JANUARY 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[blackgoat]

Hi everyone! I'd like to join! I am in the NYD HAL, but had some eggs arrive late, and then was like, well, if I already have late eggs, then why not get some more? lol! I set 8 Silkie/X eggs on the 18th and I just got 7 Pencil Rock, and 4 Surprise Mix eggs in the mail today, and will be setting those tomorrow.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Hi everyone! I'd like to join! I am in the NYD HAL, but had some eggs arrive late, and then was like, well, if I already have late eggs, then why not get some more? lol! I set 8 Silkie/X eggs on the 18th and I just got 7 Pencil Rock, and 4 Surprise Mix eggs in the mail today, and will be setting those tomorrow.

Sorry Blackgoat we only accept tri-color goats in this thread... i'm joking of course

Welcome to the January HAL, i have 11 polish mix/surprise eggs in my bator too for the NYD hatch a couple are clear already

Oh well though it looks like i should have a good hatch though.

i told OH i was in the January HAL and the Vday HAL too and very likely doing the Easter HAL he gave me the "are you insane" look but then smiled. i told him he needs to hurry up and finish his fridge-a-bator because i need a place to put the chicken eggs for hatch/lockdown away from my muscovy who wont hatch until like 2 weeks later. Poor planning on my part but im sure it will be fine.

 

[blackgoat]

Sorry Blackgoat we only accept tri-color goats in this thread... i'm joking of course

Welcome to the January HAL, i have 11 polish mix/surprise eggs in my bator too for the NYD hatch a couple are clear already

Oh well though it looks like i should have a good hatch though.

i told OH i was in the January HAL and the Vday HAL too and very likely doing the Easter HAL he gave me the "are you insane" look but then smiled. i told him he needs to hurry up and finish his fridge-a-bator because i need a place to put the chicken eggs for hatch/lockdown away from my muscovy who wont hatch until like 2 weeks later. Poor planning on my part but im sure it will be fine.

LOl!

Thanks for making an exception!

I'm going to participate in the Easter HAL, too. Not sure about Vday, though. I hope I can get my eggs all at the same time, for once! lol!

 

[misfitmorgan]

I added 4 frizzle eggs into the bator last nigt so i will have a hatch on the 10th-11th too lol.

 

[HerbGir1972]

We will be setting 12 mixed silkie eggs(shipped from TN) and 6 eggs from our blue egg layer (we've had 100% hatch rate even when shipped as far as A

Z)
Set Date Dec 27 so we are looking at a Jan 17 hatch date.
We may add a few more if we collect any eggs still warm before set date

 

[blackgoat]

I put in my Pencil Rock and Goth Chicken* eggs today. I candled the Silkie/X that I put in on the 18th, and there weren't any veins that I could see. There was shadowing, though, so I'm hoping that, because the incubator was accidentally unplugged overnight, they are just a day behind.

*I call them Goth Chickens because they are supposed to be all black.

I put them in with my NYD eggs, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do on Lockdown. I was going to use my dome incubator for a hatcher, but it can't hold humidity for even one day. Maybe I'll rig some kind of drip system.

I am really hoping the Silkies start showing signs of development. If they hatch it will be on my birthday.!

Best.Present.Ever!

Edited: I don't want to start, or continue, any arguments, lol! So, Goth Chickens is what they are!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Almost every egg i can see into has veins and i am on day 8/9 there are i believe 3 clears in the polish mix eggs and 2 clears in the muscovy eggs and 2 maybes in the muscovy eggs.

The part that has me puzzled is if i do by weight they have lost about 3% less then they should...if i go by aircells they appear on track. i am going to weight them again tonight and see how far they are weight wise.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

We will be setting 12 mixed silkie eggs(shipped from TN) and 6 eggs from our blue egg layer (we've had 100% hatch rate even when shipped as far as AZ)
Set Date Dec 27 so we are looking at a Jan 17 hatch date.
We may add a few more if we collect any eggs still warm before set date

Hey lady, great minds think alike, apparently! I thought I'd join a hatch-a-long too, and here I find you

Now I can see how those eggies do!

Hope y'all don't mind if I join too. I'm setting a dozen shipped EE eggs (which I got from HerbGirl1972

) and a few of my Silkie/Sizzle eggs (or Japanese or Phoenix mixed eggs, depending on who left them when I was collecting). I've never done shipped eggs before, so this will be a new experience for me!

Good luck everyone!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Welcome to the January HAL @HerbGir1972 and @howfunkyisurchicken

Anyone is welcome to join!!

 

[HerbGir1972]

Awesomesause hey @howfunkyisurchicken
we gots babies hatching today like the ones I've sent to you...I'll post a few new pics in Dec Hatch a long later this evening. Lots of action rigjt now