May 2021 Hatch - A - Long

[Erin80]

I’m setting 12 EE eggs on May 2.....and that will be our last hatch for this year! I’m keeping any pullets that hatch for myself as I’d like more greens and blues!

 

[FortCluck]

Setting coturnix quail eggs to hatch for Mother’s Day. This time it’s on my desk no one touches!

 

[chickiebaby1]

These are the 2 NN Aloha hen's that I'm hoping to do the hatch with. The egg's are a nice size already for it.

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I just love NN! I have a hen and a rooster! I’m hoping to get some babies from them soon.

 

[gimmie birdies]

My NN/frizzle eggs are coming in the mail.

 

[Austrian Chickens]

I candled yesterday but the eggs are to dark I could not see anything

 

[chickiebaby1]

My NN/frizzle eggs are coming in the mail.

These are my frizzle showgirls! They are the cutest and sweetest birds I have. I just love them.

 

[abpatchy]

My May hatch incubator fell today while I was cleaning... every egg broke on our new carpet. Every single one had a chick in them. I had to pick up 30 dead ones off the floor I’m having a rough day!

I am sooo sorry!!!

 

[BullChick]

@FortCluck I used my cellphone light last night, and I do have movement. Here’s hoping I get a good hatch from my whopping six eggs.

 

[Honora]

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These are my frizzle showgirls! They are the cutest and sweetest birds I have. I just love them.

They look like little ostriches!

 

[Kholts]

My Ancona Eggs made it to me. 1 had a crush mark that I sealed with crayon wax. The air-cells are pretty wobbly in most of them. I marked where they sit with a solid lined circle & where you can see they wobble to with a dotted line. They are now going to rest 24hrs before they go Into the incubator.

I plan to put them in my turner so they are upright. Now here is the thing I’ve read to leave them in the upright position & not turn for the first 5-7 days but then I’ve also read to use a block to tilt the turner slightly. My things is wouldn’t that be like turning the auto turner on? It slowly tilts the eggs in increments...??

Now does anyone have experience with detached air cells & having some hatch out fine? Chicken or duck doesn’t matter. Tips or tricks?

I plan to candle them day 10 but I’m not even going to take them out of the up right positions. I’m going to remain hands off as far as lifting the eggs out of turner. Because of the cells I’ll probably hatch them out upright. Does this all sound ok?