September 2015 Hatch-A-long!!

[generaldsherman]

Same here. Today is day 20 and a half and still no change for me.

Maybe they like to arrive fashionably late?

 

[Schaafty]

I put in 35 RIR eggs this afternoon, fingers crossed

 

[Joplus]

I can no longer ad more hatches to the first post on this thread. Oh well. Welcome new folks. Happy Hatching

 

[Cynthia12]

It does seem like it would be easier! If it hatches just as well as adding water, does it just come down to personal preference or are there different eggs or locations that need more humidity sometimes?

Only difference between living in an area that has high humidity, or low humidity, is how much water you need to add, or not. Just keep it in the mid 20's or low 30's after day 5. No water before day 5. You should do well. Then to the low low 60's during lock down with these small eggs. My opinion.

 

[Cynthia12]

You guys it's day 20 for me and there is noooothing happening.

no rocking no pips nothing. Hope I didn't kill them.

What do you have in there? Large Fowl? Or small eggs? What incubator? Where is your humidity? Did your temps drop at all during incubation? That is usually the main reason for late hates..low temps. Don't give up yet!

 

[Cynthia12]

I can no longer ad more hatches to the first post on this thread. Oh well. Welcome new folks. Happy Hatching

Welcome works!

 

[WVduckchick]

[COLOR=333333]Purchased 15 Silver Grey Dorking hatching eggs 8/21. At day 10, culled 8 due to being infertile. Have had to cull another 2 since then due to stopping growth/infection/bacteria. 1 of the eggs is noticeably larger than the others and is not as advanced inside as the others... It's at about half the growth of what everyone else is at. I'm thinking it may be a stray turkey egg... or who knows. Either way, I think I have 5 SG eggs (and 1 turkey) that are good so far (out of the original 15). I'm currently on day 13.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]I had heard about the infertility rates of Dorkings, but now I'm getting a close up lesson on it. Anyway, wish me luck on the last half of incubation with my babies. With blessing, they'll hatch on my birthday (9/11)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]Have an order in at Sandhill for White and Colored Dorkings. Should get my confirmation letter this week letting me know when I'll be getting those.[/COLOR]

Oh my. Good luck!

I can no longer ad more hatches to the first post on this thread. Oh well. Welcome new folks. Happy Hatching

That works. It looks like its going to be a long month!

 

[Joplus]

I now have a dozen either infertile or (mostly) quitters, like day 3-5. I think because the heat maybe where we're at it was 105 out the weekend I got them. Or it's the heat fluctuations in my lovely styrobator. I am getting a fan next hatch. I think 2 dozen look ok but I think there's definitely more quitters but such dark shells I don't toss until the air cell disintegrates (if that's what occurs). I had 29 with perfect air cells and some of those obviously quit. I eggtopsied. They are tiny blobs, maybe day 7 at the latest (I'll spare the 5 day old dead chick pic). Congrats on the new arrivals and good luck to those going into lockdown. And I set 8/18 so is lockdown Saturday 9/5? Just double checking. Also one dead had a hard membrane I had to tug at. Humidity is dry(30-40%) and cells look good. Should I up it now we're so close?

 

[CGilbert]

I now have a dozen either infertile or (mostly) quitters, like day 3-5. I think because the heat maybe where we're at it was 105 out the weekend I got them. Or it's the heat fluctuations in my lovely styrobator. I am getting a fan next hatch. I think 2 dozen look ok but I think there's definitely more quitters but such dark shells I don't toss until the air cell disintegrates (if that's what occurs). I had 29 with perfect air cells and some of those obviously quit. I eggtopsied. They are tiny blobs, maybe day 7 at the latest (I'll spare the 5 day old dead chick pic). Congrats on the new arrivals and good luck to those going into lockdown. And I set 8/18 so is lockdown Saturday 9/5? Just double checking. Also one dead had a hard membrane I had to tug at. Humidity is dry(30-40%) and cells look good. Should I up it now we're so close?

Regarding high temperature, we lost power on day 14 here of my last hatch. I put my incubator outside (on a day that was supposed to get up to 84 and be sunny). Then I went to work. 2 hours later, my husband called me and told me the thermometer was maxed out at 120. When I got home half hour later, I was devastated. I took them into the darkest room we have and candled. I saw 2 still moving... the darker colored shells, I couldn't tell. Well, I managed to still hatch 5 out of 10 of that batch. So, sometimes, high temperatures don't do the damage we expect of them. Have faith, you may get more than you expect. Or as the old saying goes, "don't count your chickens before they hatch". Regarding humidity, IMO I'd wait until 9/5, then up the humidity to 60%-65%.

 

[GitaBooks]

Regarding high temperature, we lost power on day 14 here of my last hatch. I put my incubator outside (on a day that was supposed to get up to 84 and be sunny). Then I went to work. 2 hours later, my husband called me and told me the thermometer was maxed out at 120. When I got home half hour later, I was devastated. I took them into the darkest room we have and candled. I saw 2 still moving... the darker colored shells, I couldn't tell. Well, I managed to still hatch 5 out of 10 of that batch. So, sometimes, high temperatures don't do the damage we expect of them. Have faith, you may get more than you expect. Or as the old saying goes, "don't count your chickens before they hatch". Regarding humidity, IMO I'd wait until 9/5, then up the humidity to 60%-65%.

So adorable! My eggs over-heated and hatched too! Congrats!!