July 1st hatching ..DAY 23 for a few of us!

[DebbieLynn]

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Yep, and they sure are pretty!

post them!!!!!!! i would LOVE to see them

OK I have to admit I'm not very good with the computer and I don't know how to set up the link to the post of the pics

 

[k2chickens]

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same here!!! im also doing MFD's

Here s a link to a thread i made for the "lockdown" stage we will all be going through here soon..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2435824#p2435824

i guess it's mainly for first timer's like myself...just thought i would share it since were all in the same boat now.

 

[milleryardchx]

Well the eggs that were under my uncles hen was candled last night out of 10 that were shipped upon arrival 4 were bad with 1 with a ? on it then he candled for the first time only 2 were growing the rest never even started! mine in the incubator i got 7 so far 3 were infertile. so grand total out of 17 shipped eggs only 6 even started to grow!

but those 6 are all growing strong so hopefully they will all make it. but i did just order a dozen new eggs that i want that will be from this weekends lay and be shipped Monday arrive Wednesday then by Thursday should have a free incubator again for 12 new tries at babies. I will get my own black copper Marans flock if it takes me all summer hatching

! haha but this time rather than buying silly ebay crud eggs i purchased form a fellow byc member.

 

[Holly O]

milleryardchx, That sucks ... so many not fertile or growing.

You do sound determined ... I like your spunk.

I'm hoping and praying mine will hatch. out of 12 I have 8 with a good chance.

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!

 

[tplummer]

I have eggs hatching around the 8th of July. This will be my 3rd time.

 

[k2chickens]

i candled my banty eggs tonight..."day16"...and NO MOVEMENT!!

I was shocked!!! I mean the air cells are quite large...and i see HUGE black masses...but they were not moveing around like they were on "day 10" I may have seen....SLIGHT movement...but that is all. Im starting to think they mave have got too cold whem i found my bator at 98% one afternoon here recently. Or am i freaking out over nothing because they are banty egg's??? Reason i ask is because i candled one of my Buff. O egg's and that guy was kicking around inside his egg like a ninja! I sure hope i didn't kill them

 

[milleryardchx]

98 shouldn't have killed any may have slowed maturing by a few hours or a day but your almost to the end leave them be and you will most likely have cute banty fluffy butts in just a few days. plus they are running out of room to squirm all around. just like a women 9 months pregnant sees a slight drop in baby movement because their running out of room.

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[k2chickens]

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that's exactly what i was thinking!!! thank you

 

[milleryardchx]

So tommarow is lockdown one question do I lockdown first thing in the morning or wait till 3pm the time I put the eggs in or does it really matter if they get turned a last time or two before lockdown?

 

[k2chickens]

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for good measure i turned them one last time...then got my dish and coral sponge with water all set up. I locked it down just 5 minuets ago at the same time my eggs went in on day one. I dont think it matters much if you are a few hours behind or ahead your original first day time when the eggs went in.