May Day Hatching Thread

[Justso]

Anyone else want to join me for May 1st expected hatch day?
How's it going for you?
This is the first time in years that I've started a hatch in an incubator; I have a small number of bantam cochin and eggs in a borrowed Hova-Bator. My days have been filled with furiously running up and down the stairs to turn those tiny eggs since I don't have an automatic turner. I can't wait for the Friday candling check to see how things are going. These were shipped eggs.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have 8 eggs due on the first of May, and I just bought a doz + extras, eggs on line that are going in today. Below are the eggs I just bought.

The above eggs due the 6th of May.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Mine are technically due April 30th, but will probably spill over to May 1st

 

[Justso]

I have 8 eggs due on the first of May, and I just bought a doz + extras, eggs on line that are going in today. Below are the eggs I just bought.
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The above eggs due the 6th of May.

What a pretty mix of color! Can you list the breeds?

 

[Justso]

Mine are technically due April 30th, but will probably spill over to May 1stView attachment 2091175

Having you look like you have some bantam eggs in there too. What kind of incubator is that?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's the Harris nurture right 360. I have 6 bantams (the middle ones) and 16 standards

 

[Justso]

It's the Harris nurture right 360. I have 6 bantams (the middle ones) and 16 standards

Are you going to candle your eggs? That should come up Thursday or Friday, right?

 

[gimmie birdies]

They are barnyard mixes. The parents should be pures, BCM, the dark brown with spots is welsummer, and turken tan, EE and 2 white eggs?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are you going to candle your eggs? That should come up Thursday or Friday, right?

Yeah, we're aiming to do at least the bantams and the mixes on Friday and the shipped ones on Sunday if we can't get to them

 

[Justso]

Well, I really really felt like crying today. Not usually so tied up and eggs or chicks considering they die at the blink of an eye but I went ahead and took a peek at my eggs and found absolutely nothing. Then my neighbor Terri happened to check in on me and said she'd be over to take a look. She brought her a flashlight that was so bright I'm still seeing dots in front of my eyes hours later. Good news though, we were able to see some good viable starts. So for today I can count chicks.