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

[Aschenfire]

hen or Roo?

Looks like a hen. The roos in Barred breeds are lighter
Hens will sometimes get some pretty impressive combs, depending on breed, too!

 

[Roxannemc]

Thank you all.It was sold as a pullet..
I was thinking the tail feathers were short for a roo and its not agressive at all but that big comb now made me wonder.!!!.

 

[Roxannemc]

Yes it does look just like mine!!!

 

[DustinT]

I candled the first batch the other night and could see movement in 3 of the 8. The others were very hard to tell what was going on. The 3 are light brown the rest are med-dark brown. I may get another 'bator going by the weekend to seperate out anything that is questionable. I would hate to throw out a good egg just because I'm not sure what's going on in their. But I don't want to risk a bad egg messing up the lot.

I candled the 1st batch again tonight. I have 4 no questions good ones, the other 4 it seems that at least the top half if not more of the egg is dark and I can't really see anything. Maybe I need to use a brighter light?

 

[Aschenfire]

I candled the 1st batch again tonight. I have 4 no questions good ones, the other 4 it seems that at least the top half if not more of the egg is dark and I can't really see anything. Maybe I need to use a brighter light?

Maybe so... I have a couple with darker/thicker shells so they're hard to be sure on. A brighter light would help you, that's for sure


Candled tonight... I'm going to leave them be now, till Saturday late (I am going to a county fair/poultry show, not taking birds) .... but I have 6 for sures and one maybe. One of them has a thick shell so I was almost ready to call it a loss (didn't see anything) when the little black eyeball dot started bouncing around! Pretty happy with even 6 out of this hatch. MOAR Seramas for MOI!

*grins*

 

[Noelg]

Im gonna be candling tonight, i checked a few at 5 days and didnt see much, maybe 3 outta 6 doing something. nothing on the swedish hens at all

i so badly want the swedish hens and lav orpingtons.... will post results later tonight!

Noelg

 

[dandydoodle]

OKay, I know its a little late but, I should be getting my eggs any day now. :0) So I am gonna join in.
I will let you know exactly what I have when the eggs get here but, I will be hatching in a hovabator.

 

[dandydoodle]

I candled the 1st batch again tonight. I have 4 no questions good ones, the other 4 it seems that at least the top half if not more of the egg is dark and I can't really see anything. Maybe I need to use a brighter light?

OKay I have to say this because, it is such a quinky dink. Dustin T is my sons name.

Anyway good luck with your hatch.

 

[yokohamamama]

I am happy! The first four were not fertile, however I have seven more in the bator YAAYYY Pretty blue eggs

 

[chicksooner]

How are the hatches going? I have one that I am sure is infertile at this point. The other one I thought was a dud now has veining in it. wondering if it is possible to have late bloomers... For my next hatch i am definitely getting a turner. I don't think my turning is gentle enough.