The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[Rammy]

Sooo cute! Congratulations! I just adopted a little one from a coworker. They can be such clowns!
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Love that face. You just want to smooch it! And such cute blue eyes!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Sooo cute! Congratulations! I just adopted a little one from a coworker. They can be such clowns!
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OMG so cute!!

 

[MagpieDucks]

Had a little bit of an early hatch to tide me over until Easter.

 

[jolenesdad]

@MagpieDucks yay!

 

[jolenesdad]

I’m candling right now and I’ve got an egg that’s been incubating upside down the entire time. Looks great. Perfect air cell. Just.... upside down. It’s fairly even on both sides, and I just got a new candler light today that puts my others to shame.

What do I do with it? Turn it upright or put it on its side? I’ve got turner space to do side and thinking that may be less of a change for the embryo?

 

[MagpieDucks]

I’m candling right now and I’ve got an egg that’s been incubating upside down the entire time. Looks great. Perfect air cell. Just.... upside down. It’s fairly even on both sides, and I just got a new candler light today that puts my others to shame.

What do I do with it? Turn it upright or put it on its side? I’ve got turner space to do side and thinking that may be less of a change for the embryo?

Which end is the Air Cell on?

 

[cppeace]

Well, I candled the Bresse all again, have 6 with good movement and 3 that look like a most likely ring of deaths. Will give them at least another few days and candled those three again. Tried candling 4 out of 20 quail could see nothing in 3 and only the air cell in one...

 

[jolenesdad]

Which end is the Air Cell on?

It’s on the bottom end. Well, the end that’s been being incubated on the bottom. The end is very similar shaped on each end. The seller marked it upside down and I didn’t ever see the air cell until this new candler.

 

[two j farm]

Wait until day 18 unless you see pips. Stop turning them when you lock them down

I candled the eggs that are moving, no internal pips so I turned them. I hope they don't hatch to early, because I do have some really big eggs that look like they may hatch late.

 

[Pensmaster]

None of these count for the Easter HAL as I set late.

Of the 18 shipped Bresse 14 are still going. 2 duds and 2 quitters. The outside box was pretty messed up but eggs weren’t cracked.
My birds eggs 5 of 6 doing well. Replaced the duds with more of mine which will make for a staggered hatch for me first bunch due on Wednesday after Easter.