january hatch-a-long

[Kiki]

just finished my day 9 candling. I had hubby help this time for fresh eyes! Same 5 that I had pushed aside as infertile or non-developers he agreed plus 1 more he thought suspicious. then there was the 1 I dropped! no visible damage so hopefully won’t be a quitter! will probably kick out the 5 at lockdown and run the other 2 through. (note to self and others: when labeling eggs using alphabet, make sure to underscore letters that look same! M and W are both in the dud pile but otherwise I wouldn’t know which is which)

Dropped? . Did you poop your pants when you dropped it?

 

[BlueBaby]

Dropped? . Did you poop your pants when you dropped it?

 

[Shorefamilyfarm]

Memphis Tennessee

How many?

 

[muddy75]

Dropped? . Did you poop your pants when you dropped it?

yup! pretty much....and of course a huge argument ensued between hubby and me because he blamed me for trying to use both hands to give him one to candle while putting one back in place and I blamed him for not being clear about the status of the egg he just candled!

 

[justin24]

How many?

1 dozen or two what breeds do you have

 

[muddy75]

I just set 22 call duck eggs, so they will be due Jan 27th. Mind if I hatch along?

i’m excited!! i love duckies, but unfortunately that’s one i can’t currently add to my flock so i just have to admire others!!

 

[WVduckchick]

i’m excited!! i love duckies, but unfortunately that’s one i can’t currently add to my flock so i just have to admire others!!

I have not tested fertility in these yet. The layers are young, these are early eggs, and it’s a bit early for breeding season, but I have 3 customers begging me for ducklings, so I set some. I’ll set more next week, and probably continue for a while!

 

[BReeder!]

Hoping to join in the fun. I just set my first ever eggs. We have 7 chickens that we purchased as day-old chicks. Now we are trying our hand at hatching quail.
So far nothing too exciting. I let the eggs settle for about 36 hours before setting them. I chose to continue the settling process by not turning on the rotator for the next 24 hours (1st day of incubation). I then turned on the turner and I feel like my work is done for now... I just check the humidity and temp a few times each day. I'm excited for the outcome, but I'm itching to do something and there's nothing to do - so I surf BYC a lot.

Info:
Incubator: Harris Farms 6100 (modified with a fan) fitted with an auto-rotator
Eggs: 52 Jumbo Brown and 51 TX A&M White
Source: Orchard Hill Poultry in Georgia (I highly recommend for their customer service)
Laid on: 12/24-12/25
Delivered (USPS) on: 12/28
Set date: 12/29 (it was very late though, around 11:00 PM)
Estimated hatch date: 1/15-1/17
Temp: 99.5 F
Humidity: 40-45%

 

[BReeder!]

yup! pretty much....and of course a huge argument ensued between hubby and me because he blamed me for trying to use both hands to give him one to candle while putting one back in place and I blamed him for not being clear about the status of the egg he just candled!

Don't feel too bad. I would have 1 more quail egg, but I put my finger right through the shell of an egg as I tried pushing it out of the foam mat they shipped in. I ended up cooking that egg for the dogs, and I now have 103 instead of 104 - although I only ordered 100.

 

[aliciaplus3]

I currently have 3 chicks in the brooder( 1 fully feathered 2 Nn) and all 6 turkey eggs due to hatch today look promising! Oh and more possible Nn, some of them are pipped!