November hatch-a-long

[The Cave]

Got the candler out on day 8 for the Hova-Bator eggs!
Pretty exciting, currently 23 fertile....I hope most of them hatch !
Also this is my first time hatching in an egg turner...the eggs looked quite different from the ones I have been turning on their sides. Anyone else notice that?

Ill try to upload pics

 

[The Cave]

Much easier to do from my phone that took the photos.

 

[igorsMistress]

I’m waiting on duck eggs in the mail...
ETA eggs are here, Thanksgiving day is the due date for hatch.

 

[The Cave]

I know Im probably the earliest in this group mine are 21 days on the 3rd! So we went into lockdown tonight 6pm was where we changed from day 18 to 19! So exciting and I don't know if this is possible but one egg looked internally piped almost?! It has an appendage in the air sac area, almost looked like a beak! So hard to say if it had broken through or not but really seemed it! Is it bad I moved the incubator to my room so I could watch basically all night lol?!

 

[The Cave]

I forgot to mention the Hova-Bator eggs are due on the 8th, so I will be doing a candling and weigh in tomorrow night so more pictures to come

 

[Araucana Nest]

Is it bad I moved the incubator to my room so I could watch basically all night lol?!

Only bad if you need sleep, and then not too bad

 

[Araucana Nest]

The eggs I thought I might have aren't laid yet so I'm setting five Cream Legbar eggs in the mini Brinsea tomorrow.... to stay in practice... and because I know once I have one incubator going, and only have one other mini available, the hens and rooster I'm waiting on, for the eggs I'm waiting for, may become inspired and get to work because I'll only have one mini Brinsea available AND that will make me HAVE to get another Brinsea. This is how my brain works. I just follow along. I just hatched 6 little ones today for the Halloween hatch so my practice sessions are going very well.

 

[The Cave]

Only bad if you need sleep, and then not too bad

I am also studying for a bunch of midterms on Monday-Wednesday What is sleep?!

 

[Araucana Nest]

I am also studying for a bunch of midterms on Monday-Wednesday What is sleep?!

Best wishes with you mid terms. Yes on the sleep so you can do well and get a great job and get more chickens

 

[LadyCraig]

Hello! I’m new to the incubating business... had one hatch last month. I have 3 Lavender Orpingtons due on the 6th...

Just set 7 Deathlayer eggs, shipped from eBay. They appeared fresh and in ok shape, only 2 with loose/wobbly air cells. One was cracked, I have attempted a repair with candle wax - is this crazy? I will definitely keep a close eye/nose on that one! I am just so excited about Deathlayers, and I couldn’t find any chicks, so here I go! I have read that they are not the easiest to hatch possibly due to gene pool issues. Anyone out there have any experience with Deathlayers?

Thanks and happy hatching!