Setting eggs tomorrow night, 3/29/12, anyone want to hatch with us?

[bluedubloonfarm]

I figured out last night that the turner was on the light switch plug so when the light was on, the turner moved the eggs but when it was off, it did not turn. Ugh! It was only for 1.5 days and we were in and out of the room alot so I am hoping it was enough.

It has only been 3 days so I am going to wait til day 5 to candle and see how they are doing. Should I be really concerned? As far as silkies, I loved them and mine layed 4 to 5 eggs a week but then went broody and sat on eggs, hatched out babies, raised them and then went back to laying for a couple weeks and went broody again. So yes, you do not get many eggs from them cause they are broody so much. I think my golden-laced wyandotte is broody. She hatched out some cayuga ducklings for me last year. If she stays broody, I will probably have her do that again.

You should be good, I wouldn't worry about it, last year I hand turned and forgot a lot of the time, and they were still good. Wow! Your silkies were nice layers! I hope mine lay that well when they are in full swing.

 

[aaggjg]

I'll Join!!! I just set 14 beautiful blue eggs from peachick on Saturday and then 23 Silkies yesterday!!!! Did they hatch yet?!!!

My lavender Orps just came out of the incubator as the silkies went in so I have some fluffy butts to keep me busy until these next ones hatch. I keep telling myself these are the last eggs I am going to hatch but then somehow find myself looking at the egg auctions.....

I think my computer has a mind of its own

 

[princetonpeeps]

What did you use to candle them? Any tips? If you happen to figure out how to post the video I'd love to see it. Sadly I have no clue how to post a video either, so I'm no help there.

I've been reading up and looking at pictures and I think I'm getting an idea of what to look for. Still not sure how it will work out with my brown shells since I've read you see less. Perhaps this is just one of those "it will make sense when I do it" sort of things.

We just used a small cardboard box, cut a hole in it, and then used a bright halogen lite underneath it. Once the lite is on, set the egg into the hole, and its like x-mas eggs! We'll see if we can figure out how to post vidoes...

 

[jandrusrn]

So happy for the recommendation to join up on this thread. I popped 9 Knott's Berry Farm eggs that were given to me.into an old school incubator and am doing the turning myself.... they were gonna destroy them!!! AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH NOOOOOO!

Suffice it to say, I'm new, and a wee bit nervous... and more than a little bit eggcited. The hens and roosters that were roaming around the area where the nest was were just lovely. Couldn't begin to name a breed... maybe I'll come up with a name on my own.

We're turning, and looking, and turning, and looking.... and planning on candleing on Wednesday or Thursday this week. They went in on Friday night 3/30. God bless those little guys!

My two fluffy butts in the yard are keeping me entertained till the newbies show up.Thanks

for everything! Jane

 

[princetonpeeps]

Thanks for joining!!!!

 

[B J Hopkins]

Dang! I just candled the eggs. 6 out of 13 of my own eggs were sterile.

Of the 18 EE eggs given me by a friend, 5 were sterile. I broke one egg that I thought was sterile that was actually viable.

I went from 31 eggs to 19 eggs. The only consolation is both Silkie eggs are viable.

 

[motherof7]

I'm a couple of days behind but I'll join. We set 8 eggs under a broody cochin on Friday 3-30. This is our first hatch attempt.

 

[motherof7]

We have one silkie. She is a great layer (4-5 a week) and such a sweetie. She has been broody twice since October and is spending more time in the nest again now. 4 of my eggs under my cochin are silkie eggs.

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

My hatch is quickly becoming a crazy staggered hatch. I've been planning to hatch on my birthday April 21, so I pre-ordered eggs from three different people, all set to arrive at the end of last week, so I could set eggs Saturday night. I want to wake up to fuzzy butts on my birthday morning.

Well, it didn't quite work out the way I'd planned. Only one set arrived early, and because I'm impatient, I set them 2 days early. A 2nd shipment arrived on time, but the postman delivered them to my neighbor. I actually saw him drop it at her door. And the tracking # said it had been delivered. So I called my neighbor, and she denied getting a package for me. 2 days later I run into her husband who says, "Hey, I think we got a package for you on Saturday". So I march up to the door, and the wife says, "Oh yeah, maybe we did".

So I set the 2nd batch yesterday. As for the 3rd batch, I got an email saying it had been shipped on Saturday. So I'm hoping to set those today? This should make lockdown pretty interesting.

Nevertheless, I'm excited! I'm waiting till Thursday to candle batch #1. I've had too many experiences in the past where I can't resist candling earlier, and I get all discouraged because I think they not developing...but then it turns out they are!

 

[princetonpeeps]

I'm a couple of days behind but I'll join. We set 8 eggs under a broody cochin on Friday 3-30. This is our first hatch attempt.

Good luck! This is our second.... Our first was pretty successful! Can't wait to see our results on round 2!