incubating eggs hatching early

[woodchips]

Iplaced 41 eggs in the incubator on jan 29 at 8:00 am.I counted the day thay are suppose to hatch is feb 19. Did I count the days wrong or is this one just going to be early.

 

[jm93030]

I once read that full moon speeds up embrios growth , and this was from a very old poultry book

the leady always recomended to plan your hatchings during full moon .


It may be true since we are on full moon

 

[Elly_Mae]

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Very interesting. I wonder if the full moon has any effect on setting eggs.

 

[Kathryn4629]

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Very interesting. I wonder if the full moon has any effect on setting eggs.

I was just thinking the same thing!

 

[josh]

Chicks take about 21 days to hatch.
Those born under a waxing Moon, in the fruitful signs of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, are healthier and mature faster.
To ensure that chicks are born during these times, determine the best days to "set eggs" (to place eggs in an incubator or under a hen.)
To calculate, find the three fruitful birth signs on the Moon's Sign Calendar in The Old Farmer's Almanac—or find the digital download in our online store. Look for "Moon's Sign Calendar."
Using only the fruitful dates between the new and full Moons, count back 21 days to find the best days to set eggs. Click here to see dates of the new and full Moons.
Example: the Moon is new on June 12 and full on June 26. Between these dates, on June 13 and 14, the Moon is in the sign of Cancer. To have chicks born on June 13, count back 21 days; set eggs on May 23.

 

[pampered_poultry]

Higher humidity could cause an earlier hatch. I try and set eggs once a week on Sunday to try and have my hatches on the weekend,

 

[bkwurth]

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Josh, My name is Kathy. I also live in Western Ky so I just wanted to say Hello!

 

[woodchips]

I started out with 41 eggs jan 29 and 10 days later 8 never stared to hatch so I removed them ,on feb 17 six eggs started hatching an now are hatched .I now have 27 eggs left to hatch.Feb 19 is the hatch day.I am hoping for a lot more tomorrow . Thanks Chip