MGG's Hatching Thread!

[MGG]

Oh, man. How can you stand this waiting?!

I can't!!! Lol!

 

[MGG]

They're here!!!!!! All intact, not even any hairline cracks.

They all have detached air cells but one though. @CluckNDoodle , what would you do? I've never dealt directly with detached air cells before. These ones are really detached too. They're settling in a carton right now. I only have my NR 360 though, do you think I should incubate them upright, in cut toilet paper tubes, or on their sides but manually turn them?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They're here!!!!!! All intact, not even any hairline cracks.View attachment 2580373They all have detached air cells but one though. @CluckNDoodle , what would you do? I've never dealt directly with detached air cells before. These ones are really detached too. They're settling in a carton right now. I only have my NR 360 though, do you think I should incubate them upright, in cut toilet paper tubes, or on their sides but manually turn them?

They're so pretty! Saddled, jiggly, or completely detached and floating around? If they're completely detached I would cut an egg carton to fit in the incubator and hand tilt until the air cell reattaches.

 

[MGG]

They're so pretty! Saddled, jiggly, or completely detached and floating around? If they're completely detached I would cut an egg carton to fit in the incubator and hand tilt until the air cell reattaches.

I would say some saddled but very jiggly and the same time, and some detached.
Ok. I can look for one. I only have two foam cartons right now.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I would say some saddled but very jiggly and the same time, and some detached.
Ok. I can look for one. I only have two foam cartons right now.

If you think you can make toilet paper rolls work better for you then that's fine too.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

You still want to gently tilt the eggs a few times a day while doing this. Turning in early incubation is really important.

https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/the-biology-behind-egg-turning

 

[MGG]

You still want to gently tilt the eggs a few times a day while doing this. Turning in early incubation is really important.

https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/the-biology-behind-egg-turning

Awesome link! I definitely will.

 

[Anne02]

They're here!!!!!! All intact, not even any hairline cracks.View attachment 2580373They all have detached air cells but one though. @CluckNDoodle , what would you do? I've never dealt directly with detached air cells before. These ones are really detached too. They're settling in a carton right now. I only have my NR 360 though, do you think I should incubate them upright, in cut toilet paper tubes, or on their sides but manually turn them?

So pretty!

 

[MGG]

The air cells seem to have settled a lot!!! I'm glad.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

The air cells seem to have settled a lot!!! I'm glad.

That's great! If it's colder where you are sometimes just bringing them up to room temperature helps a lot!