March 2023 hatch-a-long

[Dinoroar]

If they’re not stinky, I make scrambled eggs for my dog or she gets them raw if there was an embryo…not really trying to look at that in the frying pan.

If I didn’t have a dog, they would go to the compost.

Same here. My lil dog considers them a delicacy.

 

[ivy_huan]

Day 18 lockdown day !!
Candled all again and pulled 5 eggs ( 2 not fetiluzed, 3 quitters ) and I pulled 2 earlier on that has blood rings

There are still 3 in the incubator that looks very questionable. One is super dark but air sack doesn't look very big at all...
The other two seem to be a bit behind than the others but i can see veins so I'm leaving them in till later on

Let's see how it goes

 

[Iluveggers]

We have 6 little fuzzballs, 2 more are pipped and 1 to go. Also 1 duck egg that will be a week behind the chicks because we had 1 extra spot in the incubator. View attachment 3427965

Aww! Look at that one staring up at you! Precious!

 

[junior67]

Day 14 all 16 going strong.

Do these air cells look good for day 14?

 

[Iluveggers]

Day 14 all 16 going strong.

Do these air cells look good for day 14?

Look good to me!

 

[BobMcDuff]

3 hatched, 3 more are pipped. One I didn't even notice it has pipped, and by time I got back from picking my daughter up from at lessons it was hatched.

 

[Kikilu]

I decided to candle just one egg tonight to see how they were doing. Ended up candling them all of course lol
Day 12 and all looking good except one marans I can’t see in now.

 

[junior67]

Look good to me!

Thank you. I always worry they are too small even though humidity has been ave about 42.5-43,. But I figure technically it is a bit higher since it drops way down anytime I had to open it which for the first 5 days was a few times a day. Then candling.

 

[junior67]

I decided to candle just one egg tonight to see how they were doing. Ended up candling them all of course lol
Day 12 and all looking good except one marans I can’t see in now.

Sounds like me most times I am just going to peek at "a couple" and do like 3/4- all of them. It is hard to stop. Haahaa

 

[junior67]

Just did a checkup on my 7 bantam eggs and they're doing well except for one egg that is underweight. Hatch day is the 17th just in time for St Patrick's Day! This is my first time hatching eggs and I can't believe there's only one week left before they hatch! Hoping I get 7 healthy chicks!

Quick question for y'all, did anyone here ever had an air cell that runs down in a line on the side of the egg? A few of my eggs have the normal round air cell on one end, but then it extends into a fat line to the side. I'm worried if it might be problematic during hatching.

Here is a couple pics, different angles, of my egg with a saddled air cell.