The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[lizanne]

After candling this morning (day 3) to recheck air cells, I have the following observations/thoughts:

1) Only 2 of 30 air cells are stable, most are still wobbly, and at least 3 are still floating.

2) I have no idea what to do with information in number 1. Start turning the wobbly and stable ones?Wait another day? They have been sitting upright for over 4 days.

3) I'm wondering how long an incubating egg can go without turning before it becomes detrimental.

4) I thought I saw tiny veining in a few. Am I supposed to see something this early?

5) It's my first time with shipped eggs, and I've already decided I don't want to do it again.

6) I am scared I will have a 0% hatch rate.

Edited to add: all four of my thermometers were showing about the same thing up until about 24 hours ago, when two started fluctuating down and up within a 3 degree range. Which brings me back to #6 above.

Don't know if someone already answered this. I haven't caught up on all the posts yet. Could you turn them a little by putting a book or something under one side of the bator, then moving it to the other side for the next "turn" You can see veins that early sometimes, especially if it's a light egg. Veins are a good thing.

. Shipped eggs are hard. When I incubate them, I don't pick them up to candle. If I want to candle them I just put the flashlight to the top of the egg, and leave it in the "big end up" position. I'm sure you'll get some to hatch.

 

[ronott1]

Ok so peeked at my shipping eggs. Some look really good some air sacs are still ??? I have kept them upright in cartons pointy end down.. I haven't started turning yet I was allowing the airsacs to settle. Should I wait a bit longer??

One of the eggs I candeled looked like there was bubbles in it when I turned it over the light? Never saw that before...

Oh yes!

Lets all sing!

Tiny Bubbles, in the eggs; Makes me feel sadly; Makes me want to Cry!


They still may hatch. The air cell can still repair itself. Wait until day 5 and turn on the auto Turner.

 

[quailtrail]

Oh yes!

Lets all sing!

Tiny Bubbles, in the eggs; Makes me feel sadly; Makes me want to Cry!


They still may hatch. The air cell can still repair itself. Wait until day 5 and turn on the auto Turner.

OK so leave them alone until then. No auto turner here

 

[ronott1]

OK so leave them alone until then. No auto turner here

Yes!

Are you hand turning or turning by lifting the incubator from side to side?

 

[Reyvaughn]

I set my quail last night while checking this round's hatch. They should have been in a couple days ago, but was holding off for the HAL. But, they are in. They are already tallied on my total.

 

[LBKS]

I wish I had eggs hatching this week

 

[BridgetBarger]

Where are we supposed post the amount of eggs we set on Saturday. I posted it on this thread just wanted to make sure.

 

[enola]

Would today be a good day to let my family and friends know how many eggs I have in the incubator?  That way they think I'm joking but when they hatch they can't say I didn't tell them!

Go for it! Great way to fly under the radar

 

[Happy Chooks]

Where are we supposed post the amount of eggs we set on Saturday. I posted it on this thread just wanted to make sure.

Correct. Post your number of eggs set in this thread.

 

[Troll]

Set 30 mutt eggs! Most should hatch easter eggers