Setting eggs, anyone want to join me? Hatch-Along

[Mumsy]

Seven day candling completed and fourteen eggs with 100% fertility! All developing.

 

[Roxannemc]

Just candled the two eggs I thought had died, and one is still developing!!!!

The other, has a blood ring around it though.

Still though, can't wait for it to hatch!! It's due in "eggactly" a week!!

Day four on the 14 eggs, and I candled a couple last night, and didn't see anything.

I don't have a very good candler, so maybe that's it.

JUst wait I dont se a lot at 14 days in dark eggs. often .
Day 17 maybe you will see most all dark in the egg( a baby chick)

 

[Roxannemc]

Seven day candling completed and fourteen eggs with 100% fertility! All developing.

Sounds good!! Congrats!! Im waitiing on my hens to lay a couple more eggs to set.i have 8 so far but need more and of course thwy arent laying now. Sunny later.... maybe then?

 

[Roxannemc]

Tomorrow is lock down!

I am starting to collect eggs for the next hatch, my BLRW pullets are laying. Anyone else ready for another hatch soon?

Yeah im in
i have some coming next week hens choice shipped.... and setting some LOs and Buff Brahma mix today.

 

[Roxannemc]

Hooray we're done! Ended up with 7 hatching and 4 didn't pip internally for whatever reasons.

Here a pic of the first two! Morpheus and Iggy <3

EEEEE Why are baby chicks SO CUTE!!

 

[Mumsy]

Sounds good!! Congrats!! Im waitiing on my hens to lay a couple more eggs to set.i have 8 so far but need more and of course thwy arent laying now. Sunny later.... maybe then?

Thanks. Yep. Know how that goes. I was hoping for four more eggs to add to this set but the hens laid a double yolker between them and then took a day off! Hah! Foiled again! I'm hoping for four or five female chicks to hatch out of fourteen eggs I set my expectations low so as not to be too disappointed if things go sideways later on.

 

[Roxannemc]

They were dead, day 23. Eggs were beginning to go cold even in the bator. I think when he pipped internally he didn't have the energy to do anything else and suffocated himself. But the other baby died on lockdown it seems. So tiny and frail.

BUT I had 5 more go on lock down last night!! Let's hope to have some babies on friday!

Durr..Sorryaout yur last hatch...it happens ....the little guy could have been shrink wrapped if they die at the very last sometimes it is.
How long was he pipped?if its over 24 hours i would assist

Keep the humidity up to 65 at least. and dont open the bator
Better luck on this hatch!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Well, I'm not sure how well this hatch is going to go. I've had a difficult time maintaining temps in my bator this go round :/ Its been very cold here in Va, and at night the temp in the bator has been dipping. It hasn't gone below 98°, and when I just candled everyone appears to still be alive. From past experience, all the Silkie eggs I've ever hatched have been pretty temperamental. I covered the bator with a towel in hopes I can get the temp back up to 100. I've even cranked the heat in the house, but stupid baseboard heating only goes so far!!!
Nikki

 

[Texasmja]

Well, I'm not sure how well this hatch is going to go. I've had a difficult time maintaining temps in my bator this go round

Its been very cold here in Va, and at night the temp in the bator has been dipping. It hasn't gone below 98°, and when I just candled everyone appears to still be alive. From past experience, all the Silkie eggs I've ever hatched have been pretty temperamental. I covered the bator with a towel in hopes I can get the temp back up to 100.

I've even cranked the heat in the house, but stupid baseboard heating only goes so far!!!
Nikki

Maybe try shinning a heat lamp on the bator and see if it helps...what kind of bator do you have?

 

[Texasmja]

Yeah im in
i have some coming next week hens choice shipped.... and setting some LOs and Buff Brahma mix today.

I am collecting pullet eggs now, hope to set on Sunday or Monday. We can hatch together.