Setting Eggs Sept. 24th-Oct. 4th-Last Hatch of the Year. Anyone care to join me?

[chicks4fun]

Okay, so today is day 18----is lockdown now? or tomorrow? or does it really matter?

 

[Roxannemc]

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AWWWWEE Serema eggs? How cute!!!Fresh too! YEah ibroke down too and have eggs i think will be here tomorrow.Shipped. I am a glutton for punishment.

 

[picanins]

AWWWWEE Serema eggs? How cute!!!Fresh too! YEah ibroke down too and have eggs i think will be here tomorrow.Shipped.I am a glutton for punishment.

Ha ha ha. Yay!!!!! After all of Kels begging! That's awesome

 

[Brookhavens]

What day did you start your eggs? I started them in the bator Sept 26---do I start lock-down tonight or tomorrow?

You should lock down today/tonight at what ever time you set them.

 

[chicks4fun]

You should lock down today/tonight at what ever time you set them.

thanks, right now I don't know what time I set them but I'm sure it was earlier than 11pm LOL I guess I better get it done before I go to bed
Lockdown came up quickly this time - - - I really hope I get some chicks.

 

[Brookhavens]

Funny, I though this lock-down stress was just because I'm new to hatching. Yet, as I read through it seems like everyone feels this way. I haven't posted much but really happy to read the posts, thanks.

I've come to realize that no matter how many hatches you do the last three days are nerve racking. Constantly questioning yourself and everything you did during Days 1-18.

 

[Brookhavens]

Helllllooooooo lovely people. Oh my word I'm going to have to spend HOURS catching up on all the hatching drama. Here's my update :
5/5 from my backyard bunch
6/12 from my Super blues (shipped bunch) but one little guy didn't make it so I have 5
Soooo I'm running at 50% - which is verrrrrrrrry frustrating
Ummmmmm with regards to that being my last hatch

ummmmm I kind of went crazy on the PayPal swap and won 6 eggs (she sent me 9) so in the bator : 3 bantam olive eggers, 3 bantam welsummers and 3 Belgian d'anvers. I have 6 new German hampshires on the way!!!!
Aaaaaaannnnnnndddddd

when we were running around last weekend looking for goats, a lovely lady gave me 2 serama eggs (fresh from the nesting box) and 2 olive eggers - ha ha ha and then I filled the bator with backyard bunch
Brook I will update dates tomorrow
Hope you're all well

50% is still good for shipped eggs. We are gonna be hatching Serama's together!!!! I have 31 Serama eggs in the bator now with 12 more on the way!!!
We're going to have to start a new thread for the latest eggs.

 

[chicks4fun]

I've come to realize that no matter how many hatches you do the last three days are nerve racking. Constantly questioning yourself and everything you did during Days 1-18.

OMG- Exactly! I am sitting here thinking --what if, did I, should I have. . . And I can't go back and change anything. These are not my eggs and I really have no idea what to expect for a good hatch rate.
Plus this humidity issue makes me nuts.
I have only hatched in the incubator once before and this time my humidity was a little lower but steady for the past few weeks. I put a washcloth in tonight because someone here suggested it, last time I used a sponge. I got the turner out and I am waiting to see where the humidity gets to from what I just did.
Never sure what is right because there seems to be so many people who all swear to different ways of hatching.

 

[Brookhavens]

So here's my update. Locked down on my Heritage RIR eggs tonight. I had 9 eggs make it to day 10 and 9 eggs went into lockdown. There are a few that still have wonky air cells but the chicks look good inside them.

Candled my Catdance silkies (Day 11) The one that I nail polished was a quitter. Looks like around day 5 or 6. So I have 16/24 left all with good air cells. These guys were moved to my new GQF incubator. I am really keeping my fingers crossed. Temp and humidity are good.

My first batch of Serama eggs are at day 5 and I couldn't resist candling to see if anything was happening. Out of 14 eggs set 3 are clear and there is veining in all the rest!!! These are shipped eggs too.

My second batch of Seramas (shipped also) have only been in for 3 days. I only candled 1 egg and saw veining!!!

I am so psyched right now.

 

[debchick]

Well I very pleased to learn I am not the only one going crazy on LOCKDOWN

OMG I think I have checked the bator 800 times today no rockin and rollin yet I so want to get some babies out of this

This is plum nuts but makes me feel better Im not the only one going cuckoo!