It's Friday, the 13th... and setting eggs

[mondotomhead]

Well, one more week to go, but I have a very bad feeling about this hatch. I think I may have cooked my eggs

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What do you mean? What happened?

 

[DawnMarie74]

Hey guys, hop on over to this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/650786/its-friday-the-13th-and-setting-eggs

It looks like this person started two threads, same subject and everyone seems to be over there. I'm guessing because of the messed up title.

Mondotomhead, my incubator has not been holding steady temps, not to mention the weather here in GA has been very high and low. I'm hoping my thermometers are not accurate, as I bought them at Walmart. El cheap O's. Yesterday, the one laying on top of my eggs read 110 and my digital read 103. I'm not that experienced with candling yet, to see if their dead.

 

[DawnMarie74]

I set 42 eggs on Thursday night the 12th, so I expect chicks in a week, too. I candled at 8 days and took out eight eggs (of course, two days later I put in eight more - what a disease this hatching business it). I pencil the line the airsack makes and Sunday night, I'll candle again to make sure it is growing appropriately. No matter how many times I hatch, I get just as excited.

Yesterday, one of my hens went broody, so I isolated her and stuck 10 eggs under her.

I've caught the hatching disease to! lol Hmmm, one of my silkies just went broody. Being I'm having so many problems with my incubator, I wonder if I should try and give her some. (if their still even alive)

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

42 eggs?! I thought 10 was too much!