Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[AmericanMom]

Im gonna have to join this hatchalong! I just set some eggs last night. 9 ameraucanas, 8 marans, and 7 silkie x amer or marans mixes

I have a young silkie roo, if his foster dad would let him cover some of my EE's I would be a happy camper to see what develops...Next batch of chicks I incubate I am going to try and get some Marans and olive eggers, I want my egg carton to have all the colors
Good Luck!!

 

[sasimpson77]

This is our first time ever just put our eggs in the bator today. Fingers crossed couple questions though we have a still air incubator humidity is about 27 percent temp is staying about 100.0 will this work or should I adjust something. Tried to candle the eggs but think our flashlights are not bright enough can't see the air sacks. Is that something I should be able to see right away? We have a few incubators and will hopefully be getting some Rhodebar eggs in the next couple days and will be putting them in a different incubator. the first eggs are a barnyard mix from a local farmer. One seemed to have a slight crack but it was the only olive egg of the bunch so we put clear nail polish on it. Fingers are crossed we are able to hatch some out.

 

[JDchicks]

Okay, point proven. Chickens are good for you.

I have had to test my blood pressure lately. Seems it is at its lowest after I have been out with the chickens.

 

[JDchicks]

This is our first time ever just put our eggs in the bator today. Fingers crossed couple questions though we have a still air incubator humidity is about 27 percent temp is staying about 100.0 will this work or should I adjust something. Tried to candle the eggs but think our flashlights are not bright enough can't see the air sacks. Is that something I should be able to see right away? We have a few incubators and will hopefully be getting some Rhodebar eggs in the next couple days and will be putting them in a different incubator. the first eggs are a barnyard mix from a local farmer. One seemed to have a slight crack but it was the only olive egg of the bunch so we put clear nail polish on it. Fingers are crossed we are able to hatch some out.

I use this guide when I am candling

http://chat.allotment.org/index.php?topic=73884.0

 

[Farmer Viola]

This is our first time ever just put our eggs in the bator today. Fingers crossed couple questions though we have a still air incubator humidity is about 27 percent temp is staying about 100.0 will this work or should I adjust something.

101F is the best temperature for still air. 27% is good, sounds like you're doing a dry hatch yippee!!!

Your humidity goal is between 25-45%. Make sure you have 2 hygrometers, as the one attached to the storebought incubators are classically wrong (mine is 20% and 10 degrees off)

Tried to candle the eggs but think our flashlights are not bright enough can't see the air sacks. Is that something I should be able to see right away?

Maybe if your flashlight is bigger than the air cell (it's small at first), then you won't be able to see it. Try 2 methods:

1 hold the flashlight upright in your hand and lay the egg lengthwise across it, you should see an air line at the big end, a dark yolk (and maybe an eye+veins) in the middle, and clear toward the small end of the egg.
2 lay the flashlight on a table, and put the big end of the egg against it. this is how I pencil the air cells, so I don't drop it

We have a few incubators and will hopefully be getting some Rhodebar eggs in the next couple days and will be putting them in a different incubator. the first eggs are a barnyard mix from a local farmer. One seemed to have a slight crack but it was the only olive egg of the bunch so we put clear nail polish on it. Fingers are crossed we are able to hatch some out.

Ok be careful I think I would not take the risk to my other eggs and I would toss the cracked one, unless very very expensive and/or irreplaceable

Good luck and welcome!!!

 

[rayray983]

Just a helpful hint when candling I couldn't find a bright enough flash light so I use the flash light app on my phone makes for a super bright light

 

[AmericanMom]

Just a helpful hint when candling I couldn't find a bright enough flash light so I use the flash light app on my phone makes for a super bright light

I had the same problem, but then I remembered I had my dads old slide projector...Works great!

 

[rayray983]

. Quick question my brother told me he thinks in the barn yard mix of eggs I got that I have a chocolate egg belonging to a cooper Marian not sure about the spelling and FYI the eggs were free didn't wash and all are growing just wanted everyone's opinion

 

[chicken pickin]

. Quick question my brother told me he thinks in the barn yard mix of eggs I got that I have a chocolate egg belonging to a cooper Marian not sure about the spelling and FYI the eggs were free didn't wash and all are growing just wanted everyone's opinion

I could be from a Marans, since they do lay dark brown eggs. A few other breeds do also. If the dark egg hatches the chick from that egg may not lay dark eggs though if a Marans rooster didn't fertilize the egg..

 

[rayray983]

Thanks I'm not expecting any pure breeds or anything the people I got em from said they were RIR cali white Cali grey and white leghorn