June Hatch-A-Long

[JenBoughtHens]

Started with 12 eggs in the cooler bator May 31 for a june 21 hatch.
10 silkies
2 ees

After candling I think I only have
5 silkies and 1 ee

The others are clear or have a blood ring.
I left them in for now

 

[TeachAtHome]

Hey everyone =)

Started incubating a mix of Silkies and Seramas in an LG incubator. We're on day 3, now. This will be my first hatch.

 

[TeachAtHome]

Hi Everybody! I haven't hatched chicks since my batch last summer. Today I set 48 mixed eggs in my incubator, expected hatch date is 6/1/14.
Here's my story.. Last night I came home from work and went out to check on my animals. There were no chickens to be found. There were some feathers outside the coop so I knew that something had gotten to them. I was hoping that some of my flock were just hiding but that wasn't the case. My fiancé walked back to where the foxes den is on the back of our property and he found the bodies of my lavender Orpington and my mixed rooster in the tunnel leading to the fox den. I'm sure the foxes got all 16 of my outside chickens. My only chicken left is Fred, my silver sebright who lost his feet to frostbite this past winter so he lives in my house.
This morning when I accepted the fact that my chickens are gone, I decided to set some eggs from my gang. I got a bit overzealous and set 48 eggs, as many as my incubator will hold. My last hatch rate was 100% with about 25% being roos. While I'd like a decent hatch, I don't need 48 chickens! I set eggs that were collected in the past week so I'm not sure if my hatch rate will be quite as high as last time.
And the countdown begins.. HERE WE GO!!

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your chickens. I do look forward to reading about your hatch, though!

 

[TeachAtHome]

I'll join! I have 19 Indian Runner duck eggs, 1 White Call duck egg, 4 Muscovy duck eggs, and 4 Canada Goose eggs due to hatch in June! I'm so excited! Can't wait for all these fuzz butts

Oh, I cannot wait to see the ducks and geese!

 

[Kim Z]

I am weighing my eggs this time around and had my first weight check/candling last night at the start of day 7. So far they have lost 4.5%. Looks like I may need to raise the humidity a bit?

Out of 15 guinea eggs: 4 were clears, possible blood ring in one and 10 that look like they are up to something.
Just for fun we added 5 chicken eggs from Trader Joe's. I picked up one sizzle and two unknown mix eggs at the swap yesterday and popped those in too. 21 more days.


As Inigo Montoya once said while standing at the top of a cliff:

"I hate waiting".

 

[TeachAtHome]

There the attitude more people need when starting I think. I said that 1st run around and was telling wife "If I hatch just 1 (Had 48 eggs set) I didn't fail". She turned all kinds colors, but I explained better and she calmed down. If I learn or have 1 bird from a hatch its not a failure to me.

That is my goal, as well. I want at least one to hatch (and be healthy!)

 

[Melissa F]

Lockdown started this morning! Can't wait!

 

[MyNameIs86]

So it's day 20 and still no chicks... I am really getting worried and depressed. I really thought they were fertile. I would like to scream. I don't even have any pips.

 

[mrchicks]

So it's day 20 and still no chicks... I am really getting worried and depressed. I really thought they were fertile. I would like to scream. I don't even have any pips.

You don't always have anyone hatch on day 20. My last hatch nothing happened until well into day 21. The last 6 birds hatched the morning of day 22. Don't worry.

 

[Loghousemom]

100 guniea eggs went on lock down today had five hatched out already this mornin movin them from incubator to hatcher and 400 quail eggs hatch date is Friday gonna be over run with chicks

Holy smokes that is a lot of birds!