setting eggs tomorrow.... 3-21-12 who wants to join?

[DirtCreature]

if there a reason you havent so far, or do you just usually not?

Well if you do, let me know how it went!

 

[kuntrygirl]

if there a reason you havent so far, or do you just usually not?

Well if you do, let me know how it went!

Uh................ well........... this is my 2nd time incubating eggs. The first time I lost EVERY SINGLE EGG!!! I tired to candle the 1st batch but I don't think I did it right because I couldn't see anything. I don't think that I know how to candle. I"ll try tonight and will let you know how it goes.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Day 14 for me, candled tonight. This morning I knew I should have left it alone, but I had to go and fiddle with the thermostat

Came home tonight and the temp. was 104 (according to the crappy thermometer that came with the incubator, the one that came with my hygrometer still said about 102, but it's hard for me to read accurately and I swear that was what it said this morning). It was 101-102 this morning, and I had tried to adjust the thermostat down (because we were supposed to have another warm day and I was worried about the temp rising over the course of the day), not up! I'm sure everyone can imagine the immense relief I felt when I candled the second egg and saw movement!

Out of 19 eggs, I saw movement in 15 of them. Two I didn't really see any movement, but they were hard to see into and seem to be on track developmentally (at least in as far as what I can't see in them anymore). Two of the eggs I think are quitters. One seems just a bit behind in development, and the other I can see a lot more light through than all the rest of the eggs and I don't really see veins anymore so I'm almost 100% sure that one is a quitter.

 

[DirtCreature]

Im glad you didnt cook them all!

almost lock down! im so excited! i want to candle all of mine tonight but i set up certin days to do it so i dont try to do it everyday!

Day 14 for me, candled tonight. This morning I knew I should have left it alone, but I had to go and fiddle with the thermostat

Came home tonight and the temp. was 104 (according to the crappy thermometer that came with the incubator, the one that came with my hygrometer still said about 102, but it's hard for me to read accurately and I swear that was what it said this morning). It was 101-102 this morning, and I had tried to adjust the thermostat down (because we were supposed to have another warm day and I was worried about the temp rising over the course of the day), not up! I'm sure everyone can imagine the immense relief I felt when I candled the second egg and saw movement!

Out of 19 eggs, I saw movement in 15 of them. Two I didn't really see any movement, but they were hard to see into and seem to be on track developmentally (at least in as far as what I can't see in them anymore). Two of the eggs I think are quitters. One seems just a bit behind in development, and the other I can see a lot more light through than all the rest of the eggs and I don't really see veins anymore so I'm almost 100% sure that one is a quitter.

 

[kuntrygirl]

if there a reason you havent so far, or do you just usually not?

Well if you do, let me know how it went!

I tried to candle but I can't see anything with the dark brown colored shells.

 

[92Pony]

I built myself a candling box. I think there was a link earlier in this thread that had plans for making one, which I followed, successfully. Tired of not being able to see my eggs easily, I used a 100w flood light bulb inside my box. After candling about 25 of my eggs, I started getting wisps of smoke out of my box.

Seems the light bulb was heating the inside of the box enough to cause it to smoke - LOL! (had the scent of wood burning ) I may need to step back to a regular 100w bulb.......but I could see inside all of my eggs really well!

Wade

 

[yoie]

I recandled my eggs today, just to make sure of the two that looked like duds. Sure enough they still have no development, so I have 5 call eggs that are growing

I still have 11 more days to go with them, why do duck eggs have to take so long

And I already have another batch of eggs lined up to go in the bator as soon as these hatch. Next are Coturnix Quail! I think I am officially addicted to hatching, just don't tell my DH

 

[Sphinx]

I love candling. I do it way too much. I'm sure that one of these days, I'll end up breaking something, but so far, it hasn't happened. I had the incubator and eggs at my son's preschool the first 10 days of incubation, which made it very easy to not candle. I took them home for spring break (the kids were going to be out of school for a total of 9 days), and of course candled them within an hour.

I just use a small LED flashlight and my hand. Like this:

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I can't remember if I told you guys or not, but one of my BCM eggs seemed very far behind the others. So, a couple days ago, I finally determined it to be a quitter, and took it out. Being insatiably curious, I put it in a ziploc bag and cracked it open. Sure enough, it had quit around 7 days along. The others are all doing really well. I think I'll candle one more time as I lock down, but at this point, it's just not as interesting- they take up too much space.

 

[DirtCreature]

SO..... I candled my second batch, batch "B" last night. At 6 days in 2-3 have veining but i couldnt see a baby clearly but left them in, one was clear so it got tossed, and the rest where PERFECT and i could see all the babies!!!. Out of 16 eggs! Im so excited!

Candle day for my "A" batch is thursday, BUT i sneaked a peak at my Blue Cochin..... I saw his/her foot kicking.... I just about died, and almost cried.... I am so excited! I hope all of these babies make it!

We ordered the bigger IncuKit last night and put 2-3 day shipping on it so it should get here with plenty of time to make the DIY bator and have everything perfect for lock down!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I love candling. I do it way too much. I'm sure that one of these days, I'll end up breaking something, but so far, it hasn't happened. I had the incubator and eggs at my son's preschool the first 10 days of incubation, which made it very easy to not candle.  I took them home for spring break (the kids were going to be out of school for a total of 9 days), and of course candled them within an hour.

I just use a small LED flashlight and my hand. Like this:

\

I can't remember if I told you guys or not, but one of my BCM eggs seemed very far behind the others. So, a couple days ago, I finally determined it to be a quitter, and took it out. Being insatiably curious, I put it in a ziploc bag and cracked it open. Sure enough, it had quit around 7 days along. The others are all doing really well. I think I'll candle one more time as I lock down, but at this point, it's just not as interesting- they take up too much space.

I will try again tonight. I WANT TO CANDLE AND SEE SOMETHING !!!!!!!!!!!!