November Hatch-A-Longs 2017

[Dimples_vixi]

11 eggs set yesterday, Hatch due Nov 14th! 6 Black Copper Maran x Araucana and 5 from my own hens (araucana and white stars) just to check fertility. I think the yolks look fertile so for the rest!! Also testing dry incubation for the first time. Good luck to everyone!

 

[Peep_Show]

Yep, that yolk is about as fertile as you can get! Good luck! Sounds like you're going for some olive eggers.

 

[Dimples_vixi]

Yep, that yolk is about as fertile as you can get! Good luck! Sounds like you're going for some olive eggers.

Yes that’s the plan!

Hoping the rest of the eggs are fertile too.

 

[CherokeeFlats]

I’m hoping to set some quail eggs for a late Nov hatch. Fingers crossed

 

[Peep_Show]

Quail eggs are fun. I enjoyed hatching out Gambel's quail... They are like popcorn and very active from the moment they pop out of the shell. The other thing that's a plus with those quail is they all hatched within 90 minutes.

What kind were you thinking of hatching?

 

[Tavia Rose]

1 chick due on the first (to be with my preemie chick) and hopefully about 8 ducklings on the 8th. . I candled and 4 of the duck eggs have veins and they were set just on Thursday 10/19

 

[Crooked Chicken]

2 hours ago I set 12 eggs for a hatch date of November 18th.

This is a mix of Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington and 1 EE. Some I know who laid them and others I don't -- it will be a surprise.

This is my 2nd attempt at incubating. The first try was last month and I have one nice healthy chick out of 8 eggs. I chalk the failure up to operator error -- opening the incubator and handling too much.

I will behave better this time and made myself a nice chart to follow that has the ONLY days I will weigh, candle and mark.

 

[Peep_Show]

It would help if I learned to count....
I have 4 Welsummers and now down to 10 Marans eggs for a hatch next Saturday.
The Marans are shipped eggs, so a gamble at best. The Welsummers are local eggs and thus far every Welsummer egg from this vendor I have set has hatched.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

I'm on day 3 of incubation. The first 2 days went without a hitch -- the incubator held a steady temperature and humidity. I was up a few hours after I last turned the eggs and when I went to look at the temperature it said 106! Argh.... made me so mad.

I have the incubator in a little room between bathroom and linen closet, no windows, no drafts. I haven't made any changes to the room temperature. I cracked the lid a bit and adjusted the temp down on incubator thermostat -- which is way off. It still ran a bit warm, but not as bad.

What makes these darn things spike like that when nothing has changed?

I made a little bracket from thin flashing metal and have the temperature probe taped to it so that it stays at the proper height and doesn't flop around when incubator is opened. The wire between the thermostat and plastic is taped to the bracket, but does not touch the probe end or sheet of clear plastic that came attached to it.

 

[HattieScratchy]

I candled today.. Day 16. Down to just 3 eggs but its so cool to see the chicks wiggle around in there! Should be hatching Sunday!