Is It Normal To Be SO Nervous & Apprehensive?

[gfcm]

My eggs go into lock down on Thursday. I noticed one was cracked the day before yesterday and then I go and drop one 5 minutes later and crack it! It didn't appear the membranes were broke, so I coated with finger nail polish. (I had to frantically wake up my 9yo grand daughter to get some nail polish!) lol

My bator is home made and at 1st I had problems with minor fluctuations in temp and humidity. Honestly, I think I was just messing with it too much! And now; I candled the two cracked ones along with a few more since I'm getting so close to lock down. I don't want any bad eggs in there! They are just fine! They were active too! (Whew!)

 

[bds613]

perfectly normal!!!

 

[RonnieAtkeson]

Ive candled eggs at day 5 (to impatient to wait till day 7) and have found cracks in them. I didnt coat them with anything and they still hatch for me. You would think bacteria would jump right in there but ive found that they actualy do fine. Its happened a few times to me, usualy just 1 maybe 2 eggs though. I marked them so if they didnt hatch I could blame the cracked egg but they have hatched the few times I did it.

 

[weimarmama]

Very normal

It doesn't matter how many times you do it, there's always a little apprehension. My latest hatch just started pipping today & I doubt I'll be getting any sleep tonight.

 

[TriciaHowe]

It's ok!

Also I have found that candle wax dripped on the crack works fantastically! Good luck to you!

 

[gfcm]

I frantically searched on here and that's how I learned about the wax and/or nail polish. I didn't have any wax. I didn't have nail polish either, but knew my gb did! I was so tickled to see them moving today! I was so mad at myself when I did this! I checked out a book from the library to help keep me busy during lock down/hatching. I just now went and bought the last few things I needed for lock down and for the brooder. I have way too many age groups for my setup! (Sigh) I have 6 hens that just started laying, I have 3 chicks that are about 7 or 8 weeks, and a group of 22 chicks that range between 4-6 weeks. And hopefully 19 chicks that will hatch soon! lol

A week ago, I treated the three for cocci. Then the youngest for the same yesterday. Lost a chick in that group yesterday from combination of failure to thrive/cocci. Then found out that one of the laying hens has gapeworm today. Treated them today. I'm a little stressed. My stomach has been killing me since the morning I dropped the egg.

I think I'm getting ulcers again!

 

[Smith farm]

LOL I've calmed myself down to checking every hour or so when I'm home it is hard though to not constantly check on them especially when it's your first hatch

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Is It Normal To Be SO Nervous & Apprehensive?

Anyone who isn't the first time (or two, three, four, five, or six!) they incubate eggs probably should be doing something else!

 

[gfcm]

A.T. Hagan :

Is It Normal To Be SO Nervous & Apprehensive?

Anyone who isn't the first time (or two, three, four, five, or six!) they incubate eggs probably should be doing something else!

lol I would have to agree with this! I guess it's logical for mothering (or fathering) personalities to be this way about 'Life'.​