June Hatch-A-Long! (Blue Ameraucanas for me!)

[Butterflygirl50]

It's day 4 in my incubator. I just bought batteries for the candle light that came with my incubator. I couldn't help myself and took a few eggs out of the incubator to look at. (My first hatch). I couldn't see anything in two of them and red veins in the third one. They are small Silkie eggs. I also noticed very small air pockets. Is this normal? I have 30 eggs in there as they were shipped and I was told to expect a 50% hatch rate. Thanks for any help.

 

[Butterflygirl50]

Hatch Day has started 6 hatched 2 pips and still 28 more to go. Will post pics soon.

Exciting!

 

[livhatcher]

It's day 4 in my incubator. I just bought batteries for the candle light that came with my incubator. I couldn't help myself and took a few eggs out of the incubator to look at. (My first hatch). I couldn't see anything in two of them and red veins in the third one. They are small Silkie eggs. I also noticed very small air pockets. Is this normal? I have 30 eggs in there as they were shipped and I was told to expect a 50% hatch rate. Thanks for any help.

Day 4 is probably earlier than I would assume anything definite about development. Some seem to show prominent veining early and some don't. I usually try to wait until day 10 or 14 to pitch eggs. The air cell is just developing and will increase in size as the embryo develops. You can pencil a circle around it to monitor the size of it if you want to. If the eggs are shipped I would probably minimize handling because their air cells have been jostled in transit. I don't know if there's a set expectation on shipped eggs...I have had terrible (10%) and have had 90%. You need to assess hatch rate based on what you received, what was unbroken, what was fertile out of what you received, and what actually hatches. For instance, last shipment, I purchased 10, received 12. 1 was cracked, 1 was infertile & culled day 10, and tonight I culled one blood ring on day 14. So, out of 10 viable received, we'll see what hatches. Be patient and handle them with extreme care & sanitized hands! Good luck!

 

[Butterflygirl50]

Day 4 is probably earlier than I would assume anything definite about development. Some seem to show prominent veining early and some don't. I usually try to wait until day 10 or 14 to pitch eggs. The air cell is just developing and will increase in size as the embryo develops. You can pencil a circle around it to monitor the size of it if you want to. If the eggs are shipped I would probably minimize handling because their air cells have been jostled in transit. I don't know if there's a set expectation on shipped eggs...I have had terrible (10%) and have had 90%. You need to assess hatch rate based on what you received, what was unbroken, what was fertile out of what you received, and what actually hatches. For instance, last shipment, I purchased 10, received 12. 1 was cracked, 1 was infertile & culled day 10, and tonight I culled one blood ring on day 14. So, out of 10 viable received, we'll see what hatches. Be patient and handle them with extreme care & sanitized hands! Good luck!

Thank you so much for the info and advice. I will keep you posted.

 

[Sagtaukou]

Day is 20 today. Last night one pipped a giant pip! No progress as of this morning still peeping. No other pips 32 eggs out of 41 made it to lock down of those only 2 were early deaths all others were clears and my cracked egg that I nail polished made it to lockdown. So I am waiting patiently (impatiently lol)to see what we get!

 

[Sagtaukou]

Thank you so much for the info and advice. I will keep you posted.

This current hatch day 9 I thought I had 10 clears left them until day 14 and half of them ended up having babies. They were pale brown eggs too unless they stink keep until at least day 14.

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

Hatch Day has started 6 hatched 2 pips and still 28 more to go. Will post pics soon.

YAY!!!!!!!! ...can't wait to see the pics!!!!

 

[Sagtaukou]

My 1st baby hatched!! 2 more pips and the 1st one that pipped is alive but not ready yet. In this case early bird did not catch the worm lol

 

[Butterflygirl50]

Day 4 is probably earlier than I would assume anything definite about development. Some seem to show prominent veining early and some don't. I usually try to wait until day 10 or 14 to pitch eggs. The air cell is just developing and will increase in size as the embryo develops. You can pencil a circle around it to monitor the size of it if you want to. If the eggs are shipped I would probably minimize handling because their air cells have been jostled in transit. I don't know if there's a set expectation on shipped eggs...I have had terrible (10%) and have had 90%. You need to assess hatch rate based on what you received, what was unbroken, what was fertile out of what you received, and what actually hatches. For instance, last shipment, I purchased 10, received 12. 1 was cracked, 1 was infertile & culled day 10, and tonight I culled one blood ring on day 14. So, out of 10 viable received, we'll see what hatches. Be patient and handle them with extreme care & sanitized hands! Good luck!

Thank you.

 

[livhatcher]

Thank you.

You're welcome! Happy Hatching!!