My first set is in the incubator....Lockdown

[debbie.h]

I set 20 buff orps yesterday morning. I have tried this before but w/o success. I have a homemade bator so I added a couple more air vent holes. So far, so good.

 

[Keri78]

Blessings for your hatch!!! Day 18 will be on Wed. for me!!!! What should the air cells look like before lockdown? Thanks Keri

 

[Chipper]

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Good luck with your hatch and remember not to hover over that bator to long,you will get a stiff neck.LOL
I am almost right on the NY/VT border so,I will send some good hatching vibes your way.

I have 22 Buckeye eggs that I will be candling tonight as I am on day 10.Hoping I get some good results.

 

[Apprentice_egger]

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Keri, there is a good picture in the book Raising Chickens for Dummies on page 267. The air cell should take up about 1/8th of the total space of the egg in the round end of the shell.

 

[Apprentice_egger]

DAY 20 SURPRISE Happy Birthday!! 2 hatches today and more have pipped.

We were out while these two fluff butts were coming out of their shells so I don't know which one is actually older. Before we left one of these two was scrapping like crazy to get out of its shell.

As you can see my LG incubator did its job well.

Tomorrow will be interesting.

 

[bargain]

ahh pictures.........blessings on all the hatches!

 

[SpeckledPullet]

Congrats!

 

[Lolita]

 

[Apprentice_egger]

Got to watch number three and got PICTURES!

 

[Apprentice_egger]

Well, number 4 made it into the big wide world.

Number 3 just had to welcome number 4. That leaves 3 eggs left. Two that have to be Silkies and one I set a day later than the others.