Second Time Hatching — shipped & backyard eggs

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Emmy is doing its job and I don't have any major complaints. However, I did discover that its' built in thermometer reads out 2 degrees higher than what it actually is. Also, it had a cold spot on the end farthest away from the fan. Both were easily fixed by setting it to 102, lots of calibrated thermometers sitting on top of the eggs, and a blanket around it. Though, I candled quite a bit of eggs ( not all, though ) and....I think the LG fried them. They went in the 28th and I didn't see any development in a lot of them tonight. Is it possible that it's still too early? Or is it a bust?

 

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Am I missing something or did they put the wrong image up???

 

[aart]

they put the wrong image up

This^^^

 

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This^^^

i was looking at it for the longest time wondering where the speckled part was. if im not mistaken, isn’t that a welsummer?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Am I missing something or did they put the wrong image up???

Yes, it's definitely the wrong image. This is a Speckled Sussex, lol.

 

[cluckingheck]

Yes, it's definitely the wrong image. This is a Speckled Sussex, lol.

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yeah, i love speckled sussexs and have been trying to get some. i actually had ordered hatching eggs from Meyer’s that was supposed to be in with this batch, but they had discontinued them and forgot to take it off the website

 

[CluckNDoodle]

yeah, i love speckled sussexs and have been trying to get some. i actually had ordered hatching eggs from Meyer’s that was supposed to be in with this batch, but they had discontinued them and forgot to take it off the website

I can probably get some hatching eggs for you in a couple of months if you're still looking by then. I have a friend that breeds heritage speckled sussex. The pullet in the above image was a chick I hatched from her. I would be the one shipping them though. She's old and wouldn't be interested in trying, lol.

 

[cluckingheck]

I can probably get some hatching eggs for you in a couple of months if you're still looking by then. I have a friend that breeds heritage speckled sussex. The pullet in the above image was a chick I hatched from her. I would be the one shipping them though. She's old and wouldn't be interested in trying, lol.

That’s okay, thanks for the offer. I ended up just adding day old chicks to my April 19th order. I’m going to have my hands full as is lol

 

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i have never seen a chicken with a more vacant yet adorable expression like the salmon faverolle hen has....

...perfection

 

[cluckingheck]

Okay, getting back on track: today is day 10 for the eggs in Hatch Batch. 4 were DIS which is an improvement from last run’s 6. Two eggs were infertile ( damn boys are slacking ), but the rest are good as far as the eggs from my chickens are concerned.

Shipped eggs from Meyer’s —

• 3 partridge cochins are still alive ( 1 was infertile ).
• The light brown leghorn egg was infertile.
• Welsummer is alive
• Olive egger is...iffy. Seemed like there was movement, but not a lot
• BA is iffy too; leaning more towards DIS

Tomorrow is day 7 for the eggs in Emmy, so I won’t candle those tonight. Not real hopeful about that, I think I was too late to save a lot of them.

Pictures are attached but nothing is in order