September 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[Elemes]

Who is setting eggs tomorrow? (The 7th?) Lucky day I hope!

 

[Duke12]

At day 19.5 now. (I set them at 5pm so its not truly day 20 until then. its 8.30am now). Temp and humidity staying constant. I topped up both the water troughs in the bottom (through a top up hole in the side) and made sure the sponge was still wet last night and this morning. Humidity at 65%.

No sign of activity when I left for work this morning so still waiting. Hoping I have at least an external pip tonight

I bet, I'd be hopping for that as well XD I have my incubator right next to my bed so I can check it when I get up at night and in the morning and I'm sure when and if I do hear the first peep I'll be right there! Dang I have so many 8 hour periods from school the whole week I'll be away from it... Makes me nervous if lots will be hatching when I'm not there and then problems ensue...
I just wish I could have a lil incubator in my backpack or like those concession people with the trays and just carry it around everywhere. I'm sure by next hatch I'll be a little less hawk like over them! Planning on hatching more CCLs this spring for this lady of things go well!
Well if you get the chance do share some pictures of the cuties when hatching time comes around! Super excited for you!

 

[ladyargentum]

Who is setting eggs tomorrow? (The 7th?) Lucky day I hope!

Ah time zones. I just realised you must be 12hrs behind as its 11am on the 7th here

All the best for your hatch

 

[Maeschak]

Question: Has anyone seen that website (or maybe even here) that shows pictures of the shells just after hatching and explains what the 'stuff' left after hatching can tell you about the incubation and state of the chick? I am looking everywhere for it and just cant find it. It was sort of a 'hatchtopsy' instead of an eggtopsy. It had great information about what the shells should look like just after hatching (such as not a lot of goo or water left behind, etc).

Just had my first chick hatch at 19 days and 19 hours with a small spot of blood left on the inside of the shell but otherwise bright white and clean looking. (My first hatch's eggs were all left with a brown watery sticky goo sheets).

Thanks in advance if you can point me to it!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

This is so incredibly helpful thank you! I tried candling a few but since they are CCL eggs they are too thick and the eggs too blue or something... I could see some air sacs I believe but I saw no veins just too dark so till day 8 then I'll check again. XD I checked my thermometers max and min... The max was 101.3 at some point and I don't know for how long, such a mess and the lowest humidity was 17 ugh! (But as you said not the key to this so gotta ignore that :x) Now that I'm back I can keep it much more stable hopefully, but hopefully those few days didn't completely ruin my hatch.

I'll definitely check out the read, I'm sure it'll be super helpful! Thank you so much! I knew the whole after 18 to raise it up but all she said was keep it above 25, I thought in Oregon it'd keep it humid in there but guess not! Sorry I sound like such a newbie air head I'll let you guys know again on day 8 the progress unless anything else happens.

Try using your cell phone light. It sounds like whatever light you're using is to dim as I can see in CCL eggs fine with my headlamp.

I am disappointed with my eggs. Today is day 5 and I candled the 6 la bresse eggs, it appears that only 2 are showing veining. I know it's common for shipped eggs to not develop well due to being shaken during transportation, but really disappointed that only 2 have made it so far. And who knows if either of those make it to hatch.
I went ahead and ordered another 6 from a different breeder, they should be here and ready to incubate by Thursday, which will be 1 weeks difference between the 1st batch going in. Will I be able to brood these chicks together if there is a week between them?

I've brooded chicks with up to four weeks difference. After that the little ones feel left behind or picked on lol.

 

[ladyargentum]

I have my first pip (middle egg in the photo). YAY

 

[TurkenMomma]

Happy Hatching!!!

I have my first pip (middle egg in the photo). YAY e [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

 

[Elemes]

Ah time zones. I just realised you must be 12hrs behind as its 11am on the 7th here  

All the best for your hatch 

Thank you! And in that case: who is setting eggs today? (Whatever day it is)

 

[Duke12]

Try using your cell phone light. It sounds like whatever light you're using is to dim as I can see in CCL eggs fine with my headlamp.
I've brooded chicks with up to four weeks difference. After that the little ones feel left behind or picked on lol.

I did that this morning and I see some good forming eggs but also saw a lot of veins but also a very light ring part way down the egg on some Pretty sure they're blood rings dang... Means I probably only have 5 or so good eggs out of 18. Well I'll check again on day 8 and 11 to see which ones to throw, but I'm just so disappointed. Thanks again, my phone worked so much better than the egg candler she gave me.

 

[ladyargentum]

Starting to zip

my second egg to pip (at least that I can see through the windows)


So exciting

(Please excuse the updates from this excited first timer)