Mrs. Viss' Classroom Hatch-a-Long!

[Gazergirlstar]

here we go , little eggs be brave and watch out for snow

 

[Smokerbill]

Alrighty, it's go time! I will update this afternoon, when I do one last candle to make sure there are no last minute quitters before I set them into lockdown! They are going into lockdown just a smidge early, but I actually think that's not so bad. My temperatures have been holding fairly steady at 99.5, but it has been fluctuating daily a few times to 100 at some point, so I think it's been running on the ever so slightly warmer side. I have a feeling we may have some early birds hatching on Day 20, but it's just a hunch!

Will update again this afternoon!!

So excited!!

Hope they all hatch! I found it interesting that Purina states that the ideal incubation temperature for chicken eggs is 100.5°F and not 99.5°F. But I still keep mine in the 99 to 100 degree range with good results.

https://www.purinamills.com/chicken...g-eggs-at-home-a-21-day-guide-for-baby-chicks

 

[tviss711]

Hope they all hatch! I found it interesting that Purina states that the ideal incubation temperature for chicken eggs is 100.5°F and not 99.5°F. But I still keep mine in the 99 to 100 degree range with good results.

https://www.purinamills.com/chicken...g-eggs-at-home-a-21-day-guide-for-baby-chicks

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That is super interesting! We will have to see, maybe they won't be so early then. I'll be glad if they all hatched!! This is only my second hatch, so I'm just grateful to see them all make it to lockdown!

 

[tviss711]

I candled the eggs one last time, everyone still looks fantastic, healthy veins, obvious growth and movement, and air cells are looking good, if not a little bit on the large side. That makes me feel better about increasing the humidity this afternoon as we head into a slightly early lockdown. My olive egg has the smallest air cell of them all, but it still looks good and isn't troublingly small. Probably because of the thicker shell! I've heard olive and maran eggs don't lose moisture quite as readily as other eggs.

Fingers crossed for a great hatch!!!!! I would be over the moon if they all make it!!