- Aug 5, 2010
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Im on day 12.
lost most of my lav orpingtons, i have 2 out of 6 left the swedish flowers are doing pretty good,prolly around 12 of 17. and ive got about 8 outta 12 marans still going good as far as i can see.
We picked up a Coast 208 lumen flashlight at home depot that lets me see thru the shells well! I threw in a few more of my own eggers on fri, so ill have a few hatch out 6 or so days after the first batch.
So far im pretty happy with what still going,although i wish more of the orps would have made it, i'll order some more shipped lavs to put in around the 21st of sept maybe.
I did do some reading on shipped eggs and did what was suggested, let them sit for 24-48 hours then put them in the bator with the turner off for the first 7 days, i hand turned my own. supposedly it lets the air cell heal for a better hatch rate.
noelg
lost most of my lav orpingtons, i have 2 out of 6 left the swedish flowers are doing pretty good,prolly around 12 of 17. and ive got about 8 outta 12 marans still going good as far as i can see.
We picked up a Coast 208 lumen flashlight at home depot that lets me see thru the shells well! I threw in a few more of my own eggers on fri, so ill have a few hatch out 6 or so days after the first batch.
So far im pretty happy with what still going,although i wish more of the orps would have made it, i'll order some more shipped lavs to put in around the 21st of sept maybe.
I did do some reading on shipped eggs and did what was suggested, let them sit for 24-48 hours then put them in the bator with the turner off for the first 7 days, i hand turned my own. supposedly it lets the air cell heal for a better hatch rate.
noelg