June hatch-a-long!

[ldawntaylor]

Not sure I know what ACs is, is that weighing the egg?

I think AC is just means air cell in this case.

 

[chicken4prez]

I read somewhere that it was good to do it because it gives you an idea of where the chick should pip and it's easier to help if you have to if you have a good idea of where the air cell is. I forgot to do it this time though!

Is it a necessity to do it?

 

[HeritageHenNut]

Is it a necessity to do it?

Not a necessity, but I do it as a habit at lockdown. I've had to assist a couple of times and it is helpful to know where the limits of the air cell are.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Not sure I know what ACs is, is that weighing the egg?

Air cell. Some people don’t have the means to physically weigh eggs or in large batches weigh them.

 

[Flamens Farm]

Air cell. Some people don’t have the means to physically weigh eggs or in large batches weigh them.

Oh OK, thank you, this was my first incubation of actually marking the air cells. Never knew to do that before. But it makes sense.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Oh OK, thank you, this was my first incubation of actually marking the air cells. Never knew to do that before. But it makes sense.

Some people do and some don’t. Once you get the humidity requirements down it’s no big deal.

 

[ButteCA]

So the day before yesterday's night I picked up Jessie and a d'Uccle egg was sticking to her feathers and dropped when she was in my arms.

I'm disappointed but it was only on like day 2-3 so it wasn't awful. Millie laid another egg yesterday so I put that under.

SSH egg that was cracked is doing well... I have to stop candling them and leave the poor things alone!

6 more days till the first expected hatch date!

The first time I hatched eggs I wanted to be way to involved. This time I’m leaving it alone. I put 24 in the incubator. I only candeled twice through the process. Three were yolkers. I screwed up and didn’t move them to the bottom tray and dried one up so out of the 20 that were left I’m up to nine. I only had a 50 % hatch rate last time and so I’m hoping this time I can do better. I’m waiting on a few pips to show themselves.

 

[ButteCA]

Great! How many eggs do you have due to hatch?

The Brahma that hatched is so noisy! I hope it gets a little friend soon

I have around twenty in there so far nine have hatched.

 

[Ladybird CA]

I'm in Ontario too, living in an apartment at the moment. Yes getting eggs/chicks from the border is difficult, the 2 hatcheries I know that sell to Canadians charge $75-$100 for papers because they have to have a vet check. At one point eggs were not allowed to cross the border even with papers but I think they allow eggs and chicks now with papers but there are restrictions on certain types of poultry.

Anyway how do you find it having bantam breeds that aren't very cold hardy? When I lived in the states I had cochins and silkies but when I move to the country might start with cold hardy breeds like wyandottes.

 

[KittyCat13]

I'm at work until late now and missing checking the incubator every 2 minutes! My husband sent me a photo of the one's that hatched that are all nice a fluffy now

The one that hatched yesterday has gone into the brooder with the older chicks and is very feisty! They are all getting on well though and the week old ones were having a snuggle with it when I left!