Incubating and hatching eggs chat thread!!

[silkieRaiser]

Hi everyone!! My broody is SO annoying (she hasn't given up for a MONTH) so we have decided to let her hatch an egg or two. She is a 10 month old buff orpington. This is my first time hatching ever so do you have any tips? I have been referencing this article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-letting-broody-hens-hatch-and-raise-chicks.65989/

 

[JRNash]

I have upwards of 28 broodies in isolation. Hoping I change their minds. Some have started laying again but until at least half are laying no one gets out

 

[jnckids]

I got a pip! First pip with a shipped egg!

 

[rivitup]

Hello! Has anyone had any experience hatching eggs? Or incubating? Has anyone gotten their eggs off ebay? If so, how many hatched?


Anyone want to join?

i ordered eggs and had several bad experiences.

 

[ChcknNurse]

Can I hatch eggs from trader Joes? I hear they are fertile! Or maybe not because they were in a fridge?

Didn't we already have this conversation on another thread? Yes, as long as they say "fertile"... look for newest dates. I've hatched lots of refrigerated, not frozen eggs.

 

[JRNash]

I have upwards of 28 broodies in isolation. Hoping I change their minds. Some have started laying again but until at least half are laying no one gets out

 

[Jessimom]

It makes me sick. I was looking forward to bobwhites calling.

I had a big hatch going and my incubator failed during lockdown - I think one of the chicks pecked at the wires (one of the wires was disconnected). When I got home, the chicks inside were ice cold and shivering, the eggs were cold - the temp was reading 60 degrees. I had other 'bators running, so I consolidated the incubating eggs, moved over all the pipped and unpipped eggs, and the 2 cold chicks to one of the other bators, bumped up the humidity and took it off the turner. I had 15 more eggs hatch (out of 25). A couple of the eggs that were pipped during the crash, didn't hatch. But I had a pretty good hatch after they got really cold. Good luck with yours!!! I hope they hatch!!!

 

[JRNash]

Another incubator that has been perfect on temps and humidity is having an abysmal hatch. I contacted the supplier and he told me he had one report of 100% hatch and another of 0 out of 250. He also offered to resend the order if I payed the shipping. I declined on a free order. I will PAY for another order in a week or so. Sometimes you just have BAD luck. I won't let it stop me.

 

[Jennrz]

I really don't know. I so hope they are. I'm taking the advice of another member and riding it out. If there is nothing by Friday I will clean the incubator out with a heavy heart.

So sorry this happened! I had a similar thing happen with my bator randomly shutting off. I checked it before bed and everything was fine. Woke up the next morning and it was off and the eggs were cold. (@day 13 of incubation). Turned out a wire was loose and once I fidgeted with it, it came back on. I candled at on day 15, and 13 of the 16 eggs showed movement! Woot!! So yes, I'd say keep those babies warm and see what happens. ~sending good hatch vibes~

 

[JRNash]

Thanks