June Hatch a Long

[el pollo rey]

Ok you guys im here ,,, you didit think i was gonna get left behind did you ? May was to much fun with this Bunch of crazy hatch A holics lol 9 cochins set the 20th may hatch date june 11 so im in !

 

[el pollo rey]

we are gonna take the Harley up to the Nicaraguan border to the Guanacasta province to visit a Brahma breeder up there to look at his stock and possibly by some eggs he has nice looking stock on his fb page but down here you never know what you are going to get lol

 

[Madpolak]

Ok you guys im here ,,, you didit think i was gonna get left behind did you ? May was to much fun with this Bunch of crazy hatch A holics lol 9 cochins set the 20th may hatch date june 11 so im in !

Figured you'ld show up sooner or later your highness. Lots of us newbies. Will be appreciative of your royal advice...LOL!!

 

[Madpolak]

I couldn't wait another day so I candled last night instead of tonight. All 6 OE eggs were developing. Nice to see normal air cells - these eggs I collected in person instead of having shipped. I can't make out the air cells in the 6 dark Marans eggs. I guess I'm going to have to break down and get a candler. I was using a pretty strong LED flashlight. Any suggestions on a good model or an easy DIY project?

Found this one on another thread. Problem will be finding the 35MM canister in the digital age.

DIY Egg Candler

I wanted to share with you, a simple but effective egg candler that I have just made. The total build cost is about £3 ($6), and it is very easy to make. You will only need 3 components as shown below.

1. A small 9 x LED torch (approx 95mm long x 30mm diameter) available from lots of local outlets at a cost of around £3 ($6). It requires 3 x AAA batteries, which were supplied.

2. An old empty 35mm film canister (black), if you dont have one they will give you them for free at film processing shops.

3. A 20mm open rubber grommet (not essential), from most diy or electrical outlets costing next to nothing.

Discard the lid from the film canister, you dont need that part. Try to find a canister that is a snug fit onto the end of the torch, or use some electrical tape to hold it on. Drill or cut a 20mm hole into the base of the canister as shown below.

Push the rubber grommet into the hole, its a tight fit and does not need fixing. This part is not essential, see below.

Now just fit the canister onto the end of the torch as shown below, and you are done.

On lighter shelled eggs, it really illuminates the egg very well. It is even quite good at illuminating darker and thicker shelled eggs.

Regards Bob
ReplyQuote Multi

 

[Madpolak]

Here is mine. Coffee can and a light base. I put some electrical tape around the hole to protect the eggs when candling.

I couldn't wait another day so I candled last night instead of tonight. All 6 OE eggs were developing. Nice to see normal air cells - these eggs I collected in person instead of having shipped. I can't make out the air cells in the 6 dark Marans eggs. I guess I'm going to have to break down and get a candler. I was using a pretty strong LED flashlight. Any suggestions on a good model or an easy DIY project?

Here's another

 

[el pollo rey]

Figured you'ld show up sooner or later your highness. Lots of us newbies. Will be appreciative of your royal advice...LOL!!

lol your to funny polak but I'm happy to lend my advice and experience when needed to help and also to learn from all my loyal subjects lol

 

[Jordi15]

Here is mine. Coffee can and a light base. I put some electrical tape around the hole to protect the eggs when candling.

Here's another

Found this one on another thread. Problem will be finding the 35MM canister in the digital age. DIY Egg Candler I wanted to share with you, a simple but effective egg candler that I have just made. The total build cost is about £3 ($6), and it is very easy to make. You will only need 3 components as shown below. 1. A small 9 x LED torch (approx 95mm long x 30mm diameter) available from lots of local outlets at a cost of around £3 ($6). It requires 3 x AAA batteries, which were supplied. 2. An old empty 35mm film canister (black), if you dont have one they will give you them for free at film processing shops. 3. A 20mm open rubber grommet (not essential), from most diy or electrical outlets costing next to nothing.

Discard the lid from the film canister, you dont need that part. Try to find a canister that is a snug fit onto the end of the torch, or use some electrical tape to hold it on. Drill or cut a 20mm hole into the base of the canister as shown below.

Push the rubber grommet into the hole, its a tight fit and does not need fixing. This part is not essential, see below.

Now just fit the canister onto the end of the torch as shown below, and you are done.

On lighter shelled eggs, it really illuminates the egg very well. It is even quite good at illuminating darker and thicker shelled eggs. Regards Bob ReplyQuote Multi https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/559288/diy-egg-candler#

I've been trying to think of better ways to candle... Thank you these are awesome!!

 

[el pollo rey]

Nice

 

[drafthorserider]

Such a fun thread. This is my first time joining in. I set 24 shipped silkie eggs for May 21 with no luck. Only 3 even started, 2 of those quit and the final one didn't hatch On a whim I saw a craigslist ad near where hubby was going to pick up some supplies the other day and purchased some local eggs. I am hoping to have a lot more success with those. I bought 24 eggs and hubby came home with 40! The seller of the eggs said she included extras for my boys since they were only going to be wasted that day anyway since there were no other buyers. Wasn't that nice!?! We are so excited. So...on 5/23 I set the following:
2 Red Phoenix
3 Silver or Gold Phoenix
3 Blue Marans
7 Blue Silkies
6 BB Reds
9 Easter Eggers
7 Blue Cochins
3 Millie Fleur Duccles
I am not planning to candle until day 7 and will update at that time. Good luck everyone! How fun!

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

And People call me hatchaholic..... ok I set 30 more guinea and 10 (I think hafta recount to be sure) rouen eggs in the DIY. Its getting ummm full so I hoping my 1st batch due to hatch all come healthy and EARLY. LOL Naw have breathing room but its almost shell to shell. Would have more space but I meant to use wire to seperate the eggs in 1 styro hatcher, but that threw the temps way up. Guess metal holds heat TOO well.
And I want to know what I have and not guess for a week or 2.. I had to cull a Roo last night bad foot injury. He's in the freezer, but got to recheck the working order of my DIY plucker. And I am totally happy with results. Except the bruised knuckles from the thing, rubber at 2200 rpm (Feels like 50 million rpm at the time.) does NOT feel good.

After these I am waiting for awhile before I set anything else. Maybe even try some late summer/fall hatches.