Setting today who's with me?!?

[VannahRAe]

Alright all is fixed now * I hope* I moved the thermomator over instead of directly under the light and now it's reading a perfect 95.5 since my last post. So keeping my fingers crossed in the next couple of days that it won't shoot up no more.

 

[tumiyum]

Throw in another thermometer in there. Good luck

 

[Stevenson]

I try to keep my temperature at 99.5 degrees.

Here is a how to link if anyone needs a little extra help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken

 

[Stevenson]

So, in addition to my 59 eggs in the incubator (I didn't mention previously that one of those 59 is a double yoker...so that should be interesting), I also set 11 on Wednesday and 5 yesterday under broody hens. I should have a lot of chicks in about 3 weeks!

 

[VannahRAe]

It's reading 98 now so I'm finally happy with this bator for the moment. I am probably going to put in some eggs Wednesday or Thursday just depending how many I've collected by then I'm gonna try and put ten in.

 

[18Peeps]

Day 7 here for the Barnevelders and so I couldn't resist candling and weighing them. They seem to be losing enough wieght so far. 28 out of 30 appear to be growing normally, 1 appears to be growing, but growing in sort of a clump (don't know what that means) and the other appears to be a yolker but I left it in just in case because I'm not an expert. I need to post picture...I could see the eye moving around in there. It was so neat!

 

[18Peeps]

It's reading 98 now so I'm finally happy with this bator for the moment. I am probably going to put in some eggs Wednesday or Thursday just depending how many I've collected by then I'm gonna try and put ten in.

99.5 is optimal, but I think 98 is okay too...they might just take longer to hatch. Good luck! It's fun to follow along to see how everyone is doing

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[18Peeps]

So, in addition to my 59 eggs in the incubator (I didn't mention previously that one of those 59 is a double yoker...so that should be interesting), I also set 11 on Wednesday and 5 yesterday under broody hens. I should have a lot of chicks in about 3 weeks!

A double yolker

...can't wait to see how that one turns out. That's great! Can one have too many chicks? Wait, no, don't answer that

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[18Peeps]

I would love to join and learn....a little late. I haven't hatched in 15 years. I just set mine (14 LF mixed eggs) today @ 0900-- 4/25. (3 green, 6 white,5 brown) They were shipped. One broken and the rest pretty scrambled. I don't expect much, but am following all the advice on Sally Sunshine and Pete55's notes. I will enjoy hearing about other's success. Count me in. Hatch date is 5/16. Peep-Peep

Welcome

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[tumiyum]

4/12 eggs started developing on day 3. This is my best one, lucky number 9.