October Hatch-A-Long

[Fullofstitches]

I candled my eggs today. I had candled on the weekend and of 24 shipped eggs, it looked like 6 were viable, and 4 for sure blood rings. Well, looks like I miscounted and we have seven viable eggs right now! Hoping for a good hatch midweek next week!

Is there a way to tell if they weren't fertile at all? I'm curious because there were ten definitely clear looking eggs, like didn't start. We opened a couple clears, but the yolks broke and we didn't see the blasto-spot (fancy term...). Some may have been too roughly treated (I'm pretty sure there was a very loose yolk), plus there were air cell issues - all the blood ring eggs had loose air cells. One of my good ones has a slight saddle look, but it seems stable and is still going at this point.

*Edited for spelling error.

 

[CharterChick]

Day 20 here... GOING NUTS! I want to see babies!

 

[pickledpenny]

Four Trader Joe's went into lock down today! I off a final candling and they were all moving. One looks a little behind the others though. Is that a sign it won't make it?

Four more trader Joe's and three barn yard mix are due on Halloween!

 

[btguy]

day 15 on a dozen here. they are being sat on by a blue olive egger named smokey. only 4 have been candled because smokey objected STRONGLY but all 4 were good.

 

[DRGLENNON]

Day 20 here... GOING NUTS! I want to see babies!

Good luck! Lockdown is stressful. looking forward to pics.

 

[CharterChick]

Good luck! Lockdown is stressful. looking forward to pics.

I'm testing a new bator and did it with dry hatching... 9/10 made it to lockdown. They could let me know everything is ok and one could pop out and say hello early...

lol

 

[DRGLENNON]

I'm testing a new bator and did it with dry hatching... 9/10 made it to lockdown. They could let me know everything is ok and one could pop out and say hello early...

lol

I got my first pip the end of day 20 on my last hatch. It won't be much longer.

 

[LittleRedCoop53]

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Thanks to a fellow BYC member, who came to my rescue, i'm using the dry hatch method right now too.
Lost most of my hatch, pretty sure to bacteria( had water at the bottom of my homemade cooler incubator).
So glad i was directed to read an article about dry hatching...good luck and please up date us ...Thanks

 

[DRGLENNON]

Thanks to a fellow BYC member, who came to my rescue, i'm using the dry hatch method right now too.
Lost most of my hatch, pretty sure to bacteria( had water at the bottom of my homemade cooler incubator).
So glad i was directed to read an article about dry hatching...good luck and please up date us ...Thanks

x2

 

[CharterChick]

I hear PEEPING!!!! C'MON BABY CHICKIES!!!