Starting a hatch September 21....hatch along?

[LukeandAli]

Here's a pic of what's in the incubator. The six brown eggs on the side are the six that still have a week to go. At least five of the six are looking good (the last one, I can't see through the shell very well).

Here are the ten that are in lockdown. I'm hoping I get a good hatch! I saw at least two of them moving today when I candled. Some of them are looking pretty cramped, so, I locked it down a day early. Keeping my fingers crossed and my prayers said for a good hatch!

I know the incubator looks a little funky, but, I bought it used and it had some discoloration when I got it. I promise, it has been sanitized!

 

[cochins1088]

I'm going into lockdown tomorrow night. My 4 little remaining eggs are still kicking! I can't wait for hatch day! They'll be some very expensive little chicks.

 

[cochins1088]

Here's a pic of what's in the incubator. The six brown eggs on the side are the six that still have a week to go. At least five of the six are looking good (the last one, I can't see through the shell very well).

Here are the ten that are in lockdown. I'm hoping I get a good hatch! I saw at least two of them moving today when I candled. Some of them are looking pretty cramped, so, I locked it down a day early. Keeping my fingers crossed and my prayers said for a good hatch!

I know the incubator looks a little funky, but, I bought it used and it had some discoloration when I got it. I promise, it has been sanitized!

What breed are the cute little brown eggs from? And I like how you put the egg carton sections in an egg carton top, I may have to try that. Are you going to leave them in the cartons for hatching? I know a few people that do saying that it's easier on them, but I'm too nervous to try.

 

[Tanichca]

My humidity is fluxing like crazy. It went from 11 to 59 in the space of an hour. Hopefully this won't hurt the eggies.... I'll candle tonight though! Lockdown for me is on Friday!

 

[cochins1088]

The fluctuations in humidity shouldn't hurt the eggs, humidity is only important for air sac development and for hatching. If the average of your humidity is right for the air cell development so that the air cells develop properly and you have it high enough during lock down so that when the chicks hatch, the membrane will not stick to them then you will have a suceesfull hatch. Humidity fluctuations don't matter so much, but tempature does.

 

[Nelson-90]

by the old fashion way, do you mean a broody hen? And yes, I usually perfer to use a broody hen for the hatching but sometimes they abondon the eggs, sometimes they break them, and rotten ones tend to go unoticed and I paid about $60 for these eggs so I wasn't going to trust them with a broody. Also if I plan to sell the chicks, I use an incubator because I would fell terrible taking chicks away from their mother, but if I am hatching my own, or local eggs and I plan to keep the chicks, I use a broody hen.

well that makes sense I've heard that silkies are very successful at hatching eggs and are very good at going broody

 

[Nelson-90]

My humidity is fluxing like crazy. It went from 11 to 59 in the space of an hour. Hopefully this won't hurt the eggies.... I'll candle tonight though! Lockdown for me is on Friday!

ok sorry for my ignorance what does lock down mean in this case

 

[Tanichca]

Quote: it means the incubator is closed and not touched from day 18 until all the eggs have hatched.

It can only be opened if you need to refill the water tray or remove hatched and fluffed chicks.

 

[cochins1088]

I came across this photo and just had to share it with you guys!

 

[FarmMomof3]

Hello!!! I'm home from my trip.. The eggs look just fine.
I'm going into lock down tonight until the 11th which is when they are to catch. I made sure the water level in the Brinsea Mini Eco was high enough for the next few days.. so we should be good!!!
GEtting EXCITED!