January Hatch-a-long 2018

[UThobbyfarmer]

I’m gonna do my first turn tomorrow morning. It will be a slight turn but I haven’t yet to give the air cells more time to reattach. Now I will start turning twice a day. Morning and night and then thinking of stoping on day 17 instead. I read that will help them possibly position better. Has Anyone else tried that?

I'd have to check my notes but I feel like I have. Didn't leave a big impression one way or the other.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I have 9 swimming babies. Started with 13 shipped eggs. Was worried about the cold weather, cooler where they came from, even colder where they stayed over night..CO.! Warmer here than usual, so, held my breath for a while. I do have some with high cells, just have to hope those babies can make the turn and pip at the right end.

That's great!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have heard you can stop turning after day 11.

one time I was hatching went on vac and was due back a few days after the eggs were to hatch, I left water and food in incubator, when I got back 7/11 hatched the other eggs got knocked out of the light. but they figured out the food and water on their own while we were gone.

It was not planned this way, hubby decided to go on vac after I set eggs.

 

[Brooke215]

I just set some more cream legbar, a dozen white silkies, and half a dozen silver apple yard ducklings

Three eggs were cracked from rough handling, so I tried a repair with wax.

 

[MagpieDucks]

turns out my hatch date is the 21 i did not wait 24 hours before couting my first day so know my real hatch date for four of my eggs is the 21

You'll have to name one after me if one hatches on he 20th. That's my birthday.

I just set some more cream legbar, a dozen white silkies, and half a dozen silver apple yard ducklings

Three eggs were cracked from rough handling, so I tried a repair with wax.

DUCKLINGS!!!!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

I just set some more cream legbar, a dozen white silkies, and half a dozen silver apple yard ducklings

Three eggs were cracked from rough handling, so I tried a repair with wax.

Beautiful eggs! Good luck on the wax. I've read many success stories with it working.

 

[feedman77]

I know it's after the 1st. But I just set 500 quail eggs tonight.

Would like to join in if I can

 

[gimmie birdies]

My M eggs are not that hard to see into, how bout yours UT?

 

[gimmie birdies]

Brooke, I had one cracked egg, not from shipping but from putting in incubator, I was going to try and wax it, but got scared to put anything hot on on the egg, I put nail polish, figuring at first blush, they do not have a nose. I am keeping an eye on it so it doesn't go bad.

 

[Cynthia12]

Brooke, I had one cracked egg, not from shipping but from putting in incubator, I was going to try and wax it, but got scared to put anything hot on on the egg, I put nail polish, figuring at first blush, they do not have a nose. I am keeping an eye on it so it doesn't go bad.

Have heard good results on this too!!