She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[silkiecuddles]

e Yay!

 

[rossfam06]

I totally shut down at the end of day 23. No candling. In my experience any chicks that hatch later than that have issues. This is one of the biggest differences between Amy and myself. Go Blue

I'm getting the Octagon 20...  I'm getting the Octagon 20!!   e

Yay!!!!!! Still team purple/Indigo I hope.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yay!!!!!! Still team purple/Indigo I hope.

You betcha!! I'll still have to feed my candling addiction!!

I could never be full blue.

The lady selling it was a teacher, just bought it last March, but she's done... plus she has 5 incubators! lol
The best part is that her sister lives like 5 minutes from me, and will be visiting her next week, and the sister will bring it back home! So I don't even have to drive 3 hours to get it!!! I'm so excited!!!

 

[sjturner79]

Congrats on the octagon 20, but would be too small for me to bother with.

 

[lazy gardener]

I love Mt DIY candler my hubby made. I can have a light source from the top and the bottom.
Right!!!!!

I rigged one for my green eggs with a table lamp, 1 qt yogurt container and some tinfoil, and an old sock. worked quite well, but didn't think about candling from the top also. Thanks. Will have to try that next year.

I thought the Octagon 20 was big enough. But I always get too many eggs. for this hatch I bought 12 eggs from Jean, but she shipped 19. I also bought 10 from another person, she sent me 12 I'm thinking I've got 22 eggs maybe a few extras. No I'm real lucky I receive 31 in total. Okay I candle and 1 is cracked. Down to 30 . Still too many. New dilemma which ones do I eliminate. I can't decide, so I remove the dividers and set all of them, but 3 are sitting up higher. Turner is off for because they're shipped. If it wasn't the top 3 would have been rolling all over. I candle day 7 and eliminate 3. 2 more are iffy and 9 chocolate can't be candled. Now they fit tightly on 1 level and I'm concerned that 27 mostly large eggs are really too crowded for hatching. What I should have done was not set the 3 small eggs, but I know 2 of them are developing, so I won't remove them now. I'm sure I will remove some next time I candle - so I should stop worrying.

Such a problem to have. One of my hatches, I overcrowded, and my hatch rate was down. But... I'm not sure that was the reason for it. I'd still over crowd if I had good eggs to set.

No way we will make 20. 15 looking doubtful.12 are in the brooder, one still in the incubator, and a couple of pips. I may have gotten ahead of myself counting yesterday, it look like one just popped out this morning. I will usually get one or two on day 22, leave it running until tomorrow, then shut everything down

Such a relief. We won't have to call in the mods. And you can enjoy your cup of coffee w/o a chick floating around in it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Congrats on the octagon 20, but would be too small for me to bother with.

I still have my Chinese 48, although I think it needs a new heater sensor or something. And I will mostly be hatching bantams, so it should be plenty for me. Might keep me from hatching too many!! (if I tell myself these things enough times, I just might believe myself!)

I rigged one for my green eggs with a table lamp, 1 qt yogurt container and some tinfoil, and an old sock. worked quite well, but didn't think about candling from the top also. Thanks. Will have to try that next year.

Such a problem to have. One of my hatches, I overcrowded, and my hatch rate was down. But... I'm not sure that was the reason for it. I'd still over crowd if I had good eggs to set.

Such a relief. We won't have to call in the mods. And you can enjoy your cup of coffee w/o a chick floating around in it.

HAHA! no chick in the coffee

 

[scflock]

You betcha!! I'll still have to feed my candling addiction!!

I could never be full blue.

The lady selling it was a teacher, just bought it last March, but she's done... plus she has 5 incubators! lol
The best part is that her sister lives like 5 minutes from me, and will be visiting her next week, and the sister will bring it back home! So I don't even have to drive 3 hours to get it!!! I'm so excited!!!

You'll be blue by the second hatch

Guess that means you will be worthy of the Am eggs this spring

 

[scflock]

Such a relief. We won't have to call in the mods. And you can enjoy your cup of coffee w/o a chick floating around in it.

I think I was delirious with the thought of Queenie having to throw a parade. Thanks for

ing me back to my senses

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm getting the Octagon 20...  I'm getting the Octagon 20!!   e

You betcha!!  I'll still have to feed my candling addiction!!     I could never be full blue.

The lady selling it was a teacher, just bought it last March, but she's done... plus she has 5 incubators!  lol
The best part is that her sister lives like 5 minutes from me, and will be visiting her next week, and the sister will bring it back home!  So I don't even have to drive 3 hours to get it!!!  I'm so excited!!! 

I'm soooo happy for you! Looks like it was meant to be because now you don't even have to travel! You lucked out! I never find brinsea's on my CL!! Can't wait to follow your first hatch in it. And SC can help you through it so that's perfect. Congrats!!

 

[lazy gardener]

I think I was delirious with the thought of Queenie having to throw a parade. Thanks for

ing me back to my senses

Of course, if you'd gone over to the red side, you just might have gotten that parade!

I'm soooo happy for you! Looks like it was meant to be because now you don't even have to travel! You lucked out! I never find brinsea's on my CL!! Can't wait to follow your first hatch in it. And SC can help you through it so that's perfect. Congrats!!

Ditto, that.