March 2023 hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

The green eggs some look fertile, I am wondering if the eggs to the right has a rooster. I know they had only one a couple of years ago, and many hens. I am still hopeful, but as a test, I opened the far right white egg and one tan one. Both not fertile. Not all the green ones look fertile, some do. I will keep an eye on the rest. My eggs were not fertile either. (gray one to the front.)

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

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So it begins…

The tiny tornados are right around the corner

 

[Austrian Chickens]

I am in for the march hatchalong. Set 20 bantam silkies and a few eggs of my mixed flock

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

I am in for the march hatchalong. Set 20 bantam silkies and a few eggs of my mixed flock

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Welcome!

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Just set these yesterday. Hoping to add a bit more colour to my egg baskets this year.

 

[3KillerBs]

I am hoping!!!! Some of my eggs are soooo hard to see in. So they may be in there for a long time.

The OE's eggs are impossible even with my Ovascope.

If they don't stink they stay in. If they hatch, they hatch.

 

[junior67]

The OE's eggs are impossible even with my Ovascope.

If they don't stink they stay in. If they hatch, they hatch.

Mine are only be a med brown so not sure why they are so hard to see. Some I can barely make out the shadow of the yolk. So yup no stink they stay.

 

[3KillerBs]

Mine are only be a med brown so not sure why they are so hard to see. Some I can barely make out the shadow of the yolk. So yup no stink they stay.

I can candle my Marans' eggs with the Ovascope, but not these olive ones.

 

[junior67]

I can candle my Marans' eggs with the Ovascope, but not these olive ones.

Darn eggs!! Lol

 

[CragbornCottage]

Day 18 and lockdown for the four remaining chicken eggs has begun! We candles again for day 18 and got rid of one which wasn’t moving and hadn’t developed since day 14. We did open it up and it looked like the poor little thing had quit about day 14 or 15, no idea why. So crossing fingers and toes for the remaining 4!

The five Guinea eggs should start lock down on Friday, so I’m still quickly ducking in to turn them twice a day - it’s very hot and humid here currently so I don’t think those few seconds should have an affect (hoping…).