***SEPTEMBER HATCH-A-LONG come join in***

[featherz]

Leave him in!! He can stay in the incubator for 48 hours if need be. I have to admit I sneak some out when there's a lot in there, but only once each day and that's pretty much frowned upon.

They live off the yolk for a few days.

 

[mama2many]

Great! Thank you for your quick reply, this is my first hatching and I have no idea what I am doing. I have a couple of other bantam eggs but most are standard. I have two other pips so we will see........Thanks again for the advice.

 

[juliechick]

Congrats to everyone who has chicks hatching now!

I candled my MGBs yesterday and saw veins in all of them, so I'm excited. I also added several Button Quail eggs to the incubator. They hatch in 17 days, so they will be due the same day as the chicks. I've never had quail before.

 

[featherz]

Day 13.5 update - all 20 of my eggs that are still in the bator have moving chicks! So out of 24 eggs, 2 were clears/broken and 2 blood rings and the rest are still viable so far. Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[storminstaffs]

my egg candler has just arrived off ebay only 1 out of 6 eggs is fertile

 

[undergroundchickens]

I have been playing around with candling since day 3. It is now day 7. 4 of my 5 Ameraucana eggs are for sure growing. One may be a blood ring but I can't be certain just yet. Of my 6 FBCMs I can only see through one shell. It is fertile and growing as well. I have tried seeing through those dark/spotted shells with everything in the house including a 100 watt bulb. I think it is time to go purchase a LED flashlight and see if it will work for me.

So far very happy with my fist attempt at hatching eggs.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

I am about to leave for work, and I went outside to check on my little D'Uccle hens before leaving and I heard little peeps coming from underneath..I raised her up and she has 2 so far..and her sister beside her in the next nest has 3 so far...I just love them..can't wait to get some pictures..

 

[afishel]

I just put my clutch in lockdown last night and I got up this morning to get my lil boy off to school and I peeped through the window and I GOT 2 PIPS!!
from eggs # 13 and # 17!!

this is my 2nd hatch the first was just a couple weeks ago under my broody! this is the 1st hatch in bator!

I can not wait to see pics of everyone elses fuzzy butts!!

 

[txmel]

i just candled the 3 eggs i have that are on day 14 and i'm not 100% sure but it looks like only one is still moving around

i left them all in and will candle again before lockdown but its not looking good.

 

[afishel]

I got a lil fuzzy butt at 10 estrn this morning!! I will take better pics when its dry!!
I did sneak a quick peek!!

It is a cross of my brown leghorn crossed roo and momma hen is full RIR
kinda looks red to me we'll see when it dries off!!