Need some hatching buddies - Hatching May 24-28

[Stevenson]

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Of course you can join in....glad to have you! Assuming mine show up...they should be going in tomorrow afternoon.

 

[WriterofWords]

12 quackers set at 3:45pm in the classroom. Due June 2 the day before the students get out for the summer. That was also my grandma's birthday, and the day I went into basic training 30 years ago, so I thought that would be a good target date. 6 White Pekin, and 6 Runner! Thanks gofasterstripe!

 

[Batty about Banties]

I set 10 mixed eggs last night.....

Finally after 2 days of trial and error to get the temps right. Its still a little not so perfect. Due the 24th.......or 25th.

 

[Stevenson]

My Delaware eggs arrived today....the others that are coming from California didn't make it....guess it is going to be 3 days delivery on them again. I am going to go ahead and put the dels in the incubator when I get home (they are resting now).

 

[hennypenny99]

I set 12 guinea eggs Sunday so they are due the 29th. A girl from work gave me some eggs to incubate for her that are due this weekend.

I am also going to be setting some duck eggs this weekend. I won on e-bay 4 indian runner and 4 pekin duck eggs. The lady e-mailed me this morning and said she sent 16 eggs! Wow! Lots of extras. I am very excited. I really need to buy another incubator for hatching though since I am doing all these staggered hatches.

 

[fifelakelooper]

One of my egg shipments arrived today...the other will come tomorrow. Rats. The eggs I am waiting on were sent Tuesday from 3 hours away!!! Who would think it would take them 3 days for 3 hours!?
So..my eggs go in together tomorrow evening probably around 6 or 7 which will give the newest eggs about 12 hours of adjusting to the room temps and settling.

 

[Stevenson]

I think I am going to have to wait on my second set of eggs until tomorrow as well, but I am going to go ahead and put the first 12 in tonight anyway. I am not taking a chance on reducing their hatch rate. They may just have to stay in the incubator an extra day while the second batch hatches.

 

[fifelakelooper]

Did your eggs come with dates on them Stevenson?? My last eggs came with dates on each egg as to when it was collected. I liked that. These came with NO markings and I paid $100 for 12!! I really hope they do well!! I don't know which way to go is best(put in now and then tomorrow add the others or wait and put together at same time) but I guess whichever way seems best for us...is the way to go!

 

[Stevenson]

I am sure that these eggs were collected either Sunday or Monday, so they would be 3-4 days old. I am not concerned about how old they are, I just don't like the idea of reducing the hatch rate at all. If I lost one chick because I left them sitting out an extra day it would be disappointing (i know there would never be a way to know).

 

[Stevenson]

Put 12 Delaware eggs in the incubator tonight at 8:00 pm. I picked them up from the post office at 8:30 this morning and unpacked them and let them sit. Here's hoping for a great hatch!

Tomorrow I should get 24 more eggs from California...they are going to take 3 days to get here...but I should be able to get them first thing in the morning. They will go into the incubator tomorrow when I get home from work. This will mean that i'll have a bit of a staggered hatch, but I think it should be ok.