I'm incubating for the first time!

[featherbaby]

I wonder how many people are incubating/hatching for the first time right now?

 

[Manda0227]

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Not YET! But I bought my incubator, and its all set! Just waiting for eggs! I just HAD to try it. My fiance was all about trying it out to, as he used to hatch eggs as a little kid for school in Vermont! (Farm Country!). He moves 25 mins from Boston, meets me, and all I wanna do is go live on a farm. Go figure! Anywaysss.. We got the Still Air Little Giant Incubator. No egg turner though, is that super neccessary?? We will be starting as soon as we get the eggs, let them set, and go from there! Good luck everyone!!

 

[Vanessabuffsnsilkies]

I'll be putting silkie eggs in my new incubator hopefully today...I'm a first timer as well.

 

[elcunni75]

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I was told it wasn't necessary if you had a sure fire way to remember how often to turn the eggs and do it regularly - Regularly being KEY!
With SO many things going on, I needed something to be done for me! LOL!
I grew up Wanting to be on a farm... Have chickens - looking into other animals at some point! LOL!

 

[pdsavage]

I set 10 Red Sussex eggs yesterday....

 

[Fairybee]

im a first timer too in lockdown with a goose egg 2 out of 4 got to lockdown one has dieded during lockdown it appears i would have told you all not too it is dangerously addictive but it appears im too late may have to start hatchers anonymous

see this post for details posy 12#
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=326638&p=2

 

[wooklet]

I am also incubatingfor the first time and have read this post with great interest and a fair amount of trepidation!The instructions on my incubator said to only turn twice a day, and to put the water in and as long as it was topped up a couple of times a week it would be fine. Now I read to turn 3 times a day - and the reason for it makes a lot of sense to me, and humidity is very important. The eggs have been in there for a week, so have I messed it up? I only put 7 in there, 6 big brown Barnevellder eggs, and one little Belgian bantam egg(she only lays one a week - she's so cute

)as a test, but now that they are there I feel all maternal towards them, and really want them to hatch!
Also, when is the first day that I can candle the eggs? I have my brand new candler sitting there and I'm just dying to use it.
Good luck to all of us I say!

 

[featherbaby]

I am going to candle mine on the 7th day, and then again on the 14th to make sure they're still growing.

Some people say turn them 3 times a day, others say 5 times. I wonder if mother hens know this? It has been proven that chickens can count, maybe they carefully turn their eggs 180 degrees 3 times a day. HA!! NOT !


By the way, WELCOME TO THE FIRST MONTH OF YOUR LIFELONG ADDICTION!
Muuuuuuoooooooohhhhhhhhhaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

 

[elcunni75]

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The first day to candle, according to my incubator instructions:

White/ Clear eggs - 3rd or 4th day after incubation
Brown / Dark eggs - 7th or 8th day

Second candling:

For all is 14th day.

 

[Fairybee]

lucky chickens know exactly what to do its natural for them not for us sadly but we will all do just fine im sure luck and egg love to everyone