La Ferme de Sarah
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- Mar 6, 2025
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My question is similar. Day 4 today but just (day 18) My incubator counts from 21 to 0.
Hen eggs some full size, some Pekin (layed Monday, shipped form SA to NSW arrived Wednesday where I restd them till 2pm Thursday and put them in incubator.
Day 1 and 2 they were most probably in my chickcozy at 99F and 98.8 and 98.9 because I didn't realise my Chickcozy was sayiing it was 99.5 but when I put the Govee in it read 99 or 98.9 so I think first 2 days were not as warm as ideal. In other words they were at 99 or 98.0 intead of 99.5F.
Also in the 24 hours I left my eggs to rest after they were shipped from another state, they were just in lounge room ( I did not have a cool room) and didn't realise I still had to turn them a few times), they were let in still as they were, I think I picked one or 2 of them up to show family but though rest meant rest LOL.
Anyway its Day 4 just and I have candled with the Chickcozy candler on top (probably not as good as a proper torch candler),
I don't really see veins or a big dots on any of them. They all look a bit different. Some I think look very clear but others there is black but I can't see any veins. I am going to try agin tonight in darkness.
Beginning to think on my very first incubation there might be 0 chicks.
Maybe for this reason I should weight till day 7 or 8 as it might be too earlier but I'm inpatient... Can handling them too much be detrimental. I am trying to keep pointy end down even when I candle. The chick cozy has an automatic egg turner as they are smaller than the racks they don't really stand straight up but a bit to side, pointy end down.
Also its going into Autunn so I have heard fertility rate can go down. Lots of the eggs look mottled (like dotty shell), I have heard they will not hatch, also one or two nearly round not egg shapes.
I probably need to just wait a few days don't I??
Hen eggs some full size, some Pekin (layed Monday, shipped form SA to NSW arrived Wednesday where I restd them till 2pm Thursday and put them in incubator.
Day 1 and 2 they were most probably in my chickcozy at 99F and 98.8 and 98.9 because I didn't realise my Chickcozy was sayiing it was 99.5 but when I put the Govee in it read 99 or 98.9 so I think first 2 days were not as warm as ideal. In other words they were at 99 or 98.0 intead of 99.5F.
Also in the 24 hours I left my eggs to rest after they were shipped from another state, they were just in lounge room ( I did not have a cool room) and didn't realise I still had to turn them a few times), they were let in still as they were, I think I picked one or 2 of them up to show family but though rest meant rest LOL.
Anyway its Day 4 just and I have candled with the Chickcozy candler on top (probably not as good as a proper torch candler),
I don't really see veins or a big dots on any of them. They all look a bit different. Some I think look very clear but others there is black but I can't see any veins. I am going to try agin tonight in darkness.
Beginning to think on my very first incubation there might be 0 chicks.
Maybe for this reason I should weight till day 7 or 8 as it might be too earlier but I'm inpatient... Can handling them too much be detrimental. I am trying to keep pointy end down even when I candle. The chick cozy has an automatic egg turner as they are smaller than the racks they don't really stand straight up but a bit to side, pointy end down.
Also its going into Autunn so I have heard fertility rate can go down. Lots of the eggs look mottled (like dotty shell), I have heard they will not hatch, also one or two nearly round not egg shapes.
I probably need to just wait a few days don't I??
