IA (incubators anonymous) September Hatches?

[KikiLeigh02]

I'm sorry, I had to get in there because I've been turning my barnyard mix eggs by hand. Plus I was just REALLY curious if any had started developing during shipping.

I hope you do too! How many of the eggs are you able to candle well? The Ameraucana eggs are kind of hit or miss whether or not I can see in them, and I can't see in any of the Marans eggs (they'll be Olive Eggers). All of the bantam Ameraucana eggs candle nicely though.

That's great! @KikiLeigh02 (also known as "my enabler," lol) I have been fighting to NOT candle until Day 7. But, since I saw your post, I had to! I just started the turner today, too, and candled them from the top without removing them. Some veins, but more in line with 2-3 days, not the 4 days development that you are seeing. I so hope to get at least 7 or 8 out of this batch of 14!

 

[Jules929]

Off the top of my head, the BM, BCM, an EE and an OE are tough to tell much. Of the other 10, I could see veining in 5, I think, and not much to speak of in the remaining 5. I set them around 7pm on Friday, so it is still early!

 

[ChickensAndYoga]

That's great! @KikiLeigh02 (also known as "my enabler," lol) I have been fighting to NOT candle until Day 7. But, since I saw your post, I had to! I just started the turner today, too, and candled them from the top without removing them. Some veins, but more in line with 2-3 days, not the 4 days development that you are seeing. I so hope to get at least 7 or 8 out of this batch of 14!

I always end up candling mine, too I just touch my light to them when I hand turn lol I cant help it!

 

[Jules929]

I am wondering, the little girl in my avatar hatched from a green "mystery" egg. She has clean, yellow legs. Is there any indicators that will show whether she is an EE or an OE, other than waiting for her first egg?

 

[Jules929]

If it helps any, the parent mix possibilities are Marans, Legbars, Welsummers, and Ameraucanas.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Single or pea comb?

 

[Jules929]

Lol. No comb?? It's barely there.

And her legs do have a bit of greenish tint.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Pea comb, looks like it has muffs for sure. Hopefully someone else knows, I can't think of any way to tell. Such a cute little chick!

Lol. No comb?? It's barely there.
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And her legs do have a bit of greenish tint.
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[Jules929]

Thanks. Someone commented on a pic of her in a different thread, but I can't find it now. They called her an OE. I was curious what made them so certain, lol.

 

[ChickensAndYoga]

Hey all. On day 17 and 14. Touched light to everyone while turning this am. Out of 9, 8 look amazing. My one VERY porous egg has quit sometime in the past 24 hours. It was a 14 day egg so no eggtopsy. I generally don't unless it's past day 18. But, still have the 8. Im not officially "locking down" until I hear an internal pip or until the older groups day 19. But I am candling for the last time tomorrow and setting the older eggs in hatch position and will turn the younger eggs once a day til Friday. They incubated side laying but are tilted slightly since two days ago now in a sanitized plastic cut down carton. Only because I am not a fan of chick soccer lol