Setting eggs on July 9th, anyone want to join me?

[SunnySkies]

I have several with that dark stuff in the end. I never candled eggs before, even though we hatched a lot as my dad wouldn't let us mess with the eggs, so I don't know. I assume they are bad, but I dunno for sure. Hopefully someone else will come tell us.

 

[DeannaOR]

This is the second time I've incubated eggs and I candled last time, but didn't see one like this.

 

[chicks4fun]

I have had eggs in an incubator since July 8th. One of my hens is now broody. I think she is sitting on only 1 egg. I have had good luck using a broody but I've never hatched using an incubator. I have been so confused with the humidity because I've read about dry hatching. I am still not sure about the humidity but my little hen must know.
So I have been thinking about pulling the eggs and putting them under the hen. Has anyone ever done this or is it completely crazy. I am new to hatching, as you all can surely tell.
Any thoughts????

 

[mabhera]

I have had eggs in an incubator since July 8th. One of my hens is now broody. I think she is sitting on only 1 egg. I have had good luck using a broody but I've never hatched using an incubator. I have been so confused with the humidity because I've read about dry hatching. I am still not sure about the humidity but my little hen must know.
So I have been thinking about pulling the eggs and putting them under the hen. Has anyone ever done this or is it completely crazy. I am new to hatching, as you all can surely tell.
Any thoughts????

I did it in my first hatch. I was scared I was going to kill all the eggs but still wanted the experience. Also She was not my hen it was my mom's and I had no Idea if she was a good broody so I splited the eggs. Half for the broody and half for my bator. I even took hers and putted them in my bator. None of here were fertile so Tossed them 5 days later when they did not developed. The results where she hatched 2 and I hatched 2. Not bad at all. So maybe you can do that. Those were shipped eggs.

 

[mabhera]

Each time I read about candling I think about candling mine.....NOOOOOOO....I'll wait. I need to wait .

 

[chicks4fun]

I did it in my first hatch. I was scared I was going to kill all the eggs but still wanted the experience. Also She was not my hen it was my mom's and I had no Idea if she was a good broody so I splited the eggs. Half for the broody and half for my bator. I even took hers and putted them in my bator. None of here were fertile so Tossed them 5 days later when they did not developed. The results where she hatched 2 and I hatched 2. Not bad at all. So maybe you can do that. Those were shipped eggs.

mine were shipped to me too----- also I had thought about splitting them.
I did take one egg and give it to her today. I started this hatch with 7 eggs in the bator on 07/08. On 07/12 I went to throw away the shipping box and found an egg in the bottom!
I stuck it in the incubator right away. I realized that it may be too late but I couldn't just toss it. So today I pulled that egg and put it under my hen (who for some reason is sitting on one egg). She just hatched out 6 chicks in May so I didn't expect this new broody spell.
For right now I still have my 7 eggs in the incubator. I tried to candle but I think I need a better flash light. I think I saw a good air sack in one egg. On another it looked like two air sacks---is that possible? Is it a bad sign?

 

[mabhera]

If you turn the egg the air sack moves or stays at the same place? Have never seen 2 air sacks in one same egg. Someone with more experience could answer that. Maybe what you see is the air sack and the other clear area is just space for chick development. The dark area is the chick. Try to find here photos of how it should look a egg at ______ days when you candle it. and compare it with what you see. Hope that helps. Good luck.

 

[chicks4fun]

If you turn the egg the air sack moves or stays at the same place? Have never seen 2 air sacks in one same egg. Someone with more experience could answer that. Maybe what you see is the air sack and the other clear area is just space for chick development. The dark area is the chick. Try to find here photos of how it should look a egg at ______ days when you candle it. and compare it with what you see. Hope that helps. Good luck.

thanks, I saw a link to some pics--I will look for it.
It may not be a second air sack because my flashlight doesn't candle that well. I am going to get a better one soon. I never planned on hatching eggs but it just keeps happening lately.

 

[chicks4fun]

thanks, I saw a link to some pics--I will look for it.

if anyone else is interested I found the link:


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...g-candling-pics-progression-though-incubation

 

[shelbear81]

well, shut my bator off today... my entire batch of silkie eggs were bad!!

They were either duds or blood rings!! so upsetting!! stupid

detached air cells!! hate the postal gorillas!!!