September 2015 Hatch-A-long!!

[Joplus]

Ok I edited the first post to reflect everyone's hatch as best as I could. Please pm me for changes or missing info. Thanks. Happy Hatching

 

[Scovy Momma]

Also as you said they were shipped how were the air cells? If they have bad air cells(aka detached) I would consider not candling them and being as hands off as possible until day ten or so. We just lost five eggs on day 8 after candling day seven and I believe the air cells(some were loose) and of course shipping may have played a part. We went from 6 overnight to two

I had one that was still at the top round, one that looked like a number "8" & the rest looked like a bubble level scooting all over the place. This little incubator holds the eggs upright so I've just been tilting the machine & the eggs themselves & rotating them slightly trying to keep the air at the top. I was hoping when the liquid became more thick it might hold that air in place as the development goes on. I'm not sure if that is even a thing that can work. I might be just baking dead eggs but if it can work has anyone had that happen? They sit straight up on end.

They were shipped, came from Southern California to Northern. I was hoping that the short distance might make my first eggs worth the try. I am so sorry you lost that many! Now I'm wondering if I've already done damage by now.

 

[Scovy Momma]

Scovy Momma:Glad you're getting some good feedback,miss sacto!!! I told ya the peeps here are so knowledgeable and very easy to talk to. Glad to have you.

You're so sweet & very correct! I'm learning bunches!

 

[draye]

I wanna join.
I'm setting tomorrow 8/27/3015.
I've got 197 eggs collected and will put three more that I get from tomorrow. To make it an even 200.
They are: all Naked Necks maybe pure and some maybe be crossbred ( all will not hatch out named necked though).
They will be due to hatch in September 17th, they are going to be a birthday present to myself, its in the 20th so they'll be two to three days early.

e. e. e

 

[Scovy Momma]

Disclaimer! @Scovy Momma . Hatching is addicting beware being bitten by the bug and if at first you don't succeed read more and try again

I only have so much room so I'm hoping that will keep the math down, buuut we will see if that logic stays true after I see some feathers

After these eggs, I have the other half of my order being shipped as soon as these are out of the oven. So I am obligated to at least give it two tries!

 

[draye]

I can attest to hatching being addictive. I was only going to set thirty to forty eggs. But decided that more would be good.

Ha Ha actually there will be a auction here o. The 19th of September so I'm going to take all the extras that I decide not to keep. The thing is I usually get a bit more from baby chicks than of I try to sell them from the house.

 

[WVduckchick]

200 eggs draye? WOW!

You really need this shirt

 

[Scovy Momma]

Ok I edited the first post to reflect everyone's hatch as best as I could. Please pm me for changes or missing info. Thanks. Happy Hatching

Looks great, hun except I was told that Serama hatch at around 19 days so I have been planning on the 9th of Sept. I hope that I'm not wrong on that.

 

[draye]

200 eggs draye? WOW! You really need this shirt

That I do. I have chickenitis really bad. But I use the excuse of being able to sell off the extra babies that I don't want to keep. I really don't expect all to hatch though, the last hatches I've had only had about an 65 to 74% hatch rate. The fertility gas been running around 93 to 94 %, but some reason or other they seem to either quit early or die right before hatching. Anyway wish me well in this one.

 

[mswendeu]

If the chick is straightening them out on its own most of the time, you probably don't need the boots.  Curling some of the time is fine, they do that until they can control their cute little toes.  How's it doing now??



Hey you! 

Hey you know i can't stay away lol.
My big bator had a high temp flux (you know that thing makes me nuts). Of 109 degrees in the first 24 hours hoping the best that I didn't lose any. But it's really hard to see in the dark eggs during candling.
I have 3 eggs in the brinsea that should hatch by this weekend. Fingers crossed.