Looking for Easter Hatch Buddies!!!

[Mom2Munchkins]

I set my eggs late last night, and we're hoping for an Easter hatch!! I set 30 Silkie eggs from 2 BYCers!! Hatchin in an LG Forced Air.

 

[tgrlily]

I'm glad that you found some!! I set eggs last night too!

 

[Soccer Mom]

My goose eggs are still cooking along. (They take longer than chickens) but my are already set and destined for an easter weekend hatch. Glad you got your eggs!

 

[brendapa]

Heather

30 silkie eggs

Where did you get them from?

brenda

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

Heather.. Glad they made it safe and sound. Hope you have a great Easter hatch.

 

[8wishbonechicks]

We just put eggs in yesterday. We had a little scare this morning. It got cold last night, so this morning my husband found the incubator at 95 degrees. He put a small towel on top to help get the temps back up to 99-100. In 30 minutes my 8 year old egg turner noticed the temp was 104!!! and immediately opened the lid for a moment. Everything is back to normal. "Whew!" Will a 104 spike for 30 minutes harm our 11 eggs? I read somewhere that the eggs internal temperature takes awhile to reach the incubator temps. Is that correct? I put 3 more eggs in to be safe. Can't wait for our 1st Easter hatch.

 

[ChickFila]

I put 14 french BCM eggs into my bator yesterday, and I already put 21 bantam salmon faverolles eggs 3 days ago - my bator is full!! It is hova-bator still air with auto egg turner.
It's my first hatching, so I don't know if I will be successful or not, but my new advanced incubator is coming (R-com) and will try another 20 FBCM eggs within a week or two. It is fully automatic with humidity control, auto egg turn, so I just set them and wait until 21 days. Neat!
I set my hova-bator to 102F according to thermometor on top of my eggs. I saw somewhere in BYC board that if the top of the eggs' temp is 102F, it is the right temp? I am monitoring the temp at least every 2-3 hours and it's never been higher than 102F. Usually between 101F and 102F. Any comment?

 

[Peep_Show]

I set some yesterday, too! First time in more than a decade I've incubated. They're just TJ's eggs, though, to get my renovated bator (see my Introductions post) calibrated and as sort of something to do. But I haven't been this jazzed in a LONG time. Can hardly wait to candle! I hope it works..... managed to find fertile eggs at our store down here only 4 days old. 23 eggs set and will think myself EXTREMELY lucky to get one or two.

Although I put a buzzy fan in, the incubator is actually more steady as a still air. Want to avoid those power surges. It's holding ambient temps at 100.5-101.2 and water wiggler temp at 99.7.



Good luck to all who are anticipating an Easter hatch! It is exciting, isn't it?

 

[Peep_Show]

8wishbonechicks:

Your brief spike shouldn't be harmful. At the top end, a hen's body temp is 103.... So maybe like a full-on contact with hen skin? And, yes, it does take a while for internal temps to match external temps. No harm, no foul. Just an early exercise in anxiety....

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I'll be having some hatch the week after Easter - Cochins galore!