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[TMNfarm]

"I pity the fool who calls me a little chicken!!"

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: ROFL!!

 

[RavenWood]

we dont vaccinate

I never had tiny babies before so I haven't either. I thought that's what the medicated feed does. I guess I better learn some of this stuff for when my hatch arrives.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Its official COCHINS says they can have it!! YAY!!

 

[Countrypunk92]

BRB

 

[cochins1088]

So, here's a question for the random post contest....
This will be my second attempt at hatching. The first one was an unqualified disaster. 8( No chicks lived at all. I think I know what I did..the humidity was too high.

I started the hatch at around noon on the 11th. So that makes today day 3 and now about 78 hours. The eggs were very fresh. A BYC'er actually lifted a hen to grab one for me. 8)

What should my eggs look like today, if I were to candle them...ahem...not that I *did* or anything.....

There are so many posts and threads that I likely have missed the one for the obsessive newbies like me.

Thanks!
Leslie

You won't see anything unless they are white eggs. If they're are white, you should see a tiny red blob with tiny veins coming out of it and possibly a circle around those veins. Sometimes it's hard to tell at day 3. Day 7 is when you'll definately see something, but don't throw anything out until day 10 unless it smells.

Here's some great candling pictures that you should take a look at:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

 

[cochins1088]

"I pity the fool who calls me a little chicken!!"

hahahaha, thats great!

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: Its official COCHINS says they can have it!! YAY!!

*starts up the popper for the corn fpr the chooks*

 

[TMNfarm]

a ring around a tiny spider looking thing a half inch in diameter

I broke down and candled a couple of mine, and I didn't see a thing. I candled a couple of my fresh aggs as well as some of the shipped eggs and didn't see anythign in any of them... I'm not worried, though. My bator was kind of cool for the first day or so.

 

[cochins1088]

Its official COCHINS says they can have it!! YAY!!

hahaha