Setting eggs 3/15/14 - Who is with me?

[OR4-hmom]

Catfish, I've got my fingers crossed that the spike was a short one and the eggs didn't get that warm. My LG does that at least once per hatch, it was early this time.

 

[loves2hatch]

I'm setting a dozen whole foods "fertile" chicken eggs today. I thought I would give it a try after reading the trader joe's thread. I tried this once before and got nothing.
I thought I would set them @ 3:14 on 3/14. Just for kicks. double pi.

I forgot to say, I'm out. None of the eggs seemed to be fertile, I know I should have checked one before incubating but I didn't. So no chicken pi for us. LOL
But on a good note, I'll be hatching some chicken and duck eggs for a friend soon.
Good Luck to everyone on their hatches. I'll keep checking back to see how everyone does and to see lots of fuzzibutt pictures.

 

[ThreeLittleCritters]

It's day 19 for me and I have 2 pips and one rocking away! Lots of chirping also. I noticed one pip at 4:30 pm and it hasn't made any progress since then. Hopefully it's just resting. I'm so anxious for these babies to hatch!

 

[OR4-hmom]

I forgot to say, I'm out. None of the eggs seemed to be fertile, I know I should have checked one before incubating but I didn't. So no chicken pi for us. LOL
But on a good note, I'll be hatching some chicken and duck eggs for a friend soon. 
Good Luck to everyone on their hatches. I'll keep checking back to see how everyone does and to see lots of fuzzibutt pictures. 

I thought of trying Trader Joe eggs, I had seen others had tried them and the ladies were good layers. The closest store I could find was 4 hours away. A little longer trip and I could have found a breed I wanted.

 

[loves2hatch]

It's day 19 for me and I have 2 pips and one rocking away! Lots of chirping also. I noticed one pip at 4:30 pm and it hasn't made any progress since then. Hopefully it's just resting. I'm so anxious for these babies to hatch!

Good Luck, Yes I'm sure they are resting. I agree waiting is the hardest part.

Our Trader Joe's didn't have eggs marked fertile, Only the whole Foods store has them here. I couldn't even find an air cell even on day 14. I turned the eggs every which way. So they must have been pretty shaken. I cracked one open before discarding and they were a pretty yellow no blood nothing so they didn't even start to develop.
The trader Joes thread on here is a pretty interesting read.

 

[OR4-hmom]

We are pretty rural, I don't even know where the closest Whole Foods would be. White chickens might have a hard time with all the critters around us.

 

[wlhtx]

Day 20 here and I just had my first one hatch about an hour ago!!! Looks like I have 9 more that have already externally pipped and we're just getting started. Here's to tomorrow being a super fun day!!!

 

[OR4-hmom]

Great news, sounds like a good day today even.

 

[BaileyBoy]

DAY 14 CANDLING:

, i have 28 out of 35 still alive and developing in my bator!!!
6 of the TJs were either not fertile or early quitters, and all but 1 of the farm eggs are developing nicely.

Sorry the quality is bad they were from my iPhone.

 

[Farmer Viola]

Day 20 here and I just had my first one hatch about an hour ago!!! Looks like I have 9 more that have already externally pipped and we're just getting started. Here's to tomorrow being a super fun day!!!

yeah!!

end of day 19 here.. d20 tomorrow.. so excited..
it is at this point that I start worrying every single egg has somehow died and will never hatch. OMG the anticipation!! it makes me crazy...