Setting eggs tomorrow, anyone want to join?

[jenifern]

So all my eggs are still. I had some temp issues yesterday and am worried it may have damaged the embryo. There was so much movement a few days ago and now nothing. There is no ring or anything and they seem to look bigger but I just don't know.

maybe they are just starting to take up a lot of room in the egg? I hope they're ok!

 

[blzzrdqueen]

So all my eggs are still. I had some temp issues yesterday and am worried it may have damaged the embryo. There was so much movement a few days ago and now nothing. There is no ring or anything and they seem to look bigger but I just don't know.

Sometimes mine don't move, almost like they are sleeping or something. Just keep them in there and keep an eye on them.

 

[MommaMitchell]

I'm not going to give up. My son and I are too invested. LOL!

 

[jnjmanning]

The light seems to really get mine moving. I have no intentions of candling again, but we all know how that goes! So I put in 10 and have 9 positives, and 1 I'm not sure

 

[missnu01]

Well I got my eggs today...The guy gave me 24, and even though the Brinsea Eco 20 is called the Eco 20, all 24 fit...so that's good. I have dark brown, and light brown, blue, green, tan...who knows what might hatch out of these things...nah the blue eggs will hatch out olive eggers, I know that. He has all manner of hens with 2 maran's roosters. One black copper and one Blue Copper. I also went ahead and opened up all my eggs...They were all infertile I guess...Can you get a blood ring in an infertile egg? Because the one that I thought I saw veining just had a black dot and what looked like a string of blood. It never grew anymore after what I saw the first time I saw anything in it...
I have too many roosters to get fertile eggs...Luckily just had 4 more pullets start laying, and we are going to eat a rooster this weekend...so that will be well, 4 more hens and one less roo...so that has to help right? It doesn't really matter though, as long as some of these eggs are fertile and hatch. Lol. If the first batch of eggs had worked out I would be getting ready to go into lockdown in a week...but hey if I can wait almost 2 weeks for absolutely nothing it should be super easy to wait 3 weeks for some chicks. He said that about 1/4 of them should have feathered feet. I can't wait...but I have to. I shall candle on day 3. So what should my humidity be at to start with...around 30-40 yes? or is it 20-30? Anyway. Eggcited.

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

Finally got a better flashlight. I candled all of the eggs and all were dead/infertile except one green one that I cannot see into. I went ahead and gave her five more eggs just in case it is infertile.

 

[blzzrdqueen]

The light seems to really get mine moving. I have no intentions of candling again, but we all know how that goes! So I put in 10 and have 9 positives, and 1 I'm not sure

I keep telling myself I won't candle today, I won't candle today, but then, when I go to turn, I can't help myself!! And you are right, the light really gets mine going too! I officially have 13 growing babies out of original 16. I discarded the two, and I have 1 I am not sure about. I can even see movement in my really really dark brown egg now, as long as it's completely dark in the bathroom and the light hits the air cell right I'm praying all 13 hatch next weekend!!

 

[SA Farm]

Mine are done. I started a new batch. Looks like they weren't even fertile...

I did an eggtopsy and it was just yolk and white, nothing happening there. So to help me feel better my hubby bought 7 chicks today

 

[jnjmanning]

Oh goodie for you!

I candled last night and everyone is still moving around good. I could even see a vein pulsing! The one I questioned is still not looking good. But since its olive and hard to see, I am going to leave it.

 

[blzzrdqueen]

Oh goodie for you!

I candled last night and everyone is still moving around good. I could even see a vein pulsing! The one I questioned is still not looking good. But since its olive and hard to see, I am going to leave it.

I saw lots of blood vessels pumping away too...I can see really great veining in all 13...



I just finished my brooder!! Testing my light (75watt infrared heat lamp) to see how warm I can get the corner of the brooder...hoping I don't have to go up in wattage.