Straub’s search for colored eggs

[wrathsfarm]

Originally it did say hanging. It was a swipe keyboard error. You must have been really quick to see it before the edit because I corrected it pretty fast. I always proofread after hitting the post button

Funny how both sentences worked here...

 

[Tstraub]

Funny how both sentences worked here...

Possibly why the keyboard picked the wrong word. The AI said that looks like a sentence he must have ment hanging.

 

[Tstraub]

It’s turning into a beautiful spring day today 60F and sunny. The chicks found a nice sunny spot to hang out. Smoky is still sitting still on her nest like she is expecting more to hatch. I took her golf balls away when I delivered the chicks last night. The rest of the flock are outside of the grow out pin trying to figure out what’s going on.

I’ll probably wait a week or so before I open the door and let Smoky introduce the chicks. For now she doesn’t appear to want to leave the nest so I’ll let them have some privacy.

 

[Tstraub]

I candled the remaining eggs and didn’t see any signs of life so I did the eggtopsy on each egg. Final results of the complete incubation.
18 eggs set

6 healthy chicks hatched within the expected time

1 late quitter fully developed but really small maybe day 17-18 if I had to guess

11 never started they were either never fertilized or got too cold before I collected them.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I candled the remaining eggs and didn’t see any signs of life so I did the eggtopsy on each egg. Final results of the complete incubation.
18 eggs set

6 healthy chicks hatched within the expected time

1 late quitter fully developed but really small maybe day 17-18 if I had to guess

11 never started they were either never fertilized or got too cold before I collected them.

You have 6 beautiful little fluff butts and a momma taking over care of them...

100% success, my friend.

 

[Tstraub]

You have 6 beautiful little fluff butts and a momma taking over care of them...

100% success, my friend.

Agreed, I can’t fault this $15 used incubator it hatched 85% of the ones that started to develop. This issue is the <40% fertility rate. None of my eggs from Blue or Wednesday had any sign of development. They are my dark green layers I was hoping for a couple chicks from them. I’ll scrub down the incubator tomorrow morning and reset In the evening

 

[wrathsfarm]

Agreed, I can’t fault this $15 used incubator it hatched 85% of the ones that started to develop. This issue is the <40% fertility rate. None of my eggs from Blue or Wednesday had any sign of development. They are my dark green layers I was hoping for a couple chicks from them. I’ll scrub down the incubator tomorrow morning and reset In the evening

You mentioned having a hard time candling the darks, check out this diy. I'm planning to build one to try out.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/something-i-made-for-candling-really-dark-eggs.1649989/

 

[wrathsfarm]

Agreed, I can’t fault this $15 used incubator it hatched 85% of the ones that started to develop. This issue is the <40% fertility rate. None of my eggs from Blue or Wednesday had any sign of development. They are my dark green layers I was hoping for a couple chicks from them. I’ll scrub down the incubator tomorrow morning and reset In the evening

Another hatch?

 

[Tstraub]

Another hatch?

Yea I have a few friends and family members that want some chicks. I’ll probably fill this incubator to maximum capacity. It will be way more chicks than I need but I don’t think I’ll have any trouble selling off any extras.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Yea I have a few friends and family members that want some chicks. I’ll probably fill this incubator to maximum capacity. It will be way more chicks than I need but I don’t think I’ll have any trouble selling off any extras.

How many will it hold?
That's great. I'm on schedule to set this weekend also.
Dueling hatches again, buddy !!