Setting eggs today. I'm a hatching virgin.

[lorrir]

My temps have been going up and down. I can't seem to get it steady.

Little Giant Incubator
Fan
Egg Turner
Egg-o-metor http://incubatorwarehouse.com/index.php/eggometer.html
Accutemp digital thermometer
Smithfield Digital Hydrometor (sp)

You would think with all of this technology it would be easy. NOT!

Just pray for my eggs.

 

[newlyweds]

I just candled my eggs again today, obsessed much?

Anyways sad to say my Salmon Faverolle didn't make it total quitter I cracked it and looks like it only grew maybe 1 -2 days. I also had another RIR quitter, never started actually. But much to my surprise my lone RIR (fridge egg)
I had some fertilized eggs from my in laws, that had been in the fridge for at least 2 weeks, well when I set my 6 shipped eggs I thought what the hell and stuck 5 in with them. I thought for sure they would never develop but I heard some people doing this before.

Anyways sure enough 1 RIR egg is developing and thriving in fact I saw it move around, pretty neat! My 3 BR's are growing and 2 BO's. So in total I am down to six eggs.

I am using a LG still air with turner.

How is everyone's eggs doing. Or more importantly how are you doing? Still checking it every hour or so. Ummm not me that's for sure!

 

[lorrir]

I check my bator in the morning and afternoon and then again before bed.

I'm going to candle again on monday.

 

[vbdeleon]

We are doing good, we still have 5 (not bad for eggs that had been the frig). We candled tonite and saw a little movement, but they are getting big and harder to see. We can't wait until they hatch!

 

[lorrir]

I candled tonite. I saw about 6 eggs with movement. I am sooooooo excited. Lock down on Friday.

 

[newlyweds]

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I know I am so excited also, in fact I have already ordered more eggs to start hopefully next wednesday or thursday. I think the hatchoholic bug has hit me.

 

[CajunChick]

I had to toss 5 eggs and one was a STINKER!! My bator went up to 109 on Easter Sunday...so I didn't think I would have anything left. I may have 2 hatch out of 12, but that's OK..I know what went wrong and it's been corrected! Best to the rest of you!!

 

[BLaBauve]

So what do you guys see this late in the game of candling? I am on day 17-18 and all I can see is the air sac really. In a few lighter eggs I can still see veins and a little movement. I feel like 2 days ago I could see a lot more! I guess this is a good thing??

 

[nathan and lindsay]

Shoot, Shoot, Shoot.
This morning the temperature in my incubator started dropping and dropping. I put a jar with warm water in the incubator to keep it warm and ran to the local store to buy a new incubator. When I got back, the temperature was way too high, although it was only for a few minutes. I have 5 days left, but I'm wondering if I'll get a hatch at all.
Lindsay

 

[newlyweds]

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Oh no, I really hope they will be fine, I am sure they will if it was only a few minutes.

Mine go in lockdown on Friday and I am getting super excited about it. As far as candleing I haven't candled since Sunday which was day 13 for me, one egg I could see really well moving and all, but the rest we dark masses and hard to make anything out, I figure it just gets harder to see anything clear from here on out.