking for pics on the 21st ☺

Agreed! Even though I only had 2 successfully hatch, the development was at least a day ahead of schedule. MPC told me to set their eggs as soon as I received them due to the possibility of development starting during the shipping process, but not to turn for a day or two, depending on the status of the air cells. So, effectively observing a 2 day "rest" from movement, but not disturbing any potential development.

 

[Jules929]

Ugh! 
I don't believe this!
I ordered eggs from a breeder who is NE of me. The eggs shipped to the Orlando distribution center and were enroute to their destination. Now I get a text saying they are at the Ybor City distribution center! Why would they drive right through Lakeland over to the west coast, just to be shipped back to Lakeland???
The last two shipments were held up in the Ybor City distribution center for a day and a half. That's why I ordered from someone EAST of me, thinking that I could avoid the delay and extra handling.

My rant from yesterday was premature, and, as it turns out, unnecessary. I received a text this morning that the eggs had arrived at my post office. I have picked them up and took them home. All were in good shape. I didn't have time to candle. I will do so when I get home from work. The eggs felt quite cold, so I didn't want to put them in the incubator yet. I read that condensation could form, causing issues, if the temperature change is too drastic.

 

[Jules929]

Unfortunately, one little 3 letter word in the product description failed to grab my attention:
BREEDS MAY INCLUDE
BLUE AMERAUCANA
BLACK AMERAUCANA
SPLASH AMERAUCANAS
LIGHT BRAHMAS
BUFF ORPINGTON
BLUE STARS (A HYBRID, HEN IS BLUE AND LAYS LARGE GREEN EGGS)
EDITED to add: Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers Specifically bred to lay large green and dark green eggs
I received 12 eggs, as ordered, but no Ameraucanas
3 LB, 2 EE, and 7 Blue Stars. Oh, well. At least they got to me quick, so hopefully they will have a much better hatch rate than previous batches. Provided I don't have any more AC problems at the house (previous batch exposed to temp spikes for a few days).