March hatch along

[jphendrix]

LOL! Some might say that about me! I finally talked hubby into me buying another LG still air. YAY! Now I can do staggard hatches! I like the new design of the LG

 

[sutherland]

For anyone who is interested in incubating together I should be setting Wednesday evening can't wait

 

[blueflag]

Couldn't resist just ordered the 5 mode version 1600 lumens....

Do you have the new light yet? Wondering how you like it ... we'll be candling Saturday. Can't wait! Sure would be nice to have something a little better for the BCMs. Have a 172 lumen Maglite - just doesn't quite do the job.

I finally candled my eggs and here are the results....Of the shipped BCMs 9 are developing, 3 probably not but not sure and 2 clears. I paid for 12 so i am really happy with 9 definites. I wound up with 15 or 16 lavender ameraucanas developing out of 17 or 18... 2 clears. My blue/black ameraucanas were the worst... 5 out of 9 developing. Overall at least 29 developing out of the original batch of 40.

Sounds great for your lavs!

 

[johnderosa1]

Do you have the new light yet? Wondering how you like it ... we'll be candling Saturday. Can't wait! Sure would be nice to have something a little better for the BCMs. Have a 172 lumen Maglite - just doesn't quite do the job.

 Sounds great for your lavs!

No dont have the new light yet but the 800-900 lumen light worked pretty well. Cant wait to test out the new light though!! As for the results of the first candling... I am thrilled! Shipped eggs are always a roll of the dice (though i have been really lucky overall) and my first attempt at my lavs was a complete bust... Wasnt sure what was going to happen. The first one i candled was bad and i was worried . I am so happy most if the rest are developing!

 

[blueflag]

No dont have the new light yet but the 800-900 lumen light worked pretty well. Cant wait to test out the new light though!! As for the results of the first candling... I am thrilled! Shipped eggs are always a roll of the dice (though i have been really lucky overall) and my first attempt at my lavs was a complete bust... Wasnt sure what was going to happen. The first one i candled was bad and i was worried . I am so happy most if the rest are developing!

I might have to order one and give it a try - they're not that expensive. (I keep saying that and things are starting to add up a bit. lol)

LOL! Some might say that about me! I finally talked hubby into me buying another LG still air. YAY! Now I can do staggard hatches! I like the new design of the LG

Speaking of not that expensive - this is a great idea. I have a few BCM hens that lay decently dark eggs and wish to only hatch these. A staggered hatch would help a ton. Was thinking another incubator would be too much - but not really, if just a still air for hatching (no fan or turner). Have to go check out the new LG design.

 

[matlock585]

I'd like to ride along too. I set 36 eggs in my home made stryo bator w/fan. The eggs are a mix. I have 24 rhodebars, 6 marans (BCM I think), some OE and EE, and a few super blue egg layers. All the eggs came from Dmrippy of BYC. She is local to me so I picked them up at her farm. I set mine late at night on the 22nd.
I've had a bit of difficulty keeping my temp right since I set the eggs. It was holding temp perfect until I loaded it up, and now it's running slightly low. I have it in our extra room that normally stays closed off. I opened the door and brought it back up to temp by putting my heating pad on the glass and it's doing fine now.
I normally do dry incubation, but I've experienced several shrinkwrapped chicks my last few hatches so this time I'm not using water in my container, but I put a damp sponge inside when I open the bator to turn the eggs.
Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing.

 

[blueflag]

I normally do dry incubation, but I've experienced several shrinkwrapped chicks my last few hatches so this time I'm not using water in my container, but I put a damp sponge inside when I open the bator to turn the eggs.

Ug ... now I'm worried. Hope my little guys will be okay. I have difficulty with humidity this time of year and am trying dry incubation for the first time. Never fails that we'll get a warm spell and humidity spikes just as I've added water. Think I'll see what they look like later this week and make adjustments from there.

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[matlock585]

Blueflag-
This is the set of candling pics I used to reference when I was first starting out. On day 10, if you don't feel good about the cells, you will have time to correct it before you go to lockdown.
You'll be fine.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

 

[blueflag]

Thanks, @matlock585 ! I hadn't seen that set of pics before. Very helpful - and comforting to know I've got a bit of time. I'm trying to do a series of 'mini-lockdowns' with this hatch as I tend to fuss with them too much. I need a candler/incubator combo so I can always see what is going on.

 

[Lola66]

Hi all, I'm Lola and a newbie
I purchased an incubator today ....yay !!! So excited but nervous lol
I have only a little one, a brinsea mini advance. My bantam eggs are being delivered tomorrow
So I hope it's ok to join you all for my 1st hatching x