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[Coop Scoop Boogie]

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yea!!!!!!!

hope all hatch and are healthy

 

[BHep]

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I love hatch days

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats HT waiting for pics..

and BHep or HT tell me how ya'll candle. The last time I did was on some Muscovy eggs and they are so thick, you just about need a hammer to open them didn't see nothing. Just in case my 2 last broodys are sitting on 5 Brahma eggs, the little bantam egg has pipped but nothing on the other 5 B eggs, so would like to candle tonight and make sure they are viable. I know your not suppose to do the float test before hatch date but I did one yesterday made sure no cracks or pips and only one sunk tossed it the other 5 including the bantam egg just floated on top with small portion out of water which means good right? and now bantam egg is pipped so just want to make sure these other eggs are living. today is day 21 by my calculations. thanks.

 

[HenThymes]

ML- Never done the float test so I have no clue right or wrong??

However for candling, do you have an actual candler or just a flash light? I use a real egg candler, in a dark place just put the light on the fat end of the egg, you should be able to see a large dark area that takes up most of the egg and it should make some sort of movement, even if it's just a tiny movement as they start to get cramped at the end. If it's clear/yellow then they are duds. Crossing my fingers for you.

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Just wanted to let everyone know my mother is in town visiting, so I will be missing in action!!

to all the new people!!

Thank you so much for all the photos..I showed my mother and she thinks the English are adorable...she said, "Oh, can you get a big, fat, fluffy one for me to play with when I visit?"

I said, "Sure, go to England and bring me back a gold laced one!!"

She said I could have any chicken from Costa Rica I wanted...nah!!

got to love talking to someone who is clueless about chickens more so than I am. Made me feel smart!!

Miss you all...be back in a week or so!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just a flash light is all I have but will try it and see if I can see anything. thanks HT.

 

[HenThymes]

You can also put your flash light in a box facing up, cut a hole in the box where the flash light faces about the size of a nickel and place the egg on it and be able to see inside. Just another idea.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks I see what I can do.

 

[ourlittleflock]

just wanted to pop in and say - I have 4x mottled cochins that hatched today

my magpie call duck eggs are going in the bator tonight!!!

(wish me luck)

and my brinsea ova-scope just arrived

 

[BHep]

ML I use a maglite flashlight & a dark room. For my broodies, I just go out at night, saves me a pecked hand too.

You should be able to see veins and movement... If the egg is clear, you will know. Good Luck and keep us posted.


Enjoy your vist with your mom Ruthann.....