The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Cynthia12]

Thank you.

He is a pure American Bulldog.


Okay I set eggs yesterday at around 1 pm. Now here is a very dumb question: I thought my incubator held 41 eggs but it has 42 eggs in it so was I not suppose to put one near where the automatic turner motor is? This is my first time ever so I don't have a clue.

btw its a mix of LF bbs Orps, EEs and EE over BCM.

I never did when I had a turner. Yours looks like it has a cover on it, mine didn't. Touch it, and see if it's hot. Maybe someone on here has one like yours..maybe they don't get too hot??

 

[gryeyes]

I set my eggs on Thursday since we were on vacation this weekend. 4 banty and 2 leghorns. Is anyone using the Brinsea with the auto turn. Do i need to manually turn the eggs i have been watching it and it just rotates then around. I did mark the eggs and the mark is always in the same spot. I am confused should I be turning them or is it working right?

 

Raise the "angle" of turning to 15 and see if it starts to roll them. I've had to use that setting when I used my Mini units.

Oh, and make SURE the turning ring is the right way up... Can't remember off hand which way is correct, smooth or raised "ribs" but I'm pretty sure it explains which in the user manual that darn should have come with your incubator! If not, let us know and I'll go pull one of my Minis out of storage to check.

 

[Kimbroe1981]

I forgot to post my setting picture! Here's all 54 eggs that are doing their thing in a 42 egg turner... Hope I don't bust it doing this!!! They were set on Sat at noon on time.

There are:

3 from my white Ameraucana Snow, 4 from my FBCM Lupe, 5 from my Welsummer Summer, 8 from my EE Noisy and 6 from some of my brown layers (all extra large!) covered by either my EE or FCBM roo

From a local source, so I'm hoping for a good hatch rate, 10 Spangled Russian Orloff

From Kraftyladies, 10 B/B/S Ameraucana shipped

From Crazypetlady 4 CCL, 2 Tolbunt and 2 Russian Orloff

PHEW!

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree?!?

That's quite an assortment! I LOVE it!!

 

[Cynthia12]

What is wrong with this picture? We see it often if we go to a feed store with chicks.

Good price though!

 

[tadpole98]

found this over there on Facebook, mine didnt even turn out that good..

 

[tadpole98]

What is wrong with this picture? We see it often if we go to a feed store with chicks.

Good price though!

they need to learn to spell.

ETA- good price!

 

[Gardeningmama]

What is wrong with this picture? We see it often if we go to a feed store with chicks.

Good price though!

Ticks me off every time I see one. My feed store was even better: Ameraucana/Araucana Pullets. I did order some (EE's) and they actually asked me which I would prefer. Does it MATTER??

 

[noahsmom]

Yea

I never did when I had a turner.  Yours looks like it has a cover on it, mine didn't.  Touch it, and see if it's hot.  Maybe someone on here has one like yours..maybe they don't get too hot??

Mine doesn't have a cover either, I wouldn't worry to much, I bet the cover does help some. I left 3 spaces empty around mine but if I HAD enough eggs to fill up The entire thing then you better bet id fill it all the way up regardless. Surely they thought enough about this to make all holes useable? You could always rotate which egg will be next to the motor if you are really worried.

 

[RedIII]

Okay, I am having a hard time giving up on these Icelandic eggs. I candled a couple again tonight. Here's a video of my cracked egg that I put under my broody. Sorry, my hands always shake, and I'm turning the egg slowly so you can see more of the embryo inside. Does anyone think this egg looks good? Bad? Should that embryo be squirming around? I thought I saw it jump a little right at the end..........but I don't know. My eyes have been pretty strained lately.


Direct video link, for those whose computers do not play nice with this:

Here's a still picture of the same egg:

 

[RedIII]

Ticks me off every time I see one. My feed store was even better: Ameraucana/Araucana Pullets. I did order some (EE's) and they actually asked me which I would prefer. Does it MATTER??

I had to applaud a poster at one of the feed stores near here a couple of weeks ago. It actually displayed those chicks as "Easter Eggers".