setting eggs tonight!! anyone else?

[hdowden]

found the right page and the last pic on the last post is the color i'm hoping to hatch out

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/269521/duccle-thread/4250

 

[CALI CHICK]

What day is it for you?

Good night from way over here in Texas!

Today is Day 8. Sunday will be Day 9. Not even halfway there yet.

Good night from California

 

[LaynaDon95]

I'm really nervous for my eggs. I kept having to get up last night to check it. It was too low this time. I just know the temp jumping around took a toll on my eggs. :\ I candled one to see how it was doing and I can't tell if it's alive or not anymore. He's just kinds floating around in there. Every now and then it looks like there might have been a deliberate movement but I'm not sure. I'm such a worry wart. I'm going to do another hatch after this one anyways so I shouldn't be this nervous. But of course, I am.

I keep going to check the temp and I think it had stabilized.

 

[hdowden]

as long as you caught it asap then it shouldnt be a big problem at all they do take rest in those cramp little eggs that make you think they are dead when they really arent (hey chickie move around a little more i want to see you move before you hatch....dag nab it your sleeping

....ok one last candle for lockdown woot woot i see your body mass and a littl outline not much and you are moving...why couldnt you move the other time when i could have seen you better

...lol)

i worry to but i try not to but its hard to just relax when you know there are babies on the way and you just want to keep watching them and you cant wait to hold them and snuggle them and ooops

ok so i love my chickies and when hatch date gets here i just cant stop going to the bator see if any are on the way( this is me

are the babies here chirp chirp come on little chickie

) and i cant sleep at night expecially when theres a piped egg....who can sleep when theres a baby getting ready or is ready to come out and see mommy

 

[Laingcroft]

Caught this thread a little late --- two days to lockdown!

I set 42 eggs on the evening of 1/20, counting 1/21 as day one. Breeds: Serama, Euskal Oiloa, Split Lav Black Ameraucana and some Leghorn Cross (Roo = Silver Leghorn, Hens = Australorp, EE, White Rocks)

1 Am, 1 EO and 1 mutt never developed. 1 Serama is questionable. Looks like the remainder will make it to lock down on Tuesday. Keeping fingers crossed for good hatch.

 

[LaynaDon95]

as long as you caught it asap then it shouldnt be a big problem at all they do take rest in those cramp little eggs that make you think they are dead when they really arent (hey chickie move around a little more i want to see you move before you hatch....dag nab it your sleeping

....ok one last candle for lockdown woot woot i see your body mass and a littl outline not much and you are moving...why couldnt you move the other time when i could have seen you better

...lol)

i worry to but i try not to but its hard to just relax when you know there are babies on the way and you just want to keep watching them and you cant wait to hold them and snuggle them and ooops

ok so i love my chickies and when hatch date gets here i just cant stop going to the bator see if any are on the way( this is me

are the babies here chirp chirp come on little chickie

) and i cant sleep at night expecially when theres a piped egg....who can sleep when theres a baby getting ready or is ready to come out and see mommy

lol That's me. Maybe ours will hatch at the same time.

 

[LaynaDon95]

Caught this thread a little late --- two days to lockdown!

I set 42 eggs on the evening of 1/20, counting 1/21 as day one. Breeds: Serama, Euskal Oiloa, Split Lav Black Ameraucana and some Leghorn Cross (Roo = Silver Leghorn, Hens = Australorp, EE, White Rocks)

1 Am, 1 EO and 1 mutt never developed. 1 Serama is questionable. Looks like the remainder will make it to lock down on Tuesday. Keeping fingers crossed for good hatch.

1 day ahead of me! Keep me posted! How small is a Serama chick? I bet they're tiny.

 

[WhiteCochinLover]

Well my broody hen found 2 eggs in the nest and is setting them she started like an hour ago but I am sure there will be more lol there dad is a partridge/barred cochin bantam and there moms are either barred,mottled,white,mille fleur,birtchen cochin bantam or buff brahma

 

[CALI CHICK]

Hey Guys

I just have to tell you my good news. Listen up, LaynaDon, because you might want to do this to check your eggs. Remember I said yesterday that I could only see "movement for sure" in 6 eggs (out of 15)? I knew that I needed a brighter (and cooler) candler so I could really study and watch for movement.

Wellllll, for my original candler -I bought a13 watt flourescent bulb in place of my regular lightbulb. It is brighter and cooler! PLUS, I took hdowden's advice and built a 2nd candler using my DH's mini-maglite flashlight. Then, I laid them both on their sides on the table with enough space between for an egg. Maybe we aren't supposed to candle so much, but the worry was killing me! And, now I'm "egg-static" because I could see the embryo SO much better and clear movement in 10!!!!!!!!

3 still seem clear (infertile) and 2 are questionables. NEVER GIVE UP ON THOSE BABIES!

 

[LaynaDon95]

That's great! I'm really happy to hear that! I just took another look at mine and saw movement for sure! The hatch may be delayed a little but I'm soooo glad to see they are alive! I have been on edge all day. That little guy just made my week!