Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

[LuvinChickens]

So my Serama hen went broody and I gave her two eggs. So now I have 6 eggs, but I candled just now and I have an embryo whith the hen and an embryo in the incubator. 2 iffy ones.

 

[fiveladybugs]

Mine are still plugging along...we had a terrible storm las tnight & thankfully didn't lose power! Gonna candle Thursday afternoon.

 

[Aschenfire]

I am doing really well in my quest to stay more hands off with this hatch, and only quickly candled last night...going to wait till Wednesday (day 7) to candle again, since I really did only a glance to make sure I have development in eggs this first time. Next time I'll do a "head count" So far it is lpoking pretty promising, so I am excited. I have eggs in there which should end up being some really pretty, colorful babies

 

[Drover]

I will probly be the last one to finish this hatch... my eggs were just shipped today! I hope its ok...

 

[Aschenfire]

I will probly be the last one to finish this hatch... my eggs were just shipped today! I hope its ok...

Keeping my fingers crossed for you! So exciting to get those eggs in the mail... I am sure my mailman is scared I am going to pounce him when I'm expecting them to be delivered

 

[wahmommy]

Since we are adding incubators I'm using a 2326N Hovabator with auto turner to incubate

 

[chicksooner]

Hello Obsession.

I can't leave my plan alone. So after doing more reading I think I need to start turning my eggs. Now I can't decide if I should take them out of the carton and lay them on their side or leave them in the carton and just start tilting it 3 or 5 times a day. Why does it have to be an odd number?

 

[Aschenfire]

Hello Obsession.

I can't leave my plan alone. So after doing more reading I think I need to start turning my eggs. Now I can't decide if I should take them out of the carton and lay them on their side or leave them in the carton and just start tilting it 3 or 5 times a day. Why does it have to be an odd number?

I leave mine in the carton, not straight up, but tilted with the large end up. Then I have been just *rolling* them in place by hand. I remember reading why the odd number thing, but I am not sure it matters... Hens can't count by odds and evens

 

[Chucklecluck]

The odd number is for when you sleep at night. It's so the egg doesn't spend every on one side more than the other

 

[Aschenfire]

The odd number is for when you sleep at night. It's so the egg doesn't spend every on one side more than the other

Ahhhhhh yeah.... that was it! Makes sense when you think about it