showgirls

[Toast n Jelly]

Could Angie post pics and instructions for her packing talents please?

 

[mothergoose1963]

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Awww! Thanks! I have to haul water in the winter! It keeps my addiciton under control!

 

[NewChickenMom]

amy,

got any gooses for me yet?? what else do you have for sale?

 

[sewincircle]

Okay Danny, here are a couple sites I used.

http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html
This one has a great video!!!
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/candling-eggs.php

Its not easy. I am doing this as well for the first time.
I have spent a lot of time asking around and looking online. I hope this is helpful! Let me know how you make out. I will be waiting.

 

[Danny81577]

thank you very much for the link. now i think the cloudy thing i saw was a yolk lol

 

[Danny81577]

has anyone had any luck with hatching there showgirl eggs? if so did you get some nice colors?

 

[IcedMochaChick]

I'm afraid to say, we lost all of ours due to temps. We went and bought a digital thermometer/hygrometer and an eggs turner so we can try again. Just waiting for the hens to lay our eggs now.

 

[Danny81577]

I just put 22 in my incubator the eggs were only around 8 or 9 days old so hopefully I will have some luck but this is my 1st time trying this I just did every thing the instructions to the incubator said to do so I will see.

 

[sewincircle]

Icedmocha, I am so sorry. This time of the year is tough. I live in NY and it is really cold here too. My first batch is not developing either. UPS was too hard on them. I will be getting more soon. Now that the holidays are over mail should be a bit more on track. Ya know? I sure hope your next batch is okay!
Danny, the directions are good to follow. Everything I have done is textbook. I am afraid to do anything else!

Please keep us updated. Thanks.

 

[IcedMochaChick]

Actually, the temps were way too high. We used the thermometer that was with the bator- bad idea. A lot of chicks developed and then died. We thought the temp was right because they were growing. I read about calibrating the thermometer too late.
Danny- I hope you have a reliable thermometer! This was our first attempt at hatching, too. Hopefully, you'll have better luck, and not make the same mistakes we did!
I feel terrible for my mom, this was one of her holiday gifts. I'm determined for her to hatch some healthy chicks!