May hatch-a-long

[Mraya]

I've got 19 eggs in the incubator right now, day 12

Which breeds are you hatching?

 

[Mraya]

16+ Serama Bantam eggs. That's what I got last time, from a different seller, and they sent 18 eggs. I don't assume I'll get more than 16! My first hatch, I got 4 chicks from... hopefully I'll do better this time. I'm happy with whatever I get, though, as long as I get some! If I do, it'll be some genetic diversity.

One of my goals is to have a pair of Seramas are they more difficult to hatch the standard breeds?

 

[Zinjifrah]

One of my goals is to have a pair of Seramas are they more difficult to hatch the standard breeds?

I actually have no idea! These were the first eggs I've ever incubated, of any kind. I was very glad to get my four little hatchlings, and they're on day five, doing well, now. I might have hoped to get more... of the 18, 8 never developed anything, and the other six all failed at various points of development, probably due to my own mistakes. They were eggs shipped to me from the mail, and so are the eggs I'm waiting on now. Someday, I'd like to get some Black Sumatra Bantam eggs... just a matter of actually finding some! Apparently there aren't a lot of people breeding the Bantams, and the one I contacted doesn't sell eggs or chicks, nor mail adults.

 

[chickenmama109]

I've got 19 eggs in the incubator right now, day 12

Welcome to the hatch a long

 

[chickenmama109]

Does any one know duck breeders I could get duck eggs and have them shipped to me I would love to add some ducks to my flock

 

[treslilbirds]

Came back home to a new pip! Here comes #2

 

[chickenmama109]

It is day six and I could not wait so I candled and there is one egg I’m not sure about and the rest can some one tell me if the air cells are a good size the first six days the humidity was way to high and I just got it down will this hurt them chicks. I’m not sure about this one what do y’all think about if fertile or not this one is an EE here are all of my fertile ones heres one of my EE eggs that fertile here’s another EE does the air cell look ok here is my only Batman egg in the bator and here’s my other EE

 

[Mraya]

It is day six and I could not wait so I candled and there is one egg I’m not sure about and the rest can some one tell me if the air cells are a good size the first six days the humidity was way to high and I just got it down will this hurt them chicks. I’m not sure about this one what do y’all think about if fertile or not this one is an EE View attachment 1342759here are all of my fertile ones heres one of my EE eggs that fertile View attachment 1342762 here’s another EE does the air cell look ok View attachment 1342760 here is my only Batman egg in the bator View attachment 1342765and here’s my other EE View attachment 1342766

Is it the first one you are questioning?
EDIT to add If so I would give it a few more days.

 

[Mraya]

It is day six and I could not wait so I candled and there is one egg I’m not sure about and the rest can some one tell me if the air cells are a good size the first six days the humidity was way to high and I just got it down will this hurt them chicks. I’m not sure about this one what do y’all think about if fertile or not this one is an EE View attachment 1342759here are all of my fertile ones heres one of my EE eggs that fertile View attachment 1342762 here’s another EE does the air cell look ok View attachment 1342760 here is my only Batman egg in the bator View attachment 1342765and here’s my other EE View attachment 1342766

Have you read the forum under
Incubating & Hatching Eggs Important Topic Index
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

It has great pictures of egg candling

 

[treslilbirds]

Have you read the forum under
Incubating & Hatching Eggs Important Topic Index
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

It has great pictures of egg candling

That’s a really good post. It was my go to for when I was candling. There are some good videos too.