incubating eggs

[The Breaker]

got it

 

[mstarr]

Just saw this thread tonight. I've got 5 bourbon red turkey eggs, 8 Welsummer, and 8 red ranger breed to my welsummer roo in my hova bator. 8 of the chicken eggs are due to hatch Mon, feb 5th, and the rest the following Monday. I've got an old little giant incubator that I will use for the first hatch for those last 3 days since my bator has an egg turner in it. I have been candling all the eggs and the red ranger eggs all look great. I can't see much of anything in any of the Welsummer eggs so I don't know what to think about them. They are dark brown. Any thoughts on this? i havent incubated for about 20 yrs so i feel like a newbie. 4/5 of the turkey eggs look good at this point.

 

[McPhersonFarm]

I want to know about the dark eggs too! I cannot see in any of my americauna eggs. I can see in my RIR. better than in the americauna. ...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Morgan Did you get your candle in?

 

[morgan36]

Morgan Did you get your candle in?

No I got off work to late I will to noht

 

[morgan36]

Well o just got done candling and I don't think any of my chicken eggs are any good which sucks because my Minorca rooster died yesterday and I was wanting my Minorca eggs to hatch and only half of my 44 quail eggs are good I guess that's what happens when your Bater messes up i guess I will see what happens with the quail

 

[Blingaling1]

Well o just got done candling and I don't think any of my chicken eggs are any good which sucks because my Minorca rooster died yesterday and I was wanting my Minorca eggs to hatch and only half of my 44 quail eggs are good I guess that's what happens when your Bater messes up i guess I will see what happens with the quail

That really sucks to hear. Sorry about that.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well o just got done candling and I don't think any of my chicken eggs are any good which sucks because my Minorca rooster died yesterday and I was wanting my Minorca eggs to hatch and only half of my 44 quail eggs are good I guess that's what happens when your Bater messes up i guess I will see what happens with the quail

Awwww Oh NO! I am so sorry!!! did you float test them? awwww

 

[mstarr]

That is so disappointing! Sorry to hear that! What happened with your Bator? What is the float test?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Do Float Testing ONLY AFTER CANDLING and NO Internal pips and NO internal MOVEMENT or CHIRPING! This procedure takes very little equipment Or time to do and Is Easy To Perform. If your egg is still viable, place back in the bator and wait! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/383525/float-testing-checking-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching