My Hatching Journey: the Adventures of a Complete Newbie

[BYC910]

Finally have a quail out

Congrats Friday!! What a fun day!!

WV

want see

 

[BantyChooks]

Ok so ho many are growing for sure ?
One.
your nearing the danger zone with the clears the one you cracked open did it smell bad ?
Nope, looked fresh.

the yoke looked cooked. like hard boiled cooked .
Nope, looked like I could have eaten it.

not worried about how bad it is . chalking that up to clears for the most part . I'm hoping for something to hatch in there.
I wish you had taken pictures from the bottom of the developed ones. you see more movement from the bottom .

I couldn't see anything except a little light area at the bottom.... Wouldn't have photographed well. No movement at all.

 

[BantyChooks]

HI K

I'm watching bator TV - my first pure Orloff is zipping e

Finally have a quail out e

Congrats Friday!! What a fun day!!

Congratulations, both of you

 

[BYC910]

I couldn't see anything exept a little light area at the bottom.... Wouldn't have photographed well. No movement at all.

sometimes you have to wait a bit to see movement. in smaller eggs they are packed in tight a very small open space is good . it the reason I use the old fashion box candler in larger eggs it is easy to see

 

[BantyChooks]

sometimes you have to wait a bit to see movement. in smaller eggs they are packed in tight a very small open space is good . it the reason I use the old fashion box candler in larger eggs it is easy to see

Do you think I should remove all the ones that look clear on day 18, or wait?

 

[BYC910]

Thanks! Do you think I should remove all the ones that look clear on day 18, or wait?

I would not lock down clears at all .since you have already replaced them I would leave them and they don't smell bad . you should google eighteen day eggs to get the look of them. the fluid line between air cell and chick should a very thin line . looking at videos and pictures gives you an ideal of which ones may not hatch at lock down . then start mid week thinking about your next hatch . you need to be ready to get back on the horse . should it throw you this time . is your brooder ready?

 

[BantyChooks]

I would not lock down clears at all .since you have already replaced them I would leave them and they don't smell bad . you should google eighteen day eggs to get the look of them. the fluid line between air cell and chick should a very thin line . looking at videos and pictures gives you an ideal of which ones may not hatch at lock down . then start mid week thinking about your next hatch . you need to be ready to get back on the horse . should it throw you this time . is your brooder ready?

I'll do that then.
Next hatch is the EHAL, I don't have time to do one between now and March 5th.

Brooder isn't ready, but it can be in 15 minutes or fewer.

 

[BYC910]

Ok. I'll do that then.
Next hatch is the EHAL, don't have time to do one between now and march 5th.

Brooder isn't ready..... But can be in 15 minutes or less.

good your set then. I'm dying to hatch again but have a sixty dozen egg promise for the sunrise service breakfast . plus regular sales . a lot of eggs moving around in the next few weeks also have many more chickens to sell to clear up space .My GQFs will hold 120 eggs each brooding 240 chicks at once will be fun and planning that hatch is a lot of thinking . sound like fun? well I'm not so sure .

 

[BantyChooks]

good your set then. I'm dying to hatch again but have a sixty dozen egg promise for the sunrise service breakfast . plus regular sales . a lot of eggs moving around in the next few weeks also have many more chickens to sell to clear up space .My GQFs will hold 120 eggs each brooding 240 chicks at once will be fun and planning that hatch is a lot of thinking . sound like fun? well I'm not so sure .

Incredible. Let me guess, you don't name all of yours?

 

[BYC910]

Let me guess, you don't name all of yours?

all the same name except one or two and those names can't be repeated on here .