My Hatching Journey: the Adventures of a Complete Newbie

[BunnynChicks]

Hi, my name is Bubbles and I'm a chronic liar.....


22 eggs due the 23rd. Various EE and sultan xs.

BUT, I am not a total liar. I set these against my will!! I was selling my last batch of babies, and the lady pressed 2doz eggs into my hands.... Nope, not my fault at all.....

I knew you couldn't wait until spring. HA!

 

[BYC910]

Hi, my name is Bubbles and I'm a chronic liar.....


22 eggs due the 23rd. Various EE and sultan xs.

BUT, I am not a total liar. I set these against my will!! I was selling my last batch of babies, and the lady pressed 2doz eggs into my hands.... Nope, not my fault at all.....

The lie has to be belived to count !!! I mean really ?????????

 

[BantyChooks]

Whaat? You mean you didn't believe me?

 

[BullChick]

I don't think anyone did.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Oh, and I also got two more hens.....

Lol oops! Forced at gun point! Rofl

Why are some in cartons

 

[BantyChooks]

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I don't think anyone did.

Nobody??

Lol oops! Forced at gun point! Rofl

Why are some in cartons

Yeah.... We'll go with the gunpoint theory.

For ease of turning. It is a pain to individually turn 22 eggs 5x a day for 18 days. Putting 12 in my improvised turners makes it easier!

 

[kajira]

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Nobody??
Yeah.... We'll go with the gunpoint theory.

For ease of turning. It is a pain to individually turn 22 eggs 5x a day for 18 days. Putting 12 in my improvised turners makes it easier!

I'm so glad I read this. That's a great idea for turning eggs over!

We were going to write an X and O on each side, so we could keep track of what side they needed to be turned too. Do you need to turn them 5x a day? I was reading up and saw most people did it 2-3x a day.

I've had to convince my daughter wait another month or two to raise a batch of eggs, as the little eggs we just started getting from her hens aren't producing big enough eggs yet, I don't think for viable offspring.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm so glad I read this. That's a great idea for turning eggs over!

We were going to write an X and O on each side, so we could keep track of what side they needed to be turned too. Do you need to turn them 5x a day? I was reading up and saw most people did it 2-3x a day.

I've had to convince my daughter wait another month or two to raise a batch of eggs, as the little eggs we just started getting from her hens aren't producing big enough eggs yet, I don't think for viable offspring.

Three is minimum, always turn an odd number of times so the same side isn't sitting overnight every night. I turn 5 'cause I can, the more times you can turn the better, but three is just fine.

 

[BYC910]

I'm so glad I read this. That's a great idea for turning eggs over!

We were going to write an X and O on each side, so we could keep track of what side they needed to be turned too. Do you need to turn them 5x a day? I was reading up and saw most people did it 2-3x a day.

I've had to convince my daughter wait another month or two to raise a batch of eggs, as the little eggs we just started getting from her hens aren't producing big enough eggs yet, I don't think for viable offspring.

You would be surprised how well pullet eggs hatch . I have hatched a pullets first egg and the chick is out growing all the others . So don't let that stop you .@ Walnuthill has said and I agree that larger eggs have a lower hatch rate . Medium to smaller eggs seem to hatch better . For me that is. It stinks Because My Marans eggs tend to be very large pretty eggs sometimes and I can't get them to hatch most of the time .

And that is in a GQF cabinet incubator . Like size eggs in a small still air incubator will give a higher hatch rate . Reason being top of egg temperature is so critical . as for turning the first week is the most critical .Turn as often as you can during the first seven days . and like Banti said X up tonight O up tomorrow night .

 

[WVduckchick]

Good luck!