MARCH Hatch-A-Long 2015: Please Read the First Post to JOIN the H-A-L

[Studio Chick]

I kind of do the same thing with towels on top of mine...good luck!

 

[313759]

I candled my eggs and one of my eggs has two air cells, will the chick still have a chance of hatching?

 

[poult]

One egg is pipping & I'm not there!!!!!!!!

 

[rainbowchick]

I candled my eggs and one of my eggs has two air cells, will the chick still have a chance of hatching?

Could you show a pic?
I am totally NOT an expert, but my first thoughts were:
1) possibly a saddle air cell which is common with shipped eggs
2) maybe the "blank" space at the bottom looks like an air cell?

 

[HerbGir1972]

Congrats! That is terrific. Just caught up reading on the HAL!  LOL  I was wondering if you ended up setting peacock eggs and how that was going?

We did get to set one black shouldered peacock egg. We hope to find whatever hatches a mate. Might luck up on another egg from the same perdon

 

[Studio Chick]

I am pretty disappointed with my two sets of shipped eggs....I have done some candling the last couple of nights and my results are this.

Little Giant incubator:

14 Silver Laced Wyadottes set on 2/24 10 are too porous to see anything...2 with possible devlopmen...2 clear (shipped)

20 BB Orp set on 2/27 only snuck a quick peak at a couple because they are only on day 4....both had veins!

HavoBator:

19 barnyard mix...set 2/22....15 swimmers! 2 blood rings 2 (not sure)

12 Barred Rock 10 clear 2 swimming (these were shipped)

8 Lemon Orps.....5 swimmers 2 clear 1 blood ring

I guess I am learning my lesson about shipped eggs the hard way, I should have stuck to local eggs for my first time hatching! I made a huge mistake with the LG....I was adding the same amount of water to it as the Havobator not even thinking about it being still air, and not drying out as quick as forced air. I did not find this out until it ran the wells over and came out of the bottom the humidity must have been outrageous in there. The SLW which I don't have much hope for were like that for 4 days.....my BB Orps were on day 2 when I figured this out so I am hoping I didn't do too much damage! Talk about learning some expensive lessons!

 

[Lamancha]

I am pretty disappointed with my two sets of shipped eggs....I have done some candling the last couple of nights and my results are this.

Little Giant incubator:

14 Silver Laced Wyadottes set on 2/24  10 are too porous to see anything...2 with possible devlopmen...2 clear (shipped)

20 BB Orp set on 2/27  only snuck a quick peak at a couple because they are only on day 4....both had veins!  

HavoBator:

19 barnyard mix...set 2/22....15  swimmers!   2 blood rings  2  (not sure)

12 Barred Rock   10 clear   2 swimming   (these were shipped)

8 Lemon Orps.....5 swimmers   2 clear  1 blood ring

I guess I am learning my lesson about shipped eggs the hard way, I should have stuck to local eggs for my first time hatching!  I made a huge mistake with the LG....I was adding the same amount of water to it as the Havobator not even thinking about it being still air, and not drying out as quick as forced air.  I did not find this out until it ran the wells over and came out of the bottom  the humidity must have been outrageous in there.  The SLW which I don't have much hope for were like that for 4 days.....my BB Orps were on day 2 when I figured this out so I am hoping I didn't do too much damage!  Talk about learning some expensive lessons!

Shipped eggs can be tough.
Little Giants can be tough.
First time hatches can be tough.

You don't take the easy route in life do you?

 

[kbarnes]

Ok night before lockdown!

I have a few things I have to figure out by morning.... To take eggs out of cartons and trace air cells -- most people do this method -- but I worry about chick soccer... Hatchlings moving the others around. Or I can leave chicks in the cartons and have more stability for the others as the hatchlings walk around and dry off. I am going to be home all day for hatch day and I set at midnight hoping they will mostly be hatched before I go to bed. If I take them out of the carton should I put paper towels on top of the grating? Or will the poor littles stick to it?

 

[mymilliefleur]

Ok night before lockdown!

I have a few things I have to figure out by morning.... To take eggs out of cartons and trace air cells -- most people do this method -- but I worry about chick soccer... Hatchlings moving the others around. Or I can leave chicks in the cartons and have more stability for the others as the hatchlings walk around and dry off. I am going to be home all day for hatch day and I set at midnight hoping they will mostly be hatched before I go to bed. If I take them out of the carton should I put paper towels on top of the grating? Or will the poor littles stick to it?

Yes, definitely put paper towels down. It will help with the moisture, and keep your incubator cleaner. Also, it will give your delicate new baby's some thing soft to lay on.

 

[mymilliefleur]

One egg is pipping & I'm not there!!!!!!!!

Has your egg hatched yet, poult?