Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

[EastinChickens]

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Thanks, I appriciate it.

 

[EastinChickens]

***UPDATE***

As of now, my eggs are offically 1 day old.

So for so good, they don't seem to be cooked after the temp spike.
Just turned them....

When do you guys think I can start candling?

 

[Bluemoon420]

Cool

I usually candle day 7 or so, day 12 or so, and day 17 or 18 right before they go on lockdown. I just mark the ones I am not sure about with a ?, and check mainly those when candling.

Bluemoon

 

[EastinChickens]

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Okay, thanks!

 

[EastinChickens]

Good afternoon!!!

Just turned my eggs for the second time today.... they are doing good.
Temp is somewhere between 99-101... have two thermometers in the 'bator and they are both different, so I'm going to go with it being at 100.

 

[dak]

Keeping my fingers crossed that your temp spike will be insignificant. I have 4 thermometers and three hygrometers, so much for being paranoid

. Temps are wonderfully steady in my hovabator 1588. I'm still toying around with humidity, but it's between 40-45%. When do you think you'll start to candle? I, also have some ameraucana eggs coming this week to add to the bator, and a second bator to hatch in. Clare

 

[EastinChickens]

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WOW! I wish I had that many thermometers, I've already broken two...

I think I will candle around five days to see if they all made it through the spike, then 2 weeks and the day of lockdown.

Sweet! how many ameracauna eggs are you getting?

 

[Bluemoon420]

I have two thermometers, two hygrometers. I won't candle for another 4 days probably. I'm only on day 4. I try to open the incubator as little as possible. I'm using a hovabator too.

Bluemoon

 

[dak]

A dozen Ameraucana eggs for now, but I think this hatching stuff is highly addictive!

 

[EastinChickens]

I agree, very addictive! I'm hooked already.