Thanksgiving Hatch- Anyone want to join in?

[Freckle Face Farm]

OMG I just killed my eggies..

I have been so busy the last few days..My inlaws just moved here from New Hampshire..My Dh flew up there and Drove them home his Dad is terminal.. So I cafefully moved the bator out of my DD room.. Checked the temp is was 103 so I turned it down so the light didnt turn off so I turned it a little more

Not thinking I turned it the wrong way...We have moved his parents into there new placed unpacked the moving truck and put almost everything away in 1 day amazing but exausting... Well checked my eggs 120 so I take everything as a learning experiance...Never ajust your bator tired

 

[evonne]

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oh no!!!!! i'm sorry...

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

These were my Oct swap eggs quess I will never find out what they were..

On a better note my Thanksgiving eggs should be here tomorrow

Hope they all make it in one piece..

 

[LastChanceRanch]

Count me in, although I'll be a couple days early probably

Mine were set today! Good luck all!

 

[neferset]

I'm sorry to hear that 3chickens. Are you going to keep trying with them or giving up? How long were they too hot? Does anyone else but me wonder why these incubators go up that high?

My news: Thanksgiving ducks are forming! I may have a couple that are candling clear, but I already saw veining and what could be a moving duckling. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I want my bath toys to have friends.

 

[kathyinmo]

3chickens: I am so sad to hear about your eggs. Darn it!

About candleing ... I have read that candleing too often can disturb the progression. ie: that they are extremely sensitive to the moving around and can actually cause a quitter, especially the first days. Also that the light does something (forgot what it is) to it. Have you heard that? I have one of those electric candlers, and I don't even disturb the egg in the turner. I just hold it over the top to see any veining, but not til day 10 (sometimes as early as day 8). I never candle more than about 5 seconds on an egg.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[neferset]

I leave them in the turners when I candle early, except for the first candling to check for freshness and find the air cell. Actually, I rarely take them out at all. I use a battery powered LED candler. I hadn't heard anything about the light being bad for them, but I do it very quickly (less than 5 seconds per) because I don't want to have all the heat in the incubator escape. Maybe it's also the heat from the electric candlers???

Edit: Brain error...I read "electric candler" in your post Kathy and wrote it when I meant incandescent bulb candler.

 

[debilorrah]

We put ours in tonight and they are due the Tuesday before. Keep your fingers crossed. This is my first hatch!

 

[austinhart123]

if i can get eggs in two days which is unlikely i would be in

 

[thndrdancr]

I will be joining in for hatch sometimes AROUND Thanksgiving, still trying to collect eggs from my traumatized hens from losing my lovely splash orp roo.

Also have showgirl and silkie eggs due in two weeks.