JUNE HATCH-A-LONG come join in

[chickenmeadow]

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Ive candled many a time, and Im still not sure. Alot of times I leave them in just in case. Till like lockdown, when I can most definately tell a difference in 1 that is a quiter and 1 that is doing alright.

Ok you two! I promise you that someday when you candle a good comparison of fertile & unfertile eggs at about Day 10 or so, you'll just get it. When you don't have a good fertile egg then Day 10 will not show dark nontranlucent mass. I felt the same way about it all, until one day it was so easy to see with my hoky old flashlight in a dark closet. As I got better & better flashlights, I then saw more & more. Now I'm at the point where I don't candle as many times & don't need or even want to see everything going on in there, just want to keep those eggs in the bator & disturbed as little as possible. Keep trying on those 3 special days & you'll get it. Best wishes to all of you "Future Master Candlers of America"!

 

[Whiskey Bay]

I'll join in here.I know I'm a lil late in the month,but I have a lil over 30 eggs going into the incubator today.Fingers croosed,this is my first time incubating. the chicks will be (positive thinking) all Old English Bantams. I have some whites,cuckoos,BB reds,golden duckwing,blues, and some Quail/Red quill cross.Hoping all goes well.Wish me luck!!!

 

[chickenmeadow]

For those who are planning a hatch in July, please join us on the ***JULY HATCH-A-LONG come join in*** for another month of hatching fun! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=362278

 

[PandoraTaylor]

I still have 2 hatches for June
25th- 17 eggs -
28th- 13 eggs-

 

[erinm]

i have 2 millies and two standard mutts in an incubator. Juse 25th and July 3rd are my estmated hatch dates. can't wait I want to start a millie breeding project

 

[chichi56788]

My first chick (a white bantam silkie)hatched last night!

Hopefully I have another hatch today. The rest are due on friday.

Here is the chick this morning.

 

[Kedreeva]

My first group of 6 Polish chicks are supposed to be hatching today, though it will probably be late in the day. I shone a light in through the incubator window and gawked at them for a few minutes this morning and I could see them wiggling! I didn't hear any peeps yet, though, and I know they'll be very noisy a few hours before they pip, so I know it'll be a bit still. So hard to sit and wait!

I also went and took pictures of the chicks from my 1st ever hatch, and they are all looking great! They've already got big poofs of feathers growing in on their heads. The trio was babysitting 13 araucana mix chicks that are a couple weeks younger and they are loving being mommies; they tried their best to sit on top of all the chicks and put their wings out to hide them from us. They could only hide them so long- the araucanas will outgrow them soon XD

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Very cute!

 

[wordgirl]

We have a chick!!! One little baby hatched last night, and seems do be doing splendidly!!! Mrs. Parr is enjoying being a mom.

 

[SouthernLady]

I'm on day 8 with 5 eggs from my big girls who absolutely REFUSE to go broody. I've got a broody banty sitting on them now. (She's such a good little momma.) I candled and it looks like one's not good. I couldn't tell anything about the other 4. I guess my light isn't bright enough.