Setting in next two days

[luvmychixandducks]

Bought some bunnies to raise and the farmers wife gave me a dozen eggs and a pound of honey. When I got home I called and asked if the eggs were from that day or were refrigerated. Was told they were collected that AM so after settling a day into the incubator they will go . Eggs are half brown eggs and half green. Hope to get a few free chicks out of this gift. Thank you Dan and wife. (And yes they have three roos so eggs will be fertile. )

 

[darkbaysfordays]

Sounds like you got a lot of good stuff! Fingers crossed you get lots of pullets

 

[luvmychixandducks]

Day 4 I checked the temp and it had climbed to 104 . Adjusted and it is now 99 but I have little hope my eggs survived the spike.
Will continue to incubate but will need to wait until I can candle to confirm live chicks.
Keep a good thought . The moderators moved me from hatching forum to stories of my chickens so don't know if anybody will find me. Any words of encouragement cheerfully accepted.

 

[PenguPen]

Any news?

 

[drumstick diva]

sending good hatching vibes your way hope I'm not too late

 

[luvmychixandducks]

Lockdown was earlier today. I did not candle but will hope they are developing and will wait three days to find out. Better to have hope for something positive than to candle and find no life anywhere . I can keep a good thought for three days more.

 

[PenguPen]

Sending positive thoughts and good vibes your way. I have a dozen in right now too that seen the fridge.... but I’m only on day 3

 

[luvmychixandducks]

Encouraging news - checked the bator and can hear chirps coming from the eggs. No hatching efforts at this time but not a total train wreck like I expected after the temp spike on day 4 . Will let you know how many bust out . Thanks for the encouragement Drumstick diva and PenguPen . Hatch day is not until tomorrow anyway .

 

[luvmychixandducks]

PenguPen what is the story on the eggs you said are on day three ? Home grown or shipped ? Barnyard mix or purebreds ? Keep us informed as we wait for something to happen in the bators. You must be at day 6 now. Anything to share ? Please no disaster tales....

 

[PenguPen]

Homegrown eggs, farmyard mix. From a lady I work with. Ive gotten eggs from her before but they hadn’t been chilled. Out of the dozen I got from her 5 hatched and one was an early quitter. So not to shabby of fertilazation