Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[StewedMammal]

This is what I woke up to this morning in my incubator. Only day 20! Now 28 eggs to go, I hope.

 

[otis7]

It's day 20 for my two little eggs. Should I be seeing them rock around or hearing them peep? It's still and quiet in there, I'm getting worried . I have been very strong no to open the incubator and check them,but **** it's hard!

 

[chicken pickin]

It's day 20 for my two little eggs. Should I be seeing them rock around or hearing them peep? It's still and quiet in there, I'm getting worried

. I have been very strong no to open the incubator and check them,but **** it's hard!

No don't get worried. Day 20 is still early. They could pip today, tomorrow or the next day. They could likely be rocking and peeping just when your not in the room. Im sure youll start seeing some action soon. How were they at last candling before lockdown?

 

[otis7]

I think the air sacks were a little small, but they are bantam rooster/ size hen crosses. One egg was dark, full and actively moving. The other had an ominous black spot on one side of the egg, almost yolk sized, but the egg became completely dark as I turned it. I think I saw movement, but my eyes may have been playing tricks on me. aside from the air cells, candling seemed to me right on par with all the charts I looked at. My humidity is at 57, should. Raise it up or wait for the first pip?

 

[chicken pickin]

I think the air sacks were a little small, but they are bantam rooster/ size hen crosses. One egg was dark, full and actively moving. The other had an ominous black spot on one side of the egg, almost yolk sized, but the egg became completely dark as I turned it. I think I saw movement, but my eyes may have been playing tricks on me. aside from the air cells, candling seemed to me right on par with all the charts I looked at. My humidity is at 57, should. Raise it up or wait for the first pip?

57 sounds ok. When they start to hatch the humidity will also raise on its own.

 

[Heidisgran]

I candled the 22 Belgian D'Anver eggs. Tomorrow is Day 5, however, since I set them late in the day before Day One, then I guess Day 5 already technically began.

14 have definite development and seem to be right where they should be with proper vein network.
4 are completely clear
3 seem to have blood rings forming. They all started but there are red horizontal dashes and no real vein network coming from the aircells.
1 undecided what's going on with it. Seems to have something in there, but doesn't look right to me.


Today, I see that Wrong Way Lucy, the Ditzy Chick, is laying again after almost a year off. Lucy has never squatted for a rooster, never let any of them mate her so that might account for the clears in this batch. I had no idea she was laying until today when I caught her at it. Her mother took 15 months off and her eggs are in here, too.

Here is Lucy, often called Lucy Goosey

 

[Heidisgran]

This is what I woke up to this morning in my incubator. Only day 20! Now 28 eggs to go, I hope.

 

[Heidisgran]

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[Heidisgran]

Quote: I was just gonna post the same message the same thing...we worry..
beautiful little chicklets....what breed???

 

[Heidisgran]

Turkey selfies. At least he doesn't do duck lips.

HI ya Max!!!