Look what I got today!....Final count! Pics!!

[chubbydog811]

I actually was planning on just leaving everyone in there - I'll make the effort at candling 28 eggs a few times, but unless they are actually clear or stinky, they're staying in there....
I just wanted to see if there was anything different I should be doing?

Knowing that I actually have eggs that have a chance at hatching, I'm going to get another incubator too - probably a Genesis...
I want to set it up ahead of time and see if I can get the humidity better in that...With my LG, its either too low, or too high, I can't find a medium. It shot up to almost 70% yesterday morning, so I took some of the water sources out, and it droped back to 30%...I cant win!

 

[chubbydog811]

YAY! I made the (long) effort of candling today - Out of 28 eggs (24 shipped, 4 of mine) I had 3 of the brown eggs that I couldn't tell if they were clear or not. Im going to re-candle on day 10, though I think Im pretty sure 2 of them are definitely clear.
I had 6 of the EE eggs, and the really pretty drk red/brown egg I have no idea at all. They were way too dark to tell. Though I thought I saw some movement, but really have no clue.
From mine, I tossed the 2 from my older flock. The white leghorn egg looked great! and the wl x rir I wasnt sure.

Hopefully they keep developing! Course then I think, What am I going to do with all these chicks if they hatch out?

Though at least I did learn the my young rooster is breeding with the leghorn ladies

Though that could be bad news for my bathroom, because that means I'll be hatching as many as I can

 

[chubbydog811]

Updating on my hatch so far :
I'm on day 14.
The power went out Sunday night, first for 2 hours, then an hour later in the morning.

Ive had to remove 3 eggs - 2 clear, one with a blood ring with a tiny speck in the middle.
I'm pretty sure that there are chicks in 15 eggs. 2 of them I think there is something, but I'm not sure. 3 are way too dark to even begin to tell. Though I think I saw movement in them...

Though I found out that I'm going to need to order the hovabator if I want one. No one around here sells them. Though that means that I'm going to need to use my LG to hatch!

It hasn't been working correctly - temp wise - and I really cant trust that the temp wont swing anymore!! I was hoping to have my new one today, so that I could switch them out before day 18..But oh well, what can you do? I'll just have to keep a super close eye on it till they hatch!


Anyway, not bad for shipped eggs! Ill be very happy if at least one hatches! I dont want to get my hopes up, just to have something go wrong, and I get less than what is alive

Forgot to add - out of the 2 eggs that were left from my hens - One is a definite good, the other I'm still not sure about.

 

[chubbydog811]

Hadn't updated yet...so here it is...

I'm on day 20 tonight. I'm hoping they will start hatching late tomorrow night (I set at 930pm). I haven't had to toss anymore, so I still had 21 good eggs at day 18

I'm still having a horrible time with my incubator...I think the thermostat is going, so its been nothing buy problems...
I ended up ordering another LG...I wanted a hovabator, but finances wont allow it. I think the main problem on mine is the foam is falling apart....

Anyway, Ill keep posted when they start hatching! Hopefully I get a few healthy chicks!

 

[bulldog-girl]

Can't wait to hear. Don't hatch myself but it is fun to read about others doing it.

 

[chickenlove2009]

Yes, keep us updated on those babies and don't forget to provide pics.

Hope your hatch goes well and I have to say that I am a little bit jealous because mine do not hatch until the 5th. *argh* waiting is the worse part...

 

[chubbydog811]

Definitely will post pics when they come! I'm hoping mine hatch on time! I dont want to wait until the 5th either.

I'm way past addicted! I shouldn't have started hatching myself! Im on my 3rd hatch, with many more to come. though I've only gotten 2 chicks from them....Though the whole chicken thing has dragged me in! I now have 12 chickens in our big coop, 11 in our little, 1 barn chicken, and 15 1 week old bantys, 3 1 week old silver laced polish, and 2 2 week old standard cochins!!


It might be a bit over whelming when these chicks come!

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

You could always make a cooler-bator...i couldn't see spending $100 when I could make one

the five ducklings in the brooder proves it works!

 

[LocoPollo]

Good luck with the hatch!

 

[chubbydog811]

We're actually going to take old parts from mine (and buy some new ones), and make a nicer one out of wood. I want to use a coil to heat it...

I'm not too into making the incubators like a lot of people have made - I refuse to use anything that even slightly resembles a heat lamp's use. The chicks in the bathroom have a space heater...
No heat lamps here

anyway....It's a good thing I have a great boyfriend who is good at building things...