September 2024 hatch-a-long 🥳🥳

[Muscovy Wunda]

It's time for september hatching! Here in Australia we have gotten our first fake spring, which means it's time to fire up the incubators and bring new life into the world.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

So after two years of being unable to set up the incubator, FINALLY, on this day, the 25th of August 2024, the incubator is at optimal temperature and humidity and I am able to set 12 Buff Cochin, 3 belgium D'uccle Millie fleur and 3 cochin x"bantam" orpinton eggs, in a Janoel 48 incubator that features forced air, styrofoam cover to even warmth and an upright egg turner. Hatch date is approx the 15th of September 2024
Key notes:
My hatching experience is 90% ducks
This is a fertility test hatch
This is my first crack at dry hatching

 

[AusHen]

Yay to false spring, although I wasn't quite ready for temps in the 30's (Celsius)
I have set 7 Silkies due on the 10th. On the 14th I also have due 10 Welsummer, 7 Olive eggers, 3 golden cuckoo Marans, 1 wheaten Marans and 1 Birchen Marans

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Yay to false spring, although I wasn't quite ready for temps in the 30's (Celsius)
I have set 7 Silkies due on the 10th. On the 14th I also have due 10 Welsummer, 7 Olive eggers, 3 golden cuckoo Marans, 1 wheaten Marans and 1 Birchen Marans

IT's so good to see familar names pop up in the hatchalong! I have a second incubator coming so fingers crossed I get another hatch set

 

[AusHen]

I completely forgot I also ordered eggs and just got the notification they have been posted
So I'm going to have to warm up another incubator for a dozen olive eggs and a dozen mixed "rainbow"
My husband is probably going to want to divorce me when he hears/sees all the chicks

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

My new incubator is sitting at the post office will set up over weekend, ready to add eggs on Wednesday

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Day 7 update, who would think cochin eggs would be so dark to candle?? The Duccle eggs are developing lovely, 3 obvious cochin eggs, 4 that the light shines through far too easy (from same hen) and the others could go either way. The orpington/cochin eggs appear to be clear (thats what I was hopping for as the cochin hens had butt trimmings and she did not, wanted to know how accurate that was)

 

[AusHen]

I can't sleep so candled my eggs. Silkies are all doing well in the little incubator.
I took out 2 Welsummer and the Wheaten Marans which were clear plus one OE had quit in bigger incubator #1.
Incubator #2 is early days but it looks like all developing except one Marans cross and maybe 2 olives, but they are hard to see in so I'll check at day 7 and 10. not bad for posted eggs

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I can't sleep so candled my eggs. Silkies are all doing well in the little incubator.
I took out 2 Welsummer and the Wheaten Marans which were clear plus one OE had quit in bigger incubator #1.
Incubator #2 is early days but it looks like all developing except one Marans cross and maybe 2 olives, but they are hard to see in so I'll check at day 7 and 10. not bad for posted eggs

Are all the maran eggs you have the super dark chocolate colour?

 

[AusHen]

We don't have the genetics in Aus for those real dark eggs. Mine are a 4-5 on the French Marans chart with the odd 6. still a nice compliment to the egg basket especially when you get the real spotty ones or heavy bloom