Setting 7/21 - should be due on 8/10 anyone else?

[alaina]

thanks 1acreroo!!

 

[bobbieschicks]

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With our White Leghorn batch we started at 13 and by lock down were at 7 confirmed good eggs - 1 died during hatch due to roughhousing of others and 1 died within a few days of hatch leaving us with 5 chicks. That's about 50% hatch rate, they were shipped from Ohio in mid June. This batch was shipped from Arkansas in mid July and we're down to 4 eggs out of 14 - that's closer to 30% if they all live. This time the weather was so ridiculously hot for Virginia that I think it made a difference in this hatch. After these last 4 chicks hatch I'll be waiting to try again in the fall.

 

[SierraView]

The heat has been awful for everyone east of California. About the only thing California can brag about is the weather. Even when its hot, its dry. Not sure I could take the humidity you all get.

 

[Jferlisi]

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haha ya that is true.

 

[GeoKan]

Hey All.

Sorry I'm late for the dance. I just found this post.

Can I join along?

I have 23 eggs set in my homemade bator due between the 8 and 11 of August. This is my second attempt at hatching.

I candled my BPW at 8 days and had to pitch 11.

They were mostly clear — most likely with detached air sacks. I also had a couple with blood rings. The dark Marans eggs I tried to candle, but really didn't see too much. Just gonna have to use the ole sniffer on those I guess.

These all are shipped eggs — I'm hoping for the best.

Here they are tucked snug in the turner. I also have a egg cam set up so I can view them from work. You can see them here. It might take a few seconds for it to show up in your browser, just give it a minute. Kinda slow. Best of luck to everyone!

 

[bobbieschicks]

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Welcome! Cool camera set up

 

[alaina]

@Geocan cool idea!! I couldn't see anything in my marans eggs either, gotta go on faith with them, (and the nose, as you say) Good luck!!

 

[GeoKan]

Thanks Bobbieschicks and Alaina.

Best wishes for your hatches.

My first try at hatching Marans eggs failed. I had 2 out of 20 hatch and they both died. Not very good odds. I learned a great deal from my first hatch. The biggest being an accurate thermometer. I think my first hatch ran too hot although the stinking thermometer was reading 99.5. I've since acquired a Brinsea Spot Check digital thermometer with the water wiggler mode attachment. I can now adjust to tenths of a degree.

I really, really, really want my Marans eggs to hatch.

Time on this second hatch seems to be moving along quicker than my first. Maybe I'm just a bit busier.

I can't believe we're halfway through it already.

 

[SierraView]

That egg cam is so nifty. I love it!

 

[GeoKan]

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Thanks Jen!

I would like to expand on it. Perhaps get a better web cam. It's been loads of fun.