October Hatch-A-Long

[appps]

Congrats to all the new hatches!!!

One thing about candling. I haven't been on much but I noticed some candling really early. Day 7 is the EARLIEST I would candle. I personally wait till day 14 or day 10 if I smell something funky. I've had some that looked like garbage the first week but then they end up going all the way and hatching! My hatch rates have gone up by keeping my hands out of the incubator! Lol

Yeah having done this once now I'm going to agree, especially as a novice I wasted a lot of time worrying of eggs that I didn't know enough about to tell if they were okay. Day 10 was when it was finally clear something was happening.

 

[DRGLENNON]

I lost power to my incubator, I don't know how long it was off but temp. dropped to 81. that was yesterday morning. I'm on day 10. I wonder if I should candle or wait til day 14?

I am not having a lot of luck with this incubation thing. my last attempt was coturnix , shipped eggs 5 days in the mail. The shells were thin shelled, and then not knowing better the humidity was to high. I ended up with 5 out of 23. I was really hoping for better results with my own eggs and now a power outage.

 

[ChickyChickens]

I lost power to my incubator, I don't know how long it was off but temp. dropped to 81. that was yesterday morning. I'm on day 10. I wonder if I should candle or wait til day 14?

I am not having a lot of luck with this incubation thing. my last attempt was coturnix , shipped eggs 5 days in the mail. The shells were thin shelled, and then not knowing better the humidity was to high. I ended up with 5 out of 23. I was really hoping for better results with my own eggs and now a power outage.

Sorry about that!!

Hope they are fine!!!!!

 

[DRGLENNON]

Sorry about that!!

Hope they are fine!!!!!

Thanks, I hope so too. If not, guilt may not let me try again. I think I will candle today, I'm too worried to wait , I had 7 developing for sure and 2 iffy at last candle.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Thanks, I hope so too. If not, guilt may not let me try again. I think I will candle today, I'm too worried to wait , I had 7 developing for sure and 2 iffy at last candle.

Yes, but guilt should not hold you back 'cause if it does, I will do something to it!

 

[DRGLENNON]

Yes, but guilt should not hold you back 'cause if it does, I will do something to it!

LOL! Thanks I really needed that. If nothing else I have learned my cockerel is fertile. I have read about other people having power outages and temps. dropping lower than mine did and still had good hatches. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

 

[ChickyChang]

LOL! Thanks I really needed that. If nothing else I have learned my cockerel is fertile. I have read about other people having power outages and temps. dropping lower than mine did and still had good hatches. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

Well at least you have that good news, that he is fertile!!!

 

[Black Bird]

For all of y'all worried about killing your eggs, candle at day 7, 14 and 18 for chicken & 7, 14 and 21 for duck.

 

[DRGLENNON]

Well at least you have that good news, that he is fertile!!!

I did candled. There was definite movement in 2, 4 more have good air cells but to dark to see movement but I think they are ok and 1 of the iffies shows further development .7 hopefuls

 

[ChickyChickens]

I did candled. There was definite movement in 2, 4 more have good air cells but to dark to see movement but I think they are ok and 1 of the iffies shows further development .7 hopefuls

Yeah, hopefulllllll!!!