Incubating!! 15 days old!

[BirdGirl2004]

So... just to be clear on info:

- on day 18 ITS LOCKDOWN TIMMEEEE!!
- keep humidity on 65-70
- on day 17 put pads down for chicks
- DONT help chicks when hatching
- try not to pee myself in excitement....

Does this sound right??

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 Thank you! I'm not sure what you would call it, but does having the eggs divided like that in those ridges serve a purpose during lock-down? I've only ever seen eggs laid flat, but incubating is still very new for me.

I had to separate eggs when I hatched for a breeder. We had the eggs broken down by breeding pair.

These were set like that to hold the egg in the vest position for hatching. I use hatching trays or egg cartons at lockdown

 

[ronott1]

So... just to be clear on info:

- on day 18 ITS LOCKDOWN TIMMEEEE!!
- keep humidity on 65-70
- on day 17 put pads down for chicks
- DONT help chicks when hatching
- try not to pee myself in excitement....

Does this sound right??

I would do all of the lockdown prep on day 18.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

I would do all of the lockdown prep on day 18.

Ok! Thanks so much!

 

[BirdGirl2004]

I'm exactly right there with you! I set some eggs on the 8th too!

My incubator went out for 4 hours today...so scared that it will ruin them! But I still see movement on candeling...so I'm hoping for the best.

I use doggie pee pads when I go into lockdown. Super easy clean up and soft, semi-textured surface for the littles to walk and dry on (its wonderfully absorbent).

HEEEY! lockdown preparation tonight... I'm SOOO excited for the eggs to hatch... also VERY nervous!!

 

[HappyDancin']

Yay! We should post pics on the same thread!! I have 9 eggs total, and I candled them today ( yes... under my big comforter) and saw that 2 of them must have stopped... but that's 7 eggs still! How many do you have??

Due to my incubator crash ordeal, I went from my original TEN eggs to now only four

HEEEY! lockdown preparation tonight... I'm SOOO excited for the eggs to hatch... also VERY nervous!!

me toooo! My eagerness and anxiety sends me through the roof at this point! I'll be staring at that darn incubator for these next few days...
I've had some poor hatch rates using this particular incubator. This is a "last chance shot" with this machine (especially since its crapped out on this clutch once already - killing more than half - urgh!)

I'm wishing happy hatching to both of us!

 

[BirdGirl2004]

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Due to my incubator crash ordeal, I went from my original TEN eggs to now only four



me toooo! My eagerness and anxiety sends me through the roof at this point! I'll be staring at that darn incubator for these next few days...
I've had some poor hatch rates using this particular incubator. This is a "last chance shot" with this machine (especially since its crapped out on this clutch once already - killing more than half - urgh!)

I'm wishing happy hatching to both of us!

YEP! I and down to 7 eggs... and I'm leaving tomorrow and saturday to o to my bakehouse, and I am really anxious that the humidity will be okay!