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[Imagesoart]

I put my eggs in the incubator at about 2pm. Is that day one? or is the next day, day one? Say, 24 hours later. I have five oliver eggers, in the incubator that should hatch on June 8th or 9th, depending on what you tell me!!

 

[Imagesoart]

Hi, I just joined. But I read that one of you is hatching BCM eggs. I hatched some Cuckoo Marans. The only way I could candle them, was to use an old slide projector. I tape a toilet paper roll to the lens, and taped out any of the light, coming from the projector. So the only light is coming from the front, out your toilet paper roll!

Candle at night, and shut off all the room lights. It really works well. Just an idea!

 

[Layla1223]

Thank you all- I will candle them later tonight and i'll let you know what happens

hopefully I have some growing

 

[KristaChickenWhisperer]

I just did my day 8 candling...three out of my ten were dead (Two blood rings and one mushy mess). Another five have detached air cells and didn't develop. Only TWO out of my original ten have bouncing babies inside. I have high hopes for the two I have left. They are developing nicely.

 

[buffbeauty]

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Today is day one!

 

[poularde]

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Today is day one!

So the first day is day one! My eggs should be in lock-down. My hatch day will be the 2nd not the third. I'm so confused.

I better go put my eggs in lock-down. I need to get my brooder ready. I was counting on three weeks. I guess I am a day behind.

 

[Noncentzter]

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I thought if you put your eggs in the bator after Noon, then Day 1 is the next day.

 

[poularde]

Uh oh. What is it day one when the eggs go in or the next day.

I hope I haven't made to big of a mistake.

I have been turning my eggs today. This is my 2nd hatch and I really would like to know for next time. Thanks.

 

[buffbeauty]

Uhoh. I'll bow out to the pros. I'm new too but going by what I've been told and read. Didn't know there was a time. But iguess if you know what time you put them in you would still know when day 18 was. Better that lockdown is day early than a day late.

 

[aka Rachel]

I'd love to join!

I just finished my very first hatch ever in my homemade 'bator. It's a still air styrofoam one with some jars of water in the bottom sealed up to help hold the temps.

We (my daughter and I) set 3 eggs and had one hatch out, but I think my temps were a little low because it took an extra day or two for the one to hatch and the second egg was fully formed just never pipped.

This time I've moved the eggs to a warmer area of the 'bator. I had shied away from the heat thinking it was too high, however the extra day to hatch made me rethink this and i've moved their position.

AND on top of this I have my first ever broody hen! I've very very excited about this

I have Barred Rocks, and they are wonderful gentle chickens and the rooster is of a lovely temperment. So my daughters dog got ahold of my oldest hen and she died from the attack a couple days ago, the next day I set 5 eggs in my 'bator and then a day later, my wee hen went broody.

I'm seriously considering putting my eggs from the bator under her. I was going to sneak my lonly little singleton chick in too when they all hatch, I will have to think about that. So my incubator eggs are ready on the 16th and the broody eggs on the 18th.

I'm also getting some meat birds and turkeys on the 7th, eep! My first batch of those.

Anyway, here's a pic of my first lil fuzzy butt

expect more pics of this cutie pie, I'm a proud mama lol.

I have a much better picture, but after many many attempts the website just wont take my upload. I do sometimes have trouble with byc in the evenings when I assume there is alot of traffic